2015
COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENTS
909
PEOPLE RECEIVED A SECOND
CHANCE FOR SIGHT through
corneal transplantation with
the help of Eversight Connecticut.
600
AN EYE AND VISION
RESEARCH PROGRAM
grant totaling $25,000
was awarded by Eversight
to help support our
research partners.
WE CREATED AN AMBASSADOR PROGRAM to
engage donor families and recipients and spread
our mission of sight restoration to the community.
45%
OF CONNECTICUT
ADULTS are now
registered eye, organ
and tissue donors.
That’s 1.61 million residents who are
willing to give the gift of sight!
3
CONNECTICUT
RESIDENTS
gave the gift
of sight.
12,700
GRADE SCHOOL STUDENTS
received vision screening through
our partnership with the Lions
Clubs in Connecticut since 2014.
9
DONOR FAMILY CEREMONIES
were conducted throughout
the state in collaboration
with hospitals and community
partners to honor donors
and their families.
2015
IN
WE JOINED the Eversight
network, to expand our reach and give
more people the gift of sight.
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JOINED Facebook to better engage
with our community and spread the
word about the gift of sight.