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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. Spring 2016 | V I S I O N | Page 3 JOINED Facebook to better engage with our community and spread the word about the gift of sight.