National nonprofit group Prevent Blindness, to hold Swing Fore
Sight golf outing, Sept. 18, 2024, in
Las Vegas, in conjunction with
Vision Expo West.
CHICAGO, June 18,
2024 Prevent Blindness, the nation's leading
nonprofit eye health organization, has announced that the 16th
Annual Prevent Blindness Swing Fore Sight golf outing will take
place on Wed., Sept. 18, 2024, at the
Bali Hai Golf Club, Las Vegas,
Nev., in conjunction with Vision Expo West. Registration and
breakfast begin at 6 a.m. PT, with a
shotgun start at 7 a.m. PT.
"I invite everyone to join me for this
year's Swing Fore Sight golf event which provides a fantastic
opportunity to enjoy a great day out on the links with other
leaders in the vision industry, and support Prevent Blindness and
its programs." - Jim McGrann, CEO at
Advancing Eyecare.
A variety of sponsorship levels are available, including the new
"Bronze level" at $6,000, and the
"Low Vision Hole," where players will have the opportunity to make
a golf shot wearing glasses to simulate the vision challenges
experienced by individuals with vision impairment. All proceeds
from the event will go to support Prevent Blindness and its
sight-saving programs.
Current sponsors include Advancing Eyecare, AEG Vision, INVISION
Magazine and Media, Jobson Interactive, MacuHealth, Vision Expo,
The Vision Council, Westgroupe and Zyloware.
For participants, foursomes are $3,200 and individual golf slots are $850 for the four-person scramble.
The all-volunteer Swing Fore Sight golf committee is once again
chaired by Joe Savarese of Jobson
Interactive. Committee members include Dennis Davis, Westgroupe USA; Keith
Kamalich, MacuHealth; Jim
McGrann, Advancing Eyecare and Prevent Blindness Board of
Directors Chair; Hunter Noell,
Jobson Interactive; Fran Pennella,
Vision Expo; Felix Sides, Modern
Optical International; and Peter
Sienkiewicz, INVISION Magazine and Media.
"I invite everyone to join me for this year's Swing Fore Sight
golf event which provides a fantastic opportunity to enjoy a great
day out on the links with other leaders in the vision industry, and
support Prevent Blindness and its programs," said Mr. McGrann.
For more information on the 16th Annual Prevent Blindness Swing
Fore Sight golf outing, including sponsorship, tickets, or
committee positions, please visit
https://preventblindness.org/SwingForeSight, or contact
Albert Muci,
amuci@preventblindness.org.
About Prevent Blindness
Founded in 1908, Prevent Blindness is the nation's leading
volunteer eye health and safety organization dedicated to fighting
blindness and saving sight. Focused on promoting a continuum of
vision care, Prevent Blindness touches the lives of millions of
people each year through public and professional education,
advocacy, certified vision screening and training, community and
patient service programs and research. These services are made
possible through the generous support of the American public.
Together with a network of affiliates, Prevent Blindness is
committed to eliminating preventable blindness in America. For more
information, visit us at PreventBlindness.org, and follow us on
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Media Contact
Sarah Hecker, Prevent Blindness,
312.363.6035, shecker@preventblindness.org, Prevent Blindness
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