19th Annual San Diego VisionWalk Set for Oct. 25 at Mission Bay to Fund Blinding-Disease Research
SAN DIEGO — San Diego is a city in San Diego County, California. The 19th annual San Diego VisionWalk will be held on Sunday, Oct. 25, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Mission Bay, at 3000 N Mission Bay Dr, San Diego, CA 92109, raising funds for research into the prevention, treatment and cure of blinding retinal diseases.
The walk is organized by the Foundation Fighting Blindness. VisionWalk is the foundation's signature fundraising event: since it began in 2006, more than 245,000 people have taken part and raised over $74 million. The San Diego walk, first held in 2008, has raised more than $2.3 million to date.
According to the foundation, blinding diseases including age-related macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, Usher syndrome, Stargardt disease and Leber congenital amaurosis affect more than 10 million Americans. Members of the public can register through the VisionWalk page on the foundation's website; the event includes entertainment, family-friendly activities and refreshments. The event contact is Xavier Garcia, and the foundation can be reached at (800) 683-5555.
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: Mission Bay 公园黄昏（资料图）。照片：Tony Webster，Wikimedia Commons，CC BY 3.0。Mission Bay Park, San Diego, at sunset (file photo). Photo by Tony Webster, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0.
