Art is Her Best Friend

Yvonne is living her dream. She is an artist, dedicated to raising awareness and funds for vision research.

Become a Community Fundraiser

Community events are a fun way for you to join the fight against blindness and fund sight saving research. Host a fundraiser in your community today!

Out-pacing vision loss

Cycle for Sight founder and co-chair, Michael Ovens, will cycle any distance or run any length to help support sight-saving research.

Meet Molly Burke, FFB Youth Ambassador

Youth Ambassador

Molly Burke is a youth ambassador for the Foundation Fighting Blindness, educating the public about living with blindness while delivering a message of hope to those living with vision impairment.

Meet Norma Bastidas, mom on a mission

Mom on a Mission

Norma is the second person in history to run 7 of the planet's most unforgiving environments on 7 continents in 1 year in support of vision research. Read her about incredible journey.

Meet Dale Turner, proof that research does work

Miracles do happen

Dale Turner is the first Canadian to receive an experimental treatment and have some sight restored by gene therapy. Dale is proof that investing in research works.

FFB in the News

DateArticle
October 14, 2012Edmonton Journal - Conference puts researchers & visually impaired on equal footing
October 11, 2012Metro News - World Sight Day
October 11, 2012Life At First Sight | National Post - FFB Spokesperson, Yvonne Felix
October 02, 2012Blind rhodes Scholar shares his experiences at Vision Quest 2012 (The Telegram)
July 30, 2012Montreal Gazette | Mcgill paves way for cure for child blindness
July 29, 2012Scientists' gene discovery could help reverse childhood blindness (Toronto Star)
June 27, 2012Memorial University - Funding for research on macular degeneration
June 25, 2012RFS Alberta rider, Michelle Robinson. riding for her two sons losing their vision to retinitis pigmentosa
June 21, 2012The Ride for Sight Alberta team talks to BT Edmonton
June 20, 2012Cycle for Sight co-founder, Erin George, talks to Daytime Toronto
June 18, 2012The Ride for Sight Alberta team and RP Raccoon chat with BT Calgary
June 18, 2012Ride for Sight's Debbie Dixon and Meghan Vanderyt on CHCH Morning
June 17, 2012Globe and Mail - Eight hours on a bike for vision research
May 30, 2012Citizen Cycle - Why some Ottawans are riding the Cycle for Sight
May 02, 2012Comic Vision Co-founder, Meg Soper, sits down with CTV BC Morning Live
May 01, 2012CTV News Calgary - Funny fundraiser for serious disease
April 30, 2012CTV's Michelle Dube emcees Comic Vision Toronto
April 23, 2012Gavin Morrison and Niall Hartnett talk to Daytime London about retinal disease and Comic Vision
March 06, 2012Edmonton Journal - Clinical trials give hope to sufferers of rare eye disease
January 23, 2012Can stem cells cure blindness (Derek van der Kooy; Yvonne Felix)
December 06, 2011A Whole New Light
December 01, 2011Snap Downtown Toronto - Vision Quest Toronto 2011
November 23, 2011TACtv - Vision Quest 2011 / Toronto
October 27, 2011Ottawa Citizen - Cyclists journey 100 km for sight-saving research
October 04, 2011Dinner in the Dark in the News
September 12, 2011Power of One: Sacha Pommepuy
September 01, 201145th Anniversary Celebration for Kaltenbock Opticians
August 02, 2011Snap Downtown Toronto - Comic Vision: Last Call
July 18, 2011Ride for Sight and Comic Vision: Last Call featured on TACtv
July 18, 2011TACtv - Comic Vision: Last Call 2011
July 16, 2011TACtv - Ride for Sight Central Ontario
July 14, 2011West of the City - Goodwill: Ann Morrision
July 14, 2011Profile of Ann Morrison in West of the City
July 11, 2011A Gaggle of Exotic Cars - Avenue Magazine Blog
July 10, 2011Sports car enthusaists have good cause in their sights
July 09, 2011Comic Vision: Last Call at SCENEandHEARD.ca
July 01, 2011Collingwood Enterprise - Cyclists raise 230,000 dollars to fight retinal disease
June 26, 2011Edmonton Journal - Edmonton boy will show off his braille skills in Los Angeles competition
June 26, 2011A News - 100 Cyclists Make the Trip from Toronto to Collingwood for Charity
June 19, 2011A News - A New Ride for Sight (Central Ontario)
June 17, 2011CHCH Hamilton - Central Ontario Ride for Sight
June 16, 2011The Cochrane Times - Riders brave rain for sight fundraiser
June 15, 2011Outstanding Media Coverage of FFB Events
June 13, 2011News at Noon CTV - Central Ontario Ride for Sight this weekend
June 10, 2011Magazine Shaw 10 Calgary - Ride for Sight Alberta, A Cure is in Sight
June 09, 2011Edmonton Sun - Ride For Sight Kicks Off Saturday
June 07, 2011TAC/Accessible Media Report on Comic Vision
May 25, 2011Natasha McDougald talks about Calgary Comic Vision and her daughter Rose who has Usher Syndrome
May 09, 2011Canadian Lawyer 4 Students - Both hearing and vision loss won’t keep Carrie Moffatt down
May 05, 2011National Post - The Motion to Fighting Blindness
May 03, 2011BT Vancouver - Comic Vision 2011 Vancouver
April 29, 2011Telecom Trends - Comic Vision
April 28, 2011The Vancouver Sun - Documentary to Feature B.C. Mom Who Literally Climbs Mountains for Her Kid
April 27, 2011The Province - Ladner Mom’s Extraordinary Efforts to Help Son Earn Spot in Oprah Documentary
April 20, 2011London Free Press - Laugh Night at Western Fair Boosts Vision Research
April 20, 2011London Free Press Blog - Laughing for a Cure
April 20, 2011A Channel - Russel's Ladies Night
April 16, 2011Russell Villager - A Light at the End of the Tunnel
April 07, 2011Inside Halton - Dinner in the Dark at WOSS
April 07, 2011Inside Halton - White Oaks Goes Dark for Dinner
April 05, 2011Rogers TV Daytime - Comic Vision 2011 London
April 01, 2011Canadian Living - Comic Vision 2011
March 31, 2011Western News - Comic Vision Sets Sight On a Cure
March 31, 2011The Spec Online - Yvonne Felix Belly Dances for a Cause
March 31, 2011The Hamilton Spectator - Moving Toward A Cure
March 25, 2011Inside Halton Online - RP Patients See Their Future Through Laughter
March 25, 2011Toronto Sun - Racing the Darkness
March 25, 2011Inside Halton Online - A Cure is in Sight at Dinner in the Dark
February 16, 2011Vauhan Weekly - Valentine's Dinner Dance Raises $ 16,500 for Vision Research
February 14, 2011Rogers TV - Local Notes - 10th Annual Valentine Day Dinner Dance
February 07, 2011Rogers TV daytime - 10th Annual Valentine's Day Dinner & Dance Raises $ 16,500 for Vision Research
February 04, 2011Radio Canada International - The Link - Stem Cell Vision Research
November 30, 2010The Globe and Mail - Stem Cells Give Sight to Blind Mice, Raising Hope for Aging Humans
November 04, 2010The Toronto Star - New Eye Implants for the Blind Restore Some Sight
September 17, 2010Global News Calgary - Run for Sight Event Day
September 14, 2010Global TV Calgary - Run for Sight and McKeever Interveiw
September 11, 2010Global TV Calgary - Run for Sight 2010
September 11, 2010Global TV Calgary - Run for Sight 2010
July 14, 2010Sports Car Owners Rev Up to Fight Blindness
May 01, 2010Globe and Mail - Comic Vision 2010 Toronto
April 01, 2010Today's Parent - Reader with a Cause
March 30, 2010Global News - Making a Difference - Comic Vision 2010
March 29, 2010CHCH TV - Morning Live - Comic Vision 2010
March 19, 2010CTV Ottawa - News at Noon - Ottawa Scientist Heads .4M Blindness Study
March 10, 2010FFB Youth Ambassador on Hand for Paralympic Torch Relay
March 09, 2010Ottawa Sun - Ottawa Scientist Heads .4M Blindness Study
March 09, 2010Ottawa Citizen - Ottawa Researchers Tackle Eye Diseases in .4M Project
October 21, 2009Listen to Ken Daneyko and Jodeyne Higgins Interview on The Edge (102.1)
July 14, 2009Calgary Sun - Norma Bastidas Saw Hope in Running Miles
June 20, 2009A Channel News - Ride for Sight Weekend
June 20, 2009Global News - Cycle for Sight
June 19, 2009A Channel News - Ride for Sight
June 13, 2009Global News Calgary - Ride for Sight Alberta
June 12, 2009City TV Calgary - Your City - Ride for Sight Alberta
June 09, 2009CH TV Breakfast Television - Ride for Sight
May 08, 2009Oakville Beaver - Blindness won't stop Miss Teen Oakville
April 24, 2009Calgary Sun - Guide dogs help offer bright vision of future
April 23, 2009Global News - Comic Vision
April 16, 2009Global News - Gene Therapy for Sight
May 10, 2008CBC Newsworld - First Canadian Patient Receives Successful Gene Therapy Treatment

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