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Contact
Gascoigne:
mgascoigne@ascrs.org
by Molly Gascoigne
ASCRS Foundation Director
of Development
Save the date for the 2022 National Sight
Week, October 9–15. Join the Foundation in
celebrating the collective power of the ophthal-
mology community to make cataract care acces-
sible to those most in need. There are patients
in every community vetted and approved by the
ASCRS Foundation awaiting care. To learn more
visit www.ascrsfoundation.org or contact Rachel
Goode, program manager, at rgoode@ascrs.org.
Support the ASCRS Foundation
with a gift today
The pandemic continues to have a far-reaching
effect on patients in need. A gift of any size
will provide critical funding to provide the gift
of sight and change lives. Below are several
options for donating.
Give online at www.ascrsfoundation.org/
donate.
Donate through a donor advised fund or
consider an IRA rollover. Consider making a
grant recommendation through a donor advised
fund to the ASCRS Foundation to help support
its mission. If you are 70 1/2 or older, you may
be able to take advantage of the IRA Charitable
Rollover. Talk to your financial advisor for more
information. The ASCRS Foundation's tax ID
number is 23-7388748.
A financial advisor can assist you in making
a stock or securities gift. Inform your broker
that you would like to make a gift of stock to
the ASCRS Foundation and connect with them
at info@ascrsfoundation.org for additional
information on completing the gift.
For more information or assistance making
a charitable contribution, visit www.ascrs.org/
foundation/ways-to-give or contact Molly
Gascoigne at mgascoigne@ascrs.org.
For more information, visit www.ascrs.org/
foundation/grants-and-awards.
Treating preventable
cataract blindness across
international borders
During the 2022 ASCRS Annual Meeting, the
Foundation brought its international partners
together to discuss next steps in the collabo-
rative international effort to treat preventable
cataract blindness and enhance in-country phy-
sician training. To learn more about the Founda-
tion's work in developing countries and strategic
partnerships, visit www.ascrsfoundation.org
or email Barbara Erny, MD, medical liaison, at
berny@ascrs.org.
Operation Sight:
Make lasting change in
your local community
The ASCRS Foundation's charitable cataract
surgery program, Operation Sight, is fueled by
the nationwide network of more than 700 vol-
unteers who are dedicated to helping those in
need in their own communities. The Foundation
is proud to announce the 2022 ASCRS Founda-
tion Operation Sight Volunteers of the Year who
are recognized for their dedication to helping
those in need in their own communities and
championing the Operation Sight program.
The Foundation congratulates the 2022
Operation Sight Volunteers of the Year:
• Michael Graham, MD
• Carol Johnston, MD
• Andrew Kao, MD
• Judith Kirby, MD
• Carolyn Kloek, MD
• Jeffrey Levenson, MD
• Reena Patel, MD
• Robert Rice, MD
• Cary Silverman, MD
• John Swan, MD
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