[VABS] Fwd: [NABS-L] Flight for Sight Grants Announced

[Naim Abu-ElHawa]

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> From: David Andrews via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Date: June 10, 2023 at 5:50:48 PM EDT
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> Cc: David Andrews <dandrews920 at comcast.net>
> Subject: [NABS-L] Flight for Sight Grants Announced
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> Press Release_ Flight for Sight Grant Winners Announced.pdf
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> Contact Information:
> Mike Walsh Founder and ExecutiveDirector (608) 609-8919 Mike at FlightforSight.net
> Release Date:
> June 8, 2023
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> Flight for Sight Announces First Round of Grant Recipients
> NEW YORK, NY – A new nonprofit providing travel grants to individuals who are blind or have low vision has awarded its inaugural round of three $10,000
> grants.
> Flight for Sight received over a hundred applications from across the US and from Canada, the UK, Australia, Belgium, Tanzania, and Turkey during its first
> applicationperiod, which ran from March 1 through May 1, 2023.
> On Monday, June 5, theFlight for Sight board voted to name Brian Fischler, Anthony Reyers, and duo Marybai Huking and Eliana Mason as the first cohort
> of travelers.
> Brian Fischler, an experienced podcaster, will launch Flight for Sight’s podcast. He will be sitting down with a blind/visually impaired person in cities
> across the U.S. to discuss the experience of living in and traveling to those cities. Brian will also document his experience bringing his guide dog, Wesley,
> through airports, train stations, and to Major League Baseball stadiums in each city.
> Anthony Reyers is the DJ half of Xijaro and Pitch, a producer/DJ trance music duo. He will create episodes that will serve as resources for blind/visually
> impairedmusicians and sighted audiences alike while touring Europe and Asia.
> Marybai Huking and Eliana Mason are goalball Paralympic medalists. They will travel to Europe to help blind sports organizations become more involved ingoalball
> and promote the value and importance of teamsports for improving health, confidence, and mental well-being inthe blind community.
> “I am very excited to see what this group of people will create,” said MikeWalsh, Founder and Executive Director of Flight for Sight. “Getting this projectoff
> the ground has been a dream of mine. It has been lot of work, but it has been incredibly rewarding. We look forward to continuing to build a community
> of blind and low vision people who enjoy traveling and educating others about blindness.”
> The grant recipients will travel between June and October 2023. They will createsocial media content along the way and produce various final pieces that
> will serve as inspiring and educational resources for blind, low vision, and sighted folks alike.
> Find Flight for Sight online:
> FlightforSight.net
> 
> facebook.com/FlightforSight
> 
> instagram.com/FlightforSight
> 
> About Flight for Sight:
> Flight for Sight is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, founded by Mike Walsh in 2021, with the mission of giving individuals who are blind or have low
> vision the opportunity to explore the world, engage with others, and educate people about their lifestyles and experiences. Mike was diagnosed with Usher
> syndrome in 1997. By 2014, his vision had deteriorated to the point where he could no longer drive and used a cane to get around. He launched a social
> media campaign to crowdsource ideas for places he should see before his vision became any worse. During his travels, he conducted interviews with other
> people experiencing vision loss and created a blog. He established Flight for Sight to give other people the chance to take a meaningful trip and produce
> educational content to advance the understanding of blindness.
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