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Meeting Reporter
Saturday, April 14, 2018
by Liz Hillman EyeWorld Staff Writer
humanitarian eyecare programs.
Over the last 5 years, the Run for
Sight has helped raise $91,800 for
the ASCRS Foundation's work,
which takes place locally across the
U.S. and abroad in Ethiopia. The
Foundation's Robert Sinskey Eye In-
stitute in Addis Ababa treated more
than 24,000 patients in 2017, and
the U.S.-based Operation Sight pro-
gram recently delivered its 2,000th
free cataract surgery to an American
in need, Mr. Bell said.
To register for Run for Sight,
visit www.tracs.net/ascrs5k. EW
The event, which begins at 6:30
a.m., will have pre- and post-race
entertainment, food and drinks,
T-shirts for registrants, medals for all
finishers, and other giveaways. Top
race finishers will be recognized on
the Foundation's website.
Registration for the race is
available online and onsite at the
Convention Center. Bus transporta-
tion to and from the National Mall
will be provided.
With the sponsorship of John-
son & Johnson Vision (Santa Ana,
California), all 2018 race registra-
tions will benefit the Foundation's
Washington, D.C. Early-morning
runners and walkers will watch the
sun rise over the U.S. Capitol and
see various monuments along the
National Mall, along with several
federal buildings, embassies, and
congressional offices.
Don Bell, director of the ASCRS
Foundation, Fairfax, Virginia, de-
scribed the 5K course as a "fun route
on America's main street."
"In the past, the race has drawn
close to 400 runners," Mr. Bell said.
"We think this is a one-of-a-kind
route that will bring our largest
crowd yet."
Participants in the ASCRS
Foundation's charity 5K
will be treated to views of
national landmarks and
monuments
S
pringtime weather and
spectacular views of some
of the nation's most nota-
ble landmarks—what more
could a runner (or walker)
ask for in a race course? Tomorrow
morning, the ASCRS Foundation
Run for Sight will take participants
along Pennsylvania Avenue in
Run for Sight takes to the National Mall
Last year's Run for Sight in Los Angeles
Source: ASCRS
