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SUMMARY:2026 Person of Vision Dinner
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1774362849778{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \n \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1774362849778{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]The 2026 Prevent Blindness Person of Vision Award was presented to Jim McGrann\, president and CEO of Advancing Eyecare on March 11\, 2026\, at the Hyatt Regency Orlando\, in Orlando\, Fla.\, in conjunction with Vision Expo. All proceeds from the event support the sight-saving mission and efforts of Prevent Blindness.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=””] \n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_raw_html css=””]JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwYWxsb3dmdWxsc2NyZWVuJTNEJTIyYWxsb3dmdWxsc2NyZWVuJTIyJTIwYWxsb3clM0QlMjJjbGlwYm9hcmQtd3JpdGUlMjIlMjBzY3JvbGxpbmclM0QlMjJubyUyMiUyMGNsYXNzJTNEJTIyZnAtaWZyYW1lJTIyJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZoZXl6aW5lLmNvbSUyRmZsaXAtYm9vayUyRmQzZTExZDk5MDMuaHRtbCUyMiUyMHN0eWxlJTNEJTIyYm9yZGVyJTNBJTIwMXB4JTIwc29saWQlMjBsaWdodGdyYXklM0IlMjB3aWR0aCUzQSUyMDEwMCUyNSUzQiUyMGhlaWdodCUzQSUyMDgwMHB4JTNCJTIyJTNFJTNDJTJGaWZyYW1lJTNF[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_cta h2=”Sponsors” css=”.vc_custom_1773085525019{margin-top: 25px !important;}”] \nPlatinum Sponsor\nAdvancing Eyecare\nEssilorLuxottica\n\nSilver Sponsor\nJobson\n\nBronze Sponsor\nKering Eyewear and Maui Jim Sunglasses\nMarcolin\nPECAA\nVSP\n\nReception Sponsor\nEyeMed Vision Care\nVision Expo\nZyloware–Kenmark Eyewear\n\nTable+ Sponsor\nABB Optical Group\nAEG Vision\nBausch + Lomb\nCapstone Lawrence\nDigitalOptometrics\nEd Buffington and Kavanagh Consulting (Cosponsors)\nEuropa Eyewear\niOR Partners\nMyEyeDr.\nNewton\nOcuco\nPair Eyewear\nSafilo\nShermanSamuels\nTeem LLC\nZeiss\n\nTable\nMacuHealth\nNational Vision\nOptical Women’s Association\nOpti-Port\nShamir\nThe Vision Council\n[/vc_cta][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_cta h2=”Matching Gift Donors” css=”.vc_custom_1774364789780{margin-top: 25px !important;}”] \nBart Foster\, CEO of Business Outside \nThe Healey-Downes Family Charitable Group \nThe Marco Family Foundation\, David and Julie Marco \nTim Mayhew \nDavid Spear \n[/vc_cta][vc_cta h2=”Committee” css=”.vc_custom_1774363099607{margin-top: 25px !important;}”] \nChair\nMaureen Cavanagh\nBoard Director\, Advancing Eyecare \nCommittee Members\nMarge Axelrad\neditorial director emeritus\, Vision Monday (VM) \nDeb Bulken\nLuxottica Wholesale \nPascale Desroches\nEssilorLuxottica \nSue Downes\nMyEyeDr. \nMarc Ferrara\nJobson Medical Information \nBart Foster\nBusinessOutside \nDr. Justin Manning\nPECAA \nJamie Shyer\nZyloware – Kenmark Eyewear \nAndy Skitmore\nEuropa Eyewear \nKristen Tischler\nAdvancing Eyecare \n[/vc_cta]2026 Person of Vision DinnerThe 2026 Person of Vision dinner honored Jim McGrann\, CEO of Advancing Eyecare and raised a record amount to support the work and mission of Prevent Blindness...The 2026 Person of Vision dinner honored Jim McGrann\, CEO of Advancing Eyecare and raised a record amount to support the work and mission of Prevent Blindness...Find Out More[/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://preventblindness.org/calendar/2026-person-of-vision-dinner/
LOCATION:Hyatt Regency\, 9801 International Drive\, Orlando\, FL\, 32819\, United States
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