第19届San Diego VisionWalk将于10月25日在Mission Bay举行 为致盲性眼病研究筹款
San Diego——位于加州圣迭戈县的San Diego市，第19届 San Diego VisionWalk 公益筹款步行将于10月25日（周日）上午9时至中午12时在 Mission Bay 举行，地点为 3000 N Mission Bay Dr, San Diego, CA 92109，为致盲性视网膜疾病的预防、治疗与治愈研究筹款。
活动由抗盲基金会 Foundation Fighting Blindness 主办。VisionWalk 是该基金会的标志性筹款活动，自2006年创办以来已有超过24.5万人参与、累计筹款超过7,400万美元；San Diego 站自2008年启动以来，累计筹款超过230万美元。
据基金会介绍，老年黄斑变性、视网膜色素变性、Usher 综合征、Stargardt 病与 Leber 先天性黑蒙等致盲性疾病，影响着超过1,000万美国人。公众可通过基金会官网的 VisionWalk 页面报名参加，活动现场设有娱乐表演、适合家庭参与的活动与茶点；活动联络人为 Xavier Garcia，基金会电话为 (800) 683-5555。
19th Annual San Diego VisionWalk Set for Oct. 25 at Mission Bay to Fund Blinding-Disease Research
SAN DIEGO — San Diego is a city in San Diego County, California. The 19th annual San Diego VisionWalk will be held on Sunday, Oct. 25, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Mission Bay, at 3000 N Mission Bay Dr, San Diego, CA 92109, raising funds for research into the prevention, treatment and cure of blinding retinal diseases.
The walk is organized by the Foundation Fighting Blindness. VisionWalk is the foundation's signature fundraising event: since it began in 2006, more than 245,000 people have taken part and raised over $74 million. The San Diego walk, first held in 2008, has raised more than $2.3 million to date.
According to the foundation, blinding diseases including age-related macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, Usher syndrome, Stargardt disease and Leber congenital amaurosis affect more than 10 million Americans. Members of the public can register through the VisionWalk page on the foundation's website; the event includes entertainment, family-friendly activities and refreshments. The event contact is Xavier Garcia, and the foundation can be reached at (800) 683-5555.
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图片来源：Mission Bay 公园黄昏（资料图）。照片：Tony Webster，Wikimedia Commons，CC BY 3.0。Mission Bay Park, San Diego, at sunset (file photo). Photo by Tony Webster, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0.
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