Robins Foundation recently awarded $50,000 to Conexus in support of its Mobile Clinic delivery during the 2019-2020 school year throughout Greater Richmond. “The support of Robins Foundation will allow us to bring healthy vision to school-aged children throughout the region,” said Jeff Baldwin, communications director for Conexus. “Delivery of our Mobile Clinic program is mission […]
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Taylor and Parrish Construction Returns as Presenting Sponsor for Conexus Golf Classic
Conexus is pleased to announce that Taylor and Parrish Construction has signed on once again as the Presenting Sponsor for the Conexus Golf Classic. The tournament, entering its 28th year, will be held on Monday, May 6, 2019 on both courses at Hermitage Country Club. The tournament hosts over 200 golfers and is recognized as […]
Dominion Charitable Foundation Continues Its Support of Conexus
The Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation recently awarded $25,000 to Conexus in support of its healthy vision programs across the Commonwealth. “We are extremely grateful for the continued support of Dominion Energy,” said Jeff Baldwin, communications director for Conexus. “With this funding, we can continue our efforts to remove poor vision as a barrier to academic success […]
Conex Mourns the Passing of Former Board Chair Herb White
Herb White, former Chairman of the Board of Directors, passed away on Sunday, January 27th. “Herb White was one of the finest men I’ve known,” said Tim Gresham, Conexus CEO. Herb White, a retired newspaper executive with Richmond Newspapers, served as Chairman of the Board of Directors for two years and was instrumental in advancing […]
Conexus Vision Tests Resolve Challenges for RPS Students
(Excerpt from a Richmond Times Dispatch article) Nearly 1 in 3 Richmond Public Schools students are in school with untreated eye problems. A local nonprofit organization is working to address that.Chesterfield County-based Conexus has given vision screenings to more than 21,000 city students since 2015, referring 32 percent of them for further testing — a […]
Conexus Keeps Children’s Vision Problems from Impeding Their Success
Lee Ware, Virginia Delegate“Having spent three decades teaching History and Government to young people, naturally the wellbeing of our children in school is of immense importance to me. How well children can read can determine the quality of their learning, and poor vision is by definition an impediment to reading. Consequently, I admire—and support—Conexus in […]
Conexus Honors Delegate Lee Ware
Conexus recently honored Delegate Lee Ware with its prestigious ‘The Joseph Nichols Award’ in recognition of his ongoing efforts to remove poor vision as an obstacle to children’s success in school and in life. “Delegate Ware has made a significant difference in the lives of children throughout the Commonwealth, addressing both a public health and […]
Conexus Announces New Board Leadership and Members
At a recent board meeting, Conexus elected Joe Bowman, former Commissioner of the Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired, to serve as Chairman of the Board of Conexus. Bowman follows former Virginia First Lady Roxane Gilmore as Chairman, a post she held for two years. In addition, Terrence Kerner, President and CEO of […]
Celebrating Success in RPS
The Conexus, Richmond Public Schools, and Vision to Learn partner project culminated its year one activities with a press conference and celebration at E. S. H. Greene Elementary in Richmond. Richmond Mayor, Levar Stoney, and RPS Superintendent Jason Kamras addressed the crowd to share in their support and appreciation of the 2 year project which is […]
Conexus Golf Classic Raises $115,000
220 golfers hit the course for the 27th Annual Golf Classic. We couldn’t have asked for better weather, course conditions or supporters! It was a perfect day, netting $115,000 to support the work of Conexus across Virginia. We’d like to offer a special thanks to our long time Tournament Chairman, John Locher and the Planning Committee for all […]