Conexus was invited as one of 4 finalist to present at the IMPACT 100 Richmond Big Give Event. Each of the finalists were allowed 5 minutes to highlight the details of their proposal to the full IMPACT 100 membership of over 300 Richmond area women. Following the presentation, finalists were escorted to the “green room” […]
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Kids 20/20 Campaign Receives Support from the Jenkins Foundation
Conexus is honored to receive a $25,000 grant award from the Jenkins Foundation in support of the overall goals of the Kids 20/20 Campaign. The contribution will be used to further elevate children’s vision as a health priority as it pertains to educational success and support the science and infrastructure to transform pilot programming into […]
An Update from Honduras
Our collaborative partnership with Friends of Barnabas is making a difference in remote mountain villages of Honduras. El Chaguiton, is one of the first communities to be serviced by a Friends of Barnabas medical team utilizing parts of the Conexus screening protocols. Together we’re are working to improve the lives of children by removing poor […]
Maryland Legislator Confers with Conexus on Improvements in Vision Screening Outcomes
Maryland Delegate Valentino-Smith took time to confer with Conexus regarding pending Maryland legislation aimed at better tracking parental response to vision referrals stemming from school based screenings. Conexus shared the value and importance of comprehensive vision programs for schools and advised of the recent updates to § 22.1-273 of the Code of Virginia to include […]
Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation Joins Support for the Kids 20/20 Campaign
The Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation awarded a $25,000 grant supporting the work of Conexus across the Commonwealth! Thank you, Dominion Energy, for helping Conexus to remove poor vision as a barrier to learning success. Together, we will continue to make a difference in our communities by improving educational outcomes for our students!
Gift of Light Celebrates Record-Breaking Year
Through the efforts of Virginia Eye Institute (VEI) and Haley GMC the Gift of Light had a record breaking year raising $28,467, surpassing the $25,000 campaign goal!! Staff at each of the 8 VEI locations competed weekly to raise donations from their patients and collectively raised $8,037 over 4 weeks. Locations had a fundraising goal […]
Haley GMC Buick Joins in Support for the 5th Annual Gift of Light
Haley GMC Buick General Manager, Barry Moore, has made children’s vision a top priority this season. After learning that as many as 1/3 of the students in some of our most economically and academically challenged schools need but don’t have glasses, he wanted know how he could make a difference this holiday season. Haley GMC […]
Virginia Eye Institute Sponsors 5th Annual Gift of Light Campaign
The 5th Annual Gift of Light campaign is underway at all Virginia Eye Institute locations. VEI has sponsored this important fundraising effort for Conexus since its first year, and the campaign has grown each year thanks to the amazing support of VEI administration and staff. Conexus is grateful for VEI’s support of our children’s programs […]
Horst and Gloria Arfert Making a Difference
Celebrating our 100,000th student served through our technology based children’s vision screening program is a significant milestone and we have many people to thank for this achievement. However, there are a handful of pivotal moments that really created turning points and opportunities to reach these heights and on this path to 100,000 a key investment […]
Success at Redd Elementary
The results are in on the first school to be fully serviced through Richmond Mobile, a collaborative effort between Conexus and California-based Vision To Learn. Services to this school not only confirmed the tremendous need for vision services in Richmond, but also demonstrated the value of this collaborative partnership! Conexus programming identified 126 students in need […]