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Conexus Hosts 3rd Annual Community Celebration and Awards Reception

On Thursday, September 26th, Conexus hosted its 3nd annual Community Celebration and Awards Reception at The Tuckahoe Woman’s Club. During the “Back to School” themed event, attendees were given the opportunity to experience Conexus programs; VisioCheck and Mobile Vision Clinic; at immersive stations. The main part of the evening was Conexus honoring all the people […]

WRVA ‘Vision is Elementary’ 2024

Throughout the week of September 16th through September 20th, WRVA 1140AM personality John Reid highlighted the work of Conexus in Central Virginia through his 5th annual ‘Vision is Elementary’ campaign. All week on his program, John Reid interviewed special guests to discuss the role that Conexus has in bringing healthy vision to children across the […]

Conexus’ Opticians Appointed by Governor Youngkin to Serve on The Board for Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians

Conexus’ opticians Frankie Lunsford and Fitim Xhemali were recently appointed by Governor Glenn Youngkin to each serve a four year term on The Board for Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians. “The purpose of the Board for Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Virginia, by […]

Conexus Elects New Member to Board

At its most recent Board of Directors meeting, Conexus elected Matt Lawrence as a new member. Lawrence is currently a Division Vice President for VSP Vision Care, focused on commercial market group insurance. He has been in Executive Leadership for over 25 years across four different industries: insurance, healthcare, banking along with food and beverage. […]

Conexus Achieves Accreditation From BBB Wise Giving Alliance

By meeting key standards of board oversight, finances, results reporting and fundraising appeals, Conexus achieved accreditation by the BBB Wise Giving Alliance. This accreditation signifies that Conexus is deserving of donor trust as they are a well-run nonprofit organization. “We are extremely thrilled to be a BBB Wise Giving Alliance accredited agency,” said Tim Gresham, […]

Conexus Screens 500,000th Student

In mid February 2024, Conexus reached a truly incredible milestone – screening its 500,000th student!! Since the launch of our VisioCheck screening program in the 2010-2011 school year, the Conexus team has screened 510,930 children across the Commonwealth! None of this would have been possible without the support of our partners, donors, and friends. This […]