Support CCLVI Programs through
Your Donation and
Our Fundraising Campaigns!
Need some cash for the Holidays?
The Council of Citizens with Low Vision International (CCLVI) is having a fifty/fifty drawing. Tickets are $10 each, and can be purchased on our website,
WWWCCLVI.ORG <https://cclvi.info/>
Funds raised will benefit the Samuel Genensky/Carl Foley Magnifier Awards, which awards iPads and/or magnification devices to folks of all ages who have low vision. . The winning ticket will be drawn at CCLVI’s Game Night on Monday November 20, 2023. Just think of all the ways you could use that extra cash. Good luck!!
Click the link below to purchase your tickets
The many ways that you may purchase tickets is listed on this payment page. Click this link.
The annual fundraising walk will be held in July at the ACB convention. Sponsor CCLVI’s team by clicking this link.
Thank you considering supporting CCLVI’s mission of education, support, and advocacy for individuals impacted by low vision and vision impairment. As we are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, all donations to CCLVI are tax deductible.
You may choose to designate your funds to help fund a specific CCLVI project which serves our community of individuals with low vision, or allow us to allocate it as needed.
Each of the support opportunities is listed below, with a link to project information, and a “Donate” button designated for it. (If you use a screen reader, the button will be read as “PayPal, the safer, easier way to pay online.”) The next screen will display CCLVI’s name, specify donation, and the selected project.
You will find the relevant button directly below the title of the project/award.
After clicking the appropriate “Donate” button, please complete and submit the form on the PayPal site.
We greatly appreciate your gift!
The Bernice Kandarian Angel Fund & Service Award
Awarded annually to a member who has provided dedicated, long-term service to the organization with the first one being awarded posthumously to Bernice Kandarian and thereafter to an active member of CCLVI. Read more about The Bernice Kandarian Angel Fund & Service Award.
The Genensky Magnification Award Program
This annual CCLVI award program offers persons with low vision an opportunity to receive a magnification device. Every year, 3 to 5 qualified applicants are selected to receive one of the donated or purchased magnification devices. This annual award program is in honor of Dr. Samuel Genensky, an innovator in low vision technology and founding president of CCLVI. Read more about the Magnification Award Program here.
Friend of CCLVI Award
Awarded to an individual, organization, group, or company who has been supportive of our organization, members or programs. The Friend of CCLVI Award provides an opportunity to encourage further development of connections and increase awareness of the low vision community by acknowledgement of the efforts of those who support our organization’s mission and purposes. Read more about this Award here.
Vision Access – CCLVI’s Newsletter
Vision Access is CCLVI’s premiere publication, and it is a budget item which benefits greatly from your support. We are very proud of the long history of this valuable low vision resource. Members of CCLVI receive Vision Access via email or large print, whichever format meets their needs best. Read more about Vision Access here.
Apply My Donation to Where it is Needed Most
This option allows our CCLVI Leadership to apply your gift to the area of greatest need within our budget. We greatly appreciate your support in helping us accomplish our mission.
Payment Options
- Online: With the PayPal Donate button, you may use either your debit or credit card to process your online fundraising purchases. (Reminder: You do not need a PayPal account to use the PayPal link.)
- By Phone: Credit card payment may also be taken by phone. Please callPatti Cox: 502-906-0869Debbie Persons: 812-620-0477Please Note: If Patti or Debbie are unable to answer when you call, please leave a message with your name and phone number and they will return your call as soon as possible.
- By Check: If a card payment is not an option, you may write a check payable to CCLVI and mail it c/o Debbie Persons, 5401 Southern Pkwy, Louisville, KY 40214
If you have questions about payments, contact our Treasurer, at CCLVItreasurer@cclvi.org
Technical Help – The CCLVI Website Team
For help navigating this page, click this link to send our webmaster an email.
CCLVI FundRaising Committee
This event is hosted by the CCLVI FundRaising Committee. If you have questions about donations, additional fund-raising ideas, or interest in the committee, please contact the committee chair, Kathy Farina.