From left to right: Laura Sanchez, Enrique Sanchez, and BVA National President, Paul Mimms
From left to right: Laura Sanchez, Enrique Sanchez, and BVA National President, Paul Mimms

A Veterans Day Tribute

With October’s Blind Awareness Month in our rearview mirror and Veterans Day arriving soon, we look back at our own almost 79 years of helping thousands of veterans as they overcome sight loss and the differences that these veterans make in not only their own life, but in the life of the veterans they meet throughout their time in BVA.

An individual who really stands out as someone who has made an incredible difference to BVA and their fellow veterans is 93-year-old Enrique Sanchez of The Bronx, New York, a Mexican-born naturalized U.S. Citizen who has attended an unprecedented 48 consecutive national conventions. Losing his eyesight was difficult but he attributes part of what helped him triumph was joining the Blinded Veterans Association.

Enrique Sanchez says that “VA and BVA see to it that we have the necessary tools to work with, that we are always taken care of, and that we are never alone.”

As Veterans Day approaches and BVA continues to keep up with ever-expanding workloads, won’t you consider a donation to the Association toward those efforts? Any amount would be deeply appreciated by our now larger than ever constituency of blind and low vision veterans. Thank you so very much for your generosity and support.

Learn how Enrique overcame the pain of sight loss.

Testimonials

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A Veterans Day Tribute
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Helping Others to Achieve
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One Vision, One Team, One Fight
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A Shining Light of Inspiration
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Gaining New Vision
Steve found purpose and fulfillment in life again...
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Never Leaving Anyone Behind
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