SEE the Impact: From Santa Barbara to International Sites

Wednesday, June 24, 2026
     
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
SEE International | 6500 Hollister Ave #120, Goleta, CA 93117

SEE the Impact: From Santa Barbara to International Sites

A Grants in Action Event

Women’s Fund Grants In Action cordially invites you to our Learn & Connect event at SEE International in Goleta. Join us for an inspiring learning event featuring this global humanitarian organization dedicated to restoring sight and transforming lives.

Come learn how this remarkable organization is making a local and global impact and discover how you are part of the movement to eliminate preventable blindness and improve lives.

  • 5:30 PM: Network with WFSB members over wine and light appetizers.
  • 5:45-6:00 PM: Hear from Don Bell, President & CEO of SEE International, and from Carolyn Jabs, Chair, Women’s Fund Board.
  • 6:00-6:45 PM: Divide into 3 groups and rotate through 3 stations:
  1. Walk through the Mobile Clinic, meet its optometrist, learn about their field operations, and try out the Spot Screeners.
  2. Visit the Impact Hub, a walk-through space featuring a looping impact video, diagnostic scopes for guest interaction, and a display highlighting various eye conditions.
  3. Care Package Assembly: Help curate wellness kits that are handed out at community events and during school screenings, and add a personal touch by including handwritten notes of encouragement.
  • 6:45-7:00 PM: Closing and photos

Parking: Ample parking in the lot in front of the building.

RSVP now for this very special event.

All are welcome.

Members, please register here.

Feel free to invite a guest: just register them here.

For more than 50 years, SEE International has connected volunteer medical professionals with underserved communities around the world, providing free, sight-restoring surgeries, vision care, and training to build sustainable eye care systems in over 80 countries. Closer to home, SEE’s Santa Barbara–based programs deliver free comprehensive eye care—including exams, glasses, and surgical referrals—to uninsured and low-income residents across Santa Barbara County, helping bridge critical gaps in access to care.

Thanks to a Women’s Fund Grant, SEE International is now able to cover part-time salaries and benefits for clinic and mobile-unit optometrists and coordinators as well as mobile clinic maintenance and transportation costs, and supplies and equipment necessary for its Vision Care Program expansion.

Thank you to our 2026 sponsors, as well as long-time members Carole MacElhenny and Fran Adams, who support our education programs and operations!

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