Hands Down Monkey ~ All children...should be able to see a sunset. ~

Gavin Robert Stevens

Gavin's Groupies

Hands Down Monkey was inspired by our son, Gavin. Gavin is blind, and has Leber's Congenital Amaurosis. He is the first instance in our family with vision loss and he has sparked our passion to bring attention to Braille Literacy.

The phrase "hands down, monkey!" is repeated in our household hundreds of times a day and was the inspiration behind the name. "Monkey" as we lovingly refer to Gavin as, does a lot of eye-pressing. Those who are not familiar, eye-pressing is a common behavior with those who have vision loss. There are many ideas and theories behind the need for eye-pressing, but our concern is keeping Gavin's hands down and out of his eyes. "Hands down, monkey!" is his cue to get his fists, fingers and palms out of his eyes.

A final thank you to everyone who donated towards VisionWalk 2010. We had some more donations come in before the June 30th cut off date. Since last year, we have raised over $23,000 for the Foundation Fighting Blindness! WOW :)

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Upcoming Events

Irvine Lake Mud Run with Gavin's Groupies - Summer of Mud!

Raising awareness and funds for Gavin's Groupies, the muddy way! Help us make an impact by running for a cause, and having fun while doing so.
2 year old Gavin was born blind, but medical science reminds us to be hopeful! We are raising money to go straight to LCA Research. Join us on July 17 for another MUDDY run with the Groupies. If you don't know who the Groupies are, you will by the end of the day. They are the most compassionate group of supporters around! Get your ORANGE attire ready to get muddy.

Sunday, July 17 · 8:00am - 11:00am
Oak Canyon Park
5305 Santiago Canyon Road

To sign up with Gavin's Groupies Team #5000 for the mud run in July: www.irvinelakemudrun.com - Add yourself to an open sized team (Team #5000). ALL donations as you check out, go directly to LCA Research!! **Please let me know if you would like to participate in the pledge program! It's an easy way to raise money, just by asking others to pledge YOU in the mud run! Questions: jen@gavinsfoundation.org