Is A Race Against Blindness Legit? Why We Run More Than One Fundraiser at a Time

One of the most common follow-up questions behind “is a race against blindness legit” is this: Why are there so many fundraisers running at once? It’s a fair question — and we appreciate people asking it directly. Here’s the honest answer. Research timelines don’t move in single lanes Clinical research doesn’t progress neatly, one step at a time. Multiple things often need funding simultaneously , including: preclinical work manufacturing and regulatory preparation trial design and site readiness patient recruitment infrastructure Waiting to fund one piece before starting the next can slow everything down — sometimes by years. Running multiple fundraisers allows progress to happen in parallel, not in sequence. Vision loss doesn’t wait for one campaign to end The diseases we focus on — including BBS-related retinitis pigmentosa — are progressive. Children and young adults are losing retinal cells every day. That means: delaying funding delays trials delaying trials delays treatment delaying treatment risks permanent vision loss Running one fundraiser at a time might feel simpler — but