Thank you to all who joined us at the Carroll Center for the Blind’s 12th annual Walk for Independence on June 1, 2024! With your invaluable support, we exceeded our fundraising goal, raising more than $280,000!

The Walk for Independence supports the Carroll Center for the Blind's mission of empowering those who are blind or visually impaired to achieve independence and to lead a fulfilling life. Attendees will complete a 1, 2, or 3-mile walk around the Mt. Ida campus of UMass Amherst in Newton followed by activities for all ages.

2025 Walk for Independence Save the Date

When: Saturday, May 31, 2025 from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. ET

Where: Mount Ida Campus of UMass Amherst – 100 Carlson Ave, Newton, MA

Registration: 9:00am

Walk kick-off: 10:00 am

Post-walk BBQ and activities: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Thank you to our 2024 Walk for Independence sponsors!

Interested in becoming a sponsor for the Walk for Independence? For more information, please contact Michelle Georges via email or call (617) 969-6200 ext. 237.

TITANIUM SPONSOR

PLAN of Massachusetts and Rhode Island logo

PLATINUM SPONSOR

Alkeus Pharmaceuticals Logo

GOLD SPONSOR

Apellis logo
Pointt32Health Company Logo
Planet Fitness Logo

SILVER SPONSORS

Ascidian Logo
Atrius Health Logo
Bowditch Attorneys logo
Corderman & Company logo
Gallagher logo
Glendale Dining Services Logo
Hoopla Digital Logo
Lexington Lions Club Logo
Mass General Brigham Newton-Wellesley Hospital Logo
Mitsubishi Electric logo
Spillane's Nursery Logo
Waltham Lions Club of Massachusetts

BRONZE SPONSORS

Arlington Animal Clinic (Middlesex Veterinary Group)

Brookline Bank

Creating Covell

Eastern Bank Foundation

EBSCO

Mass Eye and Ear

Moody Street

Nacuity Pharmaceuticals

New England College of Optometry

Pegasystems

RetroFit Technologies

Salem Five Bank

 Sparing vision

The Village Bank\Auburndale Co-operative Bank

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.

COPPER SPONSORS

Agent Capital

Ball Consulting Group

Bay State Property Management

Beth Israel Lahey Health

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Coastal1 Credit Union

Dedham Savings

Di Pesa & Company

Massachusetts Veterinary Referral Hospital

McSweeney & Ricci Insurance

North Easton Savings Bank

Wheaton Electric Services Inc

William James College

MEDIA SPONSORS

WCVB Channel 5 ABC logo
XLO 104.5 logo

IN KIND SPONSORS

Boston Red Sox

Cabot’s

Kayem

Volante Farms

Woburn Host Lions