Christy McCutcheon Joins St. Louis Society for the Blind & Visually Impaired

Sept. 12, 2011 - PRLog -- St. Louis, Missouri…Christy McCutcheon, a veteran not-for-profit marketing executive, has joined the St. Louis Society for the Blind & Visually Impaired as Director of Development & Communications with management responsibilities for development operations, strategic planning, fund-raising, grantsmanship, donor and sponsorship liaison, funding event planning and public relations.

Ms. McCutcheon was previously Director of Operations and, also, Director of Development for KidSmart Tools for Learning, a not-for-profit organization that has distributed more than $20 million in school supplies to more than 45,000 economically disadvantaged children in greater St. Louis. Before then Ms. McCutcheon was Director of Annual Giving for the Epworth Children and Family Services organization and, prior to then, Director of Development for the Guardian Angel Settlement Association. Early in her career, Ms. McCutcheon was Director of Development with the Life Skills Foundation.    

Ms. McCutcheon   earned a Master of Science, Corporate Communications, from Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri (2000), and a Bachelor of Science, Communications & Public Relations, from Stephens College, in Columbia Missouri (1991).    

Society President David Ekin, ACSW, LCSW, said, “Christy McCutcheon’s talent, skills and depth of successful experience with not-for-profit enterprises is a major plus for our organization as the Society enters our second century of providing programs and services for children, adults and senior citizens who are blind or visually impaired. We welcome Christy’s enthusiasm and commitment for the Society’s mission.”

Ms. McCutcheon is a member of The Association of Fund Raising Professionals and the Philanthropic Educational Organization (PEO).

Founded in 1911, the Society is a registered 501 C (3) not-for-profit organization. The Society enhances independence, empowers individuals and enriches the lives of people who are blind and visually impaired and their families. It provides older adults who are newly visually impaired or blind due to age-related eye conditions with home-based services, specialized services and community activities. It also renders services to school-age students in Illinois and Missouri. It is the only agency of its kind serving greater St. Louis, and the second oldest of its kind west of the Mississippi River.

On Saturday, September 17, 2011, the Society will host a Family Festival at Shaw Park in Clayton. This unique festival is for people of all ages, including children who blind, visually impaired and sighted.  “Beepball” -- baseball for those who are blind or visually impaired -- will be a big part of this day-long, activity-rich event, which will be the first of its kind in St. Louis.

For information about Society activities, programs and services please see the Society website at http://slsbvi.org/ or call Christy McCutcheon at 314.968.9000. Media relations contact: Jeff Dunlap at 314.993.6925.

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Founded in 1911, the Society is a registered 501 C (3) not-for-profit organization. The Society enhances independence, empowers individuals and enriches the lives of people who are blind and visually impaired and their families. It provides older adults who are newly visually impaired or blind due to age-related eye conditions with home-based services, specialized services and community activities. It also renders services to school-age students in Illinois and Missouri.