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Mother who lost sight after birth has vision restored following plasma donation | UK News

Mother who lost sight after birth has vision restored following plasma donation | UK News

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A mother left blind after the birth of her first child has had her sight restored following a plasma donation. Jessica Kent-Hazledine, 33, woke up two weeks after giving birth to her son with little vision in her left eye. She put that down to tiredness but then lost vision in her right eye, leaving her fearing “the worst”. But a year on, she said her sight is “so much better”. ‘I thought I’d never see my son again’ Ms Kent-Hazledine, from Cornwall, said: “I was a new mum, not getting much sleep. “But I thought I should probably get it checked out, and the next thing I knew, I was having an urgent MRI and blood tests. It was all very scary; I was thinking the worst. “When my vision went in my right eye, too, I was terrified – I thought I wouldn’t be able to see my baby grow up. “I wouldn’t be able to see how his face changed or when he took his first steps or had his first day …

Meryl Streep Makes Donation to National Women’s History Museum

Meryl Streep Makes Donation to National Women’s History Museum

Published by José Betancourt

To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines STREEP DIGS DEEP. Actor Meryl Streep has made a seven-figure donation to the National Women’s History Museum (NWHM) in Washington D.C., reports Artnet News. As thanks, she gets her own, eponymous Educator Award in her honor, while the donation, the amount of which is unspecified, will fund storytelling projects and digital programming. Streep’s gift to the nomadic, digital-first museum “reflects her enduring belief in the power of amplifying women’s voices,” stated the museum in its announcement. The NWHM helped establish the forthcoming Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, through a bipartisan congressional committee, though its physical location on the National Mall is still unknown, and lawmakers have asked for an “anti-transgender provision” to be added to the project. “History is shaped not only by those who make it, but by those who ensure it is remembered,” Streep stated in the announcement of the news. NUMBER ONE FAN. The Musée d’Orsay has received a remarkable collection of 17 Impressionist and post-Impressionist paintings, all done on fans, …

How a 0 million donation is changing Team USA athletes’ lives

How a $100 million donation is changing Team USA athletes’ lives

Published by Jenni Sidey

The idea that professional Olympic athletes are all living lavish, affluent lives does not hold true in many cases. Most compete for years with little income. They often work part-time jobs on the side and suffer from sponsor uncertainty or financial hardship due to training costs. Many athletes also face financial difficulties long after their competition has ended. However, the current state of Olympic athlete finances may be changing. Ross Stevens, founder and CEO of Stone Ridge Holdings Group, has donated $100 million to the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. The contribution is the largest single donation ever made to the organization. It will create a long-term financial safety net for American Olympic and Paralympic athletes, including winter athletes. Ross Stevens, founder and CEO of Stone Ridge Holdings Group. (CREDIT: Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4.0) A New Financial Safety Net For Athletes Stevens has established what are called the Stevens Financial Security Awards. The program will offer all Olympic and Paralympic athletes from the United States the opportunity to receive a combined total of …

Transform lives with a charitable donation

Transform lives with a charitable donation

Published by Daniella Wilson

For those who are able, it’s good to give back where possible and help the country’s crucial charity sector. Whether you’re thinking about donating to a charitable service or deciding where to leave money in your will, consider supporting these worthwhile organisations. Change a child’s life with life-saving cleft surgery (Operation Smile) Operation Smile’s medical research is vital to understanding why cleft conditions affect so many children around the world. Every three minutes, a child is born with a cleft lip or palate, yet for many, access to safe surgery remains out of reach. Without treatment, children can struggle to eat and speak, facing malnutrition and potential stigma. This congenital condition can have life-threatening consequences for some children. Operation Smile provides free, safe cleft surgery and specialist care to children worldwide. In as little as 45 minutes, its skilled medical team can perform surgery that could save a child’s life, giving children the chance to survive and grow into a healthier future. Visit Operationsmile.org.uk to donate now Boost wellbeing while transforming lives in Sri Lanka …

Rijksmuseum to Open New Sculpture Garden, Thanks to M Donation

Rijksmuseum to Open New Sculpture Garden, Thanks to $70M Donation

Published by José Betancourt

Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum has announced that it will open a new sculpture garden in the fall of 2026. The endeavor will be funded by a donation of nearly $70 million from the Don Quixote Foundation. According to Dutch News, the foundation is financed by Dutch billionaire Rolly van Rappard, who founded venture capital company CVC. The site of the new garden will be in Carel Willinkplantsoen, a small park just across the Boerenwetering canal from the Rijksmuseum. The park will be merged with three adjacent pavilions built in the “Amsterdam School” style. The Rijksmuseum has engaged the London architecture firm Foster + Partners to renovate the pavilions, which will soon be open to the public for the first time. Piet Blanckaert, a Belgian landscape architect, will oversee the design of the gardens. Related Articles The Rijksmuseum’s general director, Taco Dibbits, said in a statement that the new garden will “give modern sculpture the visibility it deserves. It also marks an unprecedented enhancement of the Rijksmuseum’s collection of 20th-century art.” The museum plans to showcase works by …

UK National Trust Gets Largest-Ever .4 M. Donation

UK National Trust Gets Largest-Ever $13.4 M. Donation

Published by Jenni Sidey

The UK’s National Trust—an enterprise whose mission statement focuses on work to “tackle climate change, protect historic sites and help people and nature thrive”—received the biggest donation in its 131-year history when private-equity investor and philanthropist Humphrey Battcock gave £10 million (around $13.4 million). The gift is unconditional, meaning it can be used for whatever purposes the organization sees fit. As reported by the Art Newspaper, Battock said of the gift, “I will have no say over how the charity spends it—and that is because I trust the National Trust to know how best this money can be used.” Related Articles Such flexibility is rare in the context of donations, which often include stipulations or constraints regarding how funds can be allocated. (In the National Trust’s case, only two percent of fundraising income, aside from legacy donations, can be used without restriction.) Hilary McGrady, director-general of the National Trust, called the gift “a huge boost.” Making special mention of the National Trust’s heritage and conservation work, Battock said in a release, “It was during a …

Success! Isle of Man joins UK and Crown Dependencies with opt-out organ donation – Humanists UK

Success! Isle of Man joins UK and Crown Dependencies with opt-out organ donation – Humanists UK

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A new law in the Isle of Man has introduced an opt-out system for organ donation, bringing it in line with the UK and Crown Dependencies. Coming into force on 1 January 2026, the Human Tissue and Organ Donation Act aims to increase the number of organs available for donation by introducing deemed consent. That is, adults living in the Isle of Man will generally be presumed to have wanted to donate their organs after death unless they record a decision to opt out. Humanists UK has long advocated for opt-out systems for organ donation and celebrates this landmark success. Opt-out systems have already been introduced in Wales in 2015, Jersey in 2019, England in 2020, Scotland in 2021, and Northern Ireland and Guernsey in 2023. The Isle of Man was the last remaining jurisdiction of the UK and Crown Dependencies to bring such a law into force. Until now, the Isle of Man operated an opt-in system of organ donation. This meant potential organ donors had to sign up to an organ donor register. …

A$AP Rocky’s incredible donation to childhood home’s current tenants revealed

A$AP Rocky’s incredible donation to childhood home’s current tenants revealed

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A$AP Rocky is celebrating the season of giving back right. In honor of the release of his forthcoming fourth studio album, Don’t Be Dumb, releasing Friday, January 16, the rapper is paying it forward in a big way. In collaboration with Bilt, he’ll be contributing to the rent of tenants living in the building he spent many of his childhood years in. © ShutterstockRocky was born in Harlem An incredible gesture Rocky’s donation will cover the January 2026 rent for all tenants living in the Harlem building he spent his teenage years, which is on 116th Street. “For me, it’s always been about your community and neighborhood,” the father-of-three shared in a statement, adding: “Harlem made me who I am, from uptown to downtown, and that connection to place is everything.” “When Bilt said they wanted to cover rent for everyone in the same building where I grew up, that hit different. That’s not just business, that’s understanding what community really means,” he emphasized. He has been in a relationship with Rihanna since 2019 Bilt …

Perth Stadium make biggest food donation after two-day Ashes test

Perth Stadium make biggest food donation after two-day Ashes test

Published by Sam Flores

While England’s quick collapse in the first Ashes test deprived cricket fans of hours of live action, for many Western Australians it proved to be a boon, after the Perth Stadium donated hundreds of kilos of surplus food to people in need. The match ended in two days, the shortest Ashes test by overs bowled to deliver a result since 1888, allowing the stadium to donate food to schools, charities and women’s refuges, Western Australia’s Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti wrote on Instagram. “When it became clear the match would wrap up early, the Optus Stadium team moved quickly to minimise waste,” Saffioti wrote. “From stacked pallets of fruit and veg, to sandwiches, dairy and bread – even 450kg of tomatoes now being turned into passata – this is community spirit at its best.” Source link