October · Blindness Awareness Month

Team Jake

Finding the Light in honor of Jaclyn

We're raising money to fund research and treatment for the blindness Jake faces. Every $25 donated earns a raffle ticket toward the prize of your choice, and every $100 earns 5.

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$10,500+ of prizes to winSee the prizes →

Jake sitting on her front step in a leopard-print romper, grinning

Jake pulling herself up a climbing rope at the gym while a coach crouches beside her

$18,645

raised so far

$15,000

goal

100% of our goal

Every donation is made on the Foundation Fighting Blindness's secure site, and the Foundation (a 501(c)(3)) emails you a tax-deductible receipt.

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The Workout

Join us for the "Finding the Light" CrossFit workout on Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 10am at Lumos Fitness Collective in Austin, or just come hang out. Costumes welcome!

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The Raffle

$25 = 1 raffle ticket, $100 = 5 tickets. Place your tickets on the prizes you want most. No need to attend the workout to win, except for a few Workout Day Exclusives raffled live.

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Jake's Story

Learn about Jake, her condition, and how your donation helps the search for a treatment.

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Life with Jake

Less than 10 degrees of vision. A whole lot of spark.

Jake is a 7-year-old second grader who loves Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter, Calico Critters, handstands, and being a big sister. Here she is doing what she does best.