Tag archives: SEE International

SEE International’s 50th Anniversary Golden Gala
By Joanne A Calitri   |   November 5, 2024

The 50th Anniversary of SEE International was celebrated with a Golden Gala at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort on Thursday, October 24. Guests arrived in formal attire, with many traveling here from 36 countries and across the U.S. The gala commenced on the third-floor rotunda area with a photo op, cocktail hour, catching up […]

SEE International Announces Humanitarian Award Recipients for its 50th Year
By Joanne A Calitri   |   November 5, 2024

SEE International announced its Humanitarian Award recipients at a private event hosted by SEE International Board Chair Scott Groff and his wife Kohanya, at their Montecito estate, formerly owned by Michael Towbes, on Wednesday, October 23. The evening soirée was limited to awardees, their significant others, SEE International staff and Board, and your Society reporter. […]

SEE’s Eye Opening 50 Years of Work
By Joanne A Calitri   |   September 17, 2024

Society Invites reports the upcoming 50th Anniversary of SEE International, an organization founded in our town by Dr. Harry Brown, and dedicated to sight-restoring surgeries and essential eyecare world-wide. To celebrate its Golden Anniversary, the organization is inviting the community to a formal black tie Golden Gala ball on October 24, at the Hilton Santa […]

Surgical Eye Expeditions
By Lynda Millner   |   October 4, 2018

SEE International promised an inspirational afternoon and they didn’t disappoint. We all gathered at the New Vic Theater for a symposium about sight, or as they said, “Seeing the Light.” A friend of ours, the late Dr. Harry Brown, founded SEE International in 1974. Since then, volunteer ophthalmologists have restored sight to more than half […]