<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/blog/2022/audrey-blondin.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>The Charger Blog</category><pubDate>09/29/2022</pubDate><title>Health Sciences Professor Helps Give Gift of Vision to Individuals in Central America</title><description>Nearly every winter, Audrey Blondin, J.D., MPH, and her husband head to Nicaragua where they help provide eyecare for individuals in need. Dedicated supporters of Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity (VOSH), a nonprofit that has already helped enhance vision and eye health for thousands of people, they are leaders of the organization’s Connecticut chapter.</description><hide-description/><author>Renee Chmiel, Office of Marketing and Communications</author><author-details/><hide-author/><date>September 29, 2022</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/health-sciences/news/2022/volunteers.jpg" alt="Dr. Audrey Blondin, Dr. Matthew Blondin, and volunteers during 2020 VOSH-CT mission in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua."/></image><image-caption>Dr. Audrey Blondin, Dr. Matthew Blondin, and volunteers during 2020 VOSH-CT mission in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua.</image-caption><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-blog</tag><tag>year-2022</tag></tags></item>