Another great Labs Live at Andrei’s fundraiser was held on March 24th, 2018 in partnership Guide Dogs for the Blind. This was the fifth time the event took place at Andrei’s Conscious Cuisine & Cocktails in Irvine and by many accounts was the most successful one yet! After being treated to a delicious lunch, guests…
When the Andrei Foundation was first introduced to little Vadim “Vadik” Ladonin in 2012, he was five years old and in need of prostheses having been born with no hands to an alcoholic mother who immediately abandoned him. Brought over to Los Angeles by Health of the Fatherland (with the support of the Andrei Foundation)…
The Andrei Foundation helped make Christmas a little brighter for one orphanage in Russia in partnership with Health of the Fatherland. A donation was made to support a modest delivery of gifts to the children, many of which have physical or mental disabilities.
The Andrei Foundation was proud to help support the 55th Anniversary of the Blind Children’s Learning Center! Held on February 9th, 2017 at Andrei’s Conscious Cuisine & Cocktails in Irvine, the event “Sights from the Past – Visions for the Future” was a benefit to continue and celebrate the amazing work this organization does helping…
The biennial Labs Live fundraiser for Guide Dogs for the Blind that the Andrei Foundation helps support took place this past Saturday, March 19 at Andrei’s Conscious Cuisine & Cocktails in Irvine. As usual there were some pretty great speakers in addition to adorable pups being placed with volunteers to be fostered through their training as well…
Time flies fast and although there haven’t been many updates here, the Andrei Foundation has remained committed to its cause. Most recently we’ve made another $10,000 donation to Guide Dogs for the Blind, and are hosting a fundraiser for them (Labs Live at Andrei’s) on Saturday, March 19th, 2016. GDB is an organization we whole-heartedly…
Aside from donations made to their annual Vision Walk, the Andrei Foundation has been a long-time supporter of the Foundation Fighting Blindness and their efforts to find a cure for retinal degeneration. Large strides have been made over the past couple of years in research on Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) and it has recently been…
On Saturday, March 22, Labs of all shapes and sizes took over the event space at Andrei’s Restaurant in Irvine. Gourmet lunch, inspirational keynote speeches and puppies galore! This was the third time the restaurant has played host to the Labs Live fundraiser in collaboration with Guide Dogs for the Blind over the past couple…
We are very excited to finally introduce the guide dog team the Andrei Foundation sponsored through Guide Dogs for the Blind. Meet Charla and her guide dog Velvet! Charla hails from Texas and this is her first experience with a guide dog. Velvet, a female black lab, graduated just a few short weeks ago (hope to…
The Andrei Foundation funds approximately 20% of the Makapo Aquatics Project, an incredible Orange County non-profit that offers blind and visually impaired adults an opportunity to become involved with outrigger paddling in addition to conducting paddling classes for visually impaired and blind children. Here’s the latest update on some of the great events they’ve been able…