Hundreds of Australian practices took the World Sight Day Challenge!
“We are really pleased with how this morning went. Star FM’s live cross gave a full explanation of the World Sight Day Challenge and invited listeners to come and donate at the Star FM van outside Leunig & Farmer Eyecare. Listeners who came down also received food, magazines and World Sight Day Challenge badges, book marks and pamphlets.
“Warragul staff rattled the tins in their World Sight Day Challenge t-shirts and Star FM will continue to promote the cause over the next week and let listeners know they can donate at any Leunig & Farmer Eyecare in Warragul, Pakenham, Moe or Drouin.”
Kelli – Leunig & Farmer Eyecare, Warragul
"It’s going really well. We have had a lot of interest from patients. We ran an ad in the local paper and have the tin on the counter. We have had a lot of people coming into the practice and making a donation in the tin just because of our ad. Many of them have donated $5 and one person even popped in $20. Some of these people had appointments on the day but many didn’t, they just came in to donate their money. It’s been great for business!"
Alison - Eyecare Plus Ulladulla
“All went well on World Sight Day, we appeared in two local papers and have had good support from patients. One patient donated $50!! We are going to continue to push the Challenge for the month of October, so I am hopeful we should get a lot more patients on board.”
Adrian Cornale - Port Macquarie EyecarePlus
World Sight Day in the Media
As hundreds of optometrists around Australia took part in the World Sight Day Challenge many received media coverage on their support. Click on the links to see a selection of the great exposure your colleagues received.
Paul focuses on saving kids’ sight (Gold Coast Bulletin)
There is something special about a child’s smile when they are able to see properly for the first time. Varsity Lakes optometrist Paul Graham > more
Volunteer has clear vision (Daily Telegraph)
When optometrist Jane Kierath flew to Sri Lanka in the wake of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami she had a career-defining moment. > more
Optometrist has his eyes on the world’s children (Northern District Times)
West Ryde optometrists Tom Geroulas (pictured) has responded to a challenge to donate fees from eye exams on Thursday, October 11 to help the 13 million children. > more
Challenge helps save sight (Mandurah Coastal Times)
Peter Bell, a practicing optometrist in Mandurah, will support Australia’s first World Sight Day Challenge. > more
Volunteers tackle millions of sightless, child by child (Hobart Mercury)
There are 13 million children in the world who have gone blind because they do not have access to eye specialists. > more
Volunteer group has far sight for East Timor (Whitehorse Leader)
Blackburn North optometrist Sue Strachan has seen the injustice of life in East Timor, where thousands of children are blind simply because they have no access to glasses. > more
Oswald & Brown – Giving Sight (Yorke Pennisula Country Times)
Peter Oswald of Oswald and Brown Optometrists at Kadina, is one of the thousands of Australian optometrists giving their support to “Optometry Giving Sight’s World Sight Day Challenge” initiative. > more
Firms in focus on the Right to Sight (Toowoomba Chronicle)
Another Toowoomba optometrist practice, Somerville & Merrin, has stepped up to the plate to help out on World Sight Day on Thursday. > more
Look at the world in whole different light (Bankstown Canterbury Torch)
As part of the Optometry Giving Sight project, Australian Optometrists have shown their commitment to preventing blindness > more
Optometry for a Cause (Busselton Dunsborough Mail)
Tomorrow is a day for eyes, when many optometrists around the country donate the money they earn from eye-exam fees > more
Give that they see (Cairns Sun)
Bruce Mellick and Kelcey Hala from Bruce Mellick Optometry, Cairns, have responded to a challenge to all Australian optometrists to donate > more
Optometry Giving Sight would like to thank Write Away for their generous
support of the
World Sight Day Challenge public relations campaign.
Contact us at 1300 88 10 73 or by email
Coming soon: Information about the World Sight Day Challenge 2008
To register to take part in 2008 click here
Optometry Giving Sight is a joint initiative of the
World Optometry Foundation (WOF),
the
International Centre
for Eyecare Education (ICEE) and the
International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB)
and supports the goals of VISION 2020: The Right to Sight.
