Dozens of Canadian practices took the World Sight Day Challenge!
“Just wanted to let you know how much fun we are having here on World Sight Day! I’m having a great time chatting about our charity and the patients so far have been very generous!”
Dr Kirsten North – Vice President of the CAO
“All of our staff wore the T shirts (no exceptions) and we enjoyed patient’s comments. Everyone was proud to be a part of this project and gained insight (and were subsequently able to explain to patients) how the money we donated will be used for avoidable blindness in less fortunate countries around the world. It was a mutually beneficial experience.”
Dr Ken Koltun, President of the CAO
“We had fun wearing the T-shirts and promoting a very worthy cause. We also
sent out a press release, which was printed in our local community paper.”
Dr. Michelle Georgi of Winnipeg Manitoba
“We had a wonderful week of FUNdraising here at CIBA Vision last week! We raised $1033.13 for Optometry Giving Sight! Thanks for all your support, the video, balloons and buttons came in very handy! I can’t wait to BREAK our record next year!!!”
Jennifer Leung – CIBA Vision Cananda Inc.
World Sight Day in the Media
As hundreds of optometrists around the Canada and the US took part in the World Sight Day Challenge many received media coverage on their support.
Two Waterloo optometrists donate fees to aid children
World Sight Day is Oct. 11, and two Waterloo optometrists are donating their eye exam fees that day to the global initiative.Jane Newman and Theresa Donelson will donate their fees to help the estimated 13 million children who are blind or vision-impaired simply because they do not have access to eye exams and glasses. Optometrists across Canada were challenged to donate exam fees on the international day organized by the group Optometry Giving Sight.
Call Newman and Donelson's office at 519-885-2701. - As seen in the Waterloo Record
Contact us at 1 888 OGS GIVE 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.
