Glimpses
WORLD SIGHT DAY CHALLENGE
THIS MONTH
The World Sight Day Challenge is Optometry
Giving Sight’s largest fundraising campaign of
the year.
The challenge brings the global optometry
community together to raise money and
awareness to help provide eye care to those in
need.
The challenge is focused on World Sight Day,
Oct. 10, and runs throughout October.
“It is estimated that as much as 80 per cent
of what a child learns is processed through
the visual system; an eye examination and
glasses can mean the difference between a
life of poverty and a life of opportunity,” says
Dr. Juan Carlos Aragon, chair of Optometry
Giving Sight. “A child’s ability to play and learn
and to contribute at home and school is largely
dependent on good vision.”
For the past 13 years, thousands of
optometrists, staff members, patients and
students have taken the World Sight Day
Challenge and made a difference by making a
tax-deductible donation and/or by raising funds
in their practice, school or company.
Optometry Giving Sight encourages everyone
to join the World Sight Day Challenge and help
transform the lives of people around the world
by helping to provide access to eye care.
To donate or pledge participation, please visit:
www.givingsight.org
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