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2016
13/10/2016
WORLD SIGHT DAY
CHALLENGE
CELEBRATES 10-YEAR
ANNIVERSARY
#StrongerTogether
Universal Eye Health
www.iapb.org
Registered Charity No.: 110559. Company Limited by Guarantee no: 4620869. Registered in England and Wales.
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Optometry Giving Sight has launched its 10th annual fundraising campaign to help raise funds for people who are
needlessly blind or vision impaired simply because they
can’t access an eye exam and vision care provided by an
optometrist.
This year’s World Sight Day Challenge will focus on the
need for effective, sustainable eye health initiatives for
children and adolescents. The campaign, which will run
from Sept. 1 to Oct. 31, will help support vision care services being delivered around the world.
World Sight Day is Oct. 13.
For the past 10 years, thousands of optometrists, their
staff, patients, students and colleagues in industry have
all taken the World Sight Day Challenge by raising funds
to help eliminate the backlog of uncorrected refractive
error, estimated to affect more than 600 million people.
“It’s simple and fun to do,” said Clive Miller, Global
CEO of Optometry Giving Sight. “Practices, schools and
companies can involve their staff, friends, family and colleagues in fundraising activities throughout September
and October; or they can visit our website and make a
personal, practice or company donation.
“We have materials to help promote your involvement,
lots of fun fundraising ideas, and information that you
can share that shows how your donations are having an
impact on the lives of people in need.”
Funds raised will help support Our Children’s Vision– a
global campaign to bring better vision, and eye health
services to 50 million children by 2020.
To donate or pledge, visit www.givingsight.org or call
1-800- 585-8265 ext 4.
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