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Silverstar Casino Celebrates Mandela Day
Mandela Day celebrates the idea that each individual has the power to transform the world, the ability to make an imprint, one step at a time. Together with their sponsor partners and optometrists that kindly volunteered their time, Vision in Sight Trust made a difference in the lives of 67 pensioners from the Donavan Mc Donald Retirement Home, Roodepoort Moths and Davidsonville care of the aged.
The day would not have been such a success, without the enthusiastic participation of our sponsors Silverstar Casino (sponsored the lenses, venue, t-shirts, transport for the aged and the catering), Eurotech Optical (auto refractors), Digital Optometry (software for eye examinations), GM Optical Fashion (frames), Ebony Optical (frames) and Spectill - The Optometrists that kindly donated their time; Ronelle van Zyl, Beverly Milun, Brian Sneag, Mark Wienand, Pierre Coetzee, Dubuseng Aphane, Hameeda Abdoola, Leanie Strydom, the SAOA staff and Simon Goldblatt.
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Magau Community project in Atteridgeville (informal settlement)
Children aged between 5 and 8yrs,
from the Magau Community project in
Atteridgeville (informal settlement)
were treated to a day of “Stories
through Vision”.
Ouma Temba wanted
to do something different for her book
club by reading to underprivileged
children and contacted Vision in Sight
Trust to educate them on the importance
of eye care and the dangers of UV rays.
The children were thrilled to receive
sunglasses donated by Dis-Chem, books
donated by the ladies of the book club
and party packs donated by Film and
Publication Board.
Vision in Sight
was proud to be involved in this
initiative.
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Generous donation from Copper Vision
Thanks to the generous donation from Copper Vision, Teliza a thirteen year old, who loves playing sport, received a 6 months supply of contact lenses. Her family is going through a difficult time and could not afford the lenses. A special thanks to Sam Schneider who did her eye examination. |
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School children receive free specs
Vision in Sight Trust and PNA
donated free spectacles to school children in
need at Park Senior School in Turfontein on the 11th March. With the help
of UJ students, their supervisors and private
Optometrists that donated their time, school
children at Park Senior benefited from eye
examinations and specs, in the supportive
environment of their school.
Corinne
Lenferna a Psychometrist who works with the
school children said “Some of the learners are
struggling to cope because they simply need
their vision corrected and this is causing over
and above blurry vision, potentially headaches,
stomach aches and nausea, as well as
interrupting their learning process. Every
learner should have their vision assessed
regularly throughout their school career as this
can be the simplest of difficulties to correct
and can make all the difference.”
Herman
Botha - General Manager of PNA said that they
were proud to support a cause that has given
children the “Gift of Sight”
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PNA SHOWS IT'S HEART FOR EYES -
'GIVE THE GIFT OF SIGHT' CAMPAIGN
PNA, one of South Africa's leading stationery, book and art material retail groups in close collaboration with supplier partners, HP, Jetstream, Pritt, Fiskars, GBC, Rexel and Bantex, launched a groundbreaking in store campaign on Saturday 30 May 2009 , at Greenstone Shopping Mall. R1 of every flagged product sold within the 47 PNA stores, will be donated to The Vision in Sight Trust (The fundraising leg of The South African Optometric Association). PNA officially adopted the VIST as their charity of choice and eye care as their cause of choice and has now taken this commitment to an even higher level . All the proceeds from the PNA campaign, which runs until the end of December, will be dedicated exclusively to children's eye care. A SMS line is also linked to this campaign, SMS the keyword
"sight to 38208" to donate R10 which will also help us reach our target of R200 000.
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Kidz Can C
Kidz can C is not only a day out for kids in children's homes, but also a day where the whole community pulls together to make sure our children can see the future. Kids are brought to a central point where they are entertained while testing is done and spectacles are dispensed on site. No child leaves without the needed care. |
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LEON SMITH, 43
His spectacles broke and he could not afford to buy new spectacles, as he has been unemployed for 3 years. Without spectacles he could not read the newspaper to find employment and was also embarrassed to go for interviews with broken spectacles. Since his new spectacles he has found employment and has more self-confidence. |
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NOSIPHO SHABANGU, 13
Suffered from headaches and her eyes kept watering. When she was doing school work, she couldn't r ead the writing on the board. Nosipho can now see the work on the board. She says she always worked very hard but now with spectacles she can be No.1 in her class. |
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ZODWA SHABANGU, 43
Suffered from headaches and couldn't read or do needlework. Can do needlework again, clean the house and read magazines again. Without the Vision in Sight trust project would not have been able to afford glasses for her and her daughter.
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Mandela - 67 Over 60’s
67 Over 60’s received The Gift of Sight in Celebration of Mandela Day.
Mandela Day celebrates the idea that each individual has the power to transform the world, the ability to make an imprint.
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Art Competition
The art competition in partnership with PNA, Transitions Optical and Open Window not only raised funds but created awareness of the importance of eye care amongst school children
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The Vision in Sight Rose
The Vision in Sight Rose was dedicated by Ludwig Taschner from Ludwig Roses to the Vision in Sight Trust to raise funds for the needlessly blind. The Vision in Sight rose is on sale at most garden centers under the White Ribbon Collection countrywide. For every rose bush sold R2.00 will be donated to the trust, which will in turn use these funds to provide eye care for those who cannot afford it.
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Set a Record
A first in South Africa, in partnership with Optometrists and Optometric students from UJ, Transitions Healthy Sight for Life, Oakley and Montecasino set a record to see how many South Africans eyes they could examine in one day
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Shades 4 a Day
Information available indicates that prolonged exposure over long periods of time can cause permanent damage to the eyes. To make the public aware of these dangers the Trust in the form of a campaign entitled “ Shades 4 a Day ” sponsored by Oakley, raised awareness of eye care and the importance of wearing of UV protection sunglasses.
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e-tin™
e-tin™ is an innovative and cost-effective electronic small change collection mechanism which allows the customer to donate their “small change” electronically to the Vision in Sight Trust, who is making a difference in the lives of the “needlessly” blind c ommunities throughout South Africa.
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