Radio reaches those in dire need

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Communities, Eye Surgery, Our Work, Zambia
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Have you ever found that sometimes, the simplest messages are the most heartfelt? Let me tell you about Dawson, 72, and Anisa, 68. This elderly couple live in a tiny one room thatched house in the village of Kajilo, located in Zambia’s North-Western Province. Until quite recently, their lives were miserable because neither of them could… Continue Reading Radio reaches those in dire need

Thanks to you: Eileen Maharaj

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Eye Surgery, India, Our Work
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A Sunday School class at Grandview Baptist Church (now Grandview Calvary Baptist Church) in Vancouver was all the inspiration that then-teenager Eileen Maharaj needed to support Operation Eyesight. “My teacher regularly had ‘mission moments’ in our class and one of those moments was about Operation Eyesight,” explains Eileen. “It inspired my imagination. Blindness is something… Continue Reading Thanks to you: Eileen Maharaj

Back to work and back to school!

| By Lynda Cherry, former Vice-President of International Programs
Categories: Communities, India
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Sachin is a 59-year-old farmer and traditional healer who lives with his family in the village of Bhutini Para in the Rajganj Block of West Bengal. As the chief breadwinner, he was very concerned when he began to lose his vision. It got so bad that he could no longer farm or deliver herbal medicines… Continue Reading Back to work and back to school!

Thanks to you: Edmonton Public Teachers’ Charity Trust Fund

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Communities
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American journalist and historian Henry Adams once said, “Teachers affect eternity; you can never tell where their influence stops.” The teachers of Edmonton Public Schools have taken that statement to another level with their Charity Trust Fund. A generous supporter of Operation Eyesight for more than 25 years, the Edmonton Public Teachers’ Charity Trust Fund’s… Continue Reading Thanks to you: Edmonton Public Teachers’ Charity Trust Fund

Thanks to you: Don McIver

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Eye Surgery, Volunteers
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If you live in Campbell River, BC, you might open your mail one day to find a greeting card and gift from an enthusiastic Operation Eyesight supporter… even if you don’t know him personally. For the past 30-plus years, Don McIver has celebrated local milestones by giving friends, strangers and organizations like Rotary and church… Continue Reading Thanks to you: Don McIver