At age 94, Mario Marasco knows the value of eye surgery. After two cataract surgeries and laser eye surgery helped maintain his eyesight, Mario recently received his doctor’s permission to keep driving his car for another two years. “When you have problems with your eyes and can get surgery, you count your blessings,” he says.… Continue Reading Donor empathy drives generosity
In 2015, our generous donors contributed almost $4 million to our work, giving the gift of sight to hundreds of thousands of children, women and men living in India and Africa. Today, I’d like to tell you about one special donor, Gwen Crowe. Gwen, 85, has been a donor to Operation Eyesight for decades.… Continue Reading A donor reminds us that sharing is caring
If your ears were ringing on June 23, it was probably because we were talking about you, our incredible donors, all evening at our “Halfway to Christmas Party” and Annual General Meeting. (And if you were in Calgary, it may have been because you could hear the Christmas handbells a-ringing.) Thank you to everyone who… Continue Reading 2016 AGM: Now that was a party!
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