Merry Christmas to you all!

| By Brian Foster, Former Executive Director
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On behalf of all of us at Operation Eyesight, I’d like to extend our heartfelt thanks to you for your support over the past year. Merry Christmas to you and yours, and warmest wishes for the new year!

Give a gift that touches two lives!

| By Brian Foster, Former Executive Director
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With only three weeks left until Christmas, you may be worried about how you’re going to fit all your gift shopping in. And you know the mall parking lot is going to be full and the checkout lines are going to be unbearably long. Thankfully, there’s another less-stressful, less time-consuming option: Operation Eyesight’s Gift Guide. Stay warm… Continue Reading Give a gift that touches two lives!

Be inspired

| By Brian Foster, Former Executive Director
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She’s run, climbed, biked, swum, broken a Guinness World Record and has been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Network. Norma Bastidas, long-time Operation Eyesight supporter and friend, is truly an inspiration to others. When asked who her inspiration is, Norma is quick to answer: “My kids.” Norma, who lives in Delta, B.C., is a full-time… Continue Reading Be inspired

Celebrating World Sight Day 2014: No More Avoidable Blindness!

| By Brian Foster, Former Executive Director
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World Sight Day is just three days away! To mark the occasion, we’re holding a public celebration event in Kanapur, a village located in Telangana State, India. The village will be declared avoidable blindness free! What does this mean? It means that anyone in the village who was suffering from unnecessary blindness, or was at… Continue Reading Celebrating World Sight Day 2014: No More Avoidable Blindness!

2014 AGM: Our future is bright!

| By Brian Foster, Former Executive Director
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More than 60 donors, board members, staff and friends of Operation Eyesight gathered at the Devonian Gardens in Calgary, Canada on June 25 for our Annual General Meeting. It was a terrific evening filled with insightful stories and updates, celebration, laughter and good company. Kare, a grade five student from Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School, kicked off the… Continue Reading 2014 AGM: Our future is bright!