You can’t buy happiness… but you can provide eyeglasses!

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Blog, Eyeglasses, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nepal, Our Work, Zambia
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Did you flip to November on your calendar and think: “The heck? Where did the year go?” I sympathize. The year really has flown by, and GivingTuesday is only two weeks away! Many of our supporters have already made donations, and we can’t thank you enough. By now, you may know that four out of… Continue Reading You can’t buy happiness… but you can provide eyeglasses!

GivingTuesday 2016: Hundreds of lives changed!

| By Brian Foster, Former Executive Director
Categories: Donors
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On November 29, a month ago today, we kicked off the holiday giving season with GivingTuesday! It’s a special day dedicated to giving back around the world, and we’re proud to have made it an annual event for Operation Eyesight. To help us reach our $15,000 goal (which we surpassed!), Calgary donors joined us for… Continue Reading GivingTuesday 2016: Hundreds of lives changed!

Give sight on GivingTuesday!

| By Brian Foster, Former Executive Director
Categories: Donors, Our Work
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Today is GivingTuesday and people all over the world are kicking off the holiday season by giving back! You can change lives today by helping us reach our GivingTuesday campaign goal: to raise $15,000 for our cataract surgery programs in India and Africa. Every $50 donation will fund one sight-restoring cataract surgery for a patient… Continue Reading Give sight on GivingTuesday!

Get ready for GivingTuesday 2015!

| By Brian Foster, Former Executive Director
Categories: Kenya, Prevention
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GivingTuesday 2015 is one month away! You’ve probably heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, two days that kick off the holiday shopping season. Well, on Tuesday, December 1, people in Canada and across the globe will kick off the holiday giving season with GivingTuesday. It’s a special day dedicated to giving back around the world, and… Continue Reading Get ready for GivingTuesday 2015!

GivingTuesday 2014: Six-month progress report

| By Kashinath Bhoosnurmath, Global Director, Programmes
Categories: Uncategorized
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Last December, Operation Eyesight participated in GivingTuesday – the global day of giving – for the first time. Thanks to support from our incredible donors, we raised enough funds on GivingTuesday to set five villages in West Bengal, India free of avoidable blindness! Through our Hospital-Based Community Eye Health Program in partnership with Siliguri Greater… Continue Reading GivingTuesday 2014: Six-month progress report