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!

| By Pat Ferguson, former President and CEO
Categories: News, Our Work
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As we looked back on the 2011 year during our annual general meeting this past week, I was filled with immense gratitude for our donors. All of the work we do – every single project we undertake and every single person whose life is changed – is thanks to your kind generosity. Because of you,… Continue Reading Thanks to you!

A Dad is…

| By Brian Foster, Former Executive Director
Categories: News, Our Work
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A dad is respected because he gives his children leadership. A dad is appreciated because he gives his children care. A dad is valued because he gives his children time. A dad is loved because he gives his children the one thing they treasure most: himself. ~ Author unknown With Father’s Day only two days… Continue Reading A Dad is…

We must see through their eyes (Part 2 of 2)

| By Lynda Cherry, former Vice-President of International Programs
Categories: Communities, Eye Surgery, India
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On May 25, I wrote about why quality is so important to Operation Eyesight. In case you’re wondering why I’m writing about this now, it’s because too many people are afraid to get the help they need. For years now, we’ve known that next to cataracts, the second leading cause of avoidable blindness in developing… Continue Reading We must see through their eyes (Part 2 of 2)