CGI is helping to collect your old glasses.
Stop by the front desk and donate your used glasses today.
Thank you for helping us to make a difference in the lives of someone less fortunate.
WANTED: Recycled Eyeglasses for Sight. For the month of August, please support
Recycling for Sight: a prescription glasses for rural eye health donation drive.
Please donate your adult and/or children’s prescription glasses, reading glasses, and
sunglasses (for all ages).Eight out of every ten citizens of El Salvador have vision problems, but
many of them lack reasonable access to eye care. A charitable group called ASAPROSAR (an acronym for the Spanish translation of “Salvadoran Association for Rural Health”), formed in 1988, regularly
sponsors teams of healthcare professionals who travel to El Salvador to provide eye care to local residents in need.
Zinaria Williams, MD (New York, NY) has donated her time and expertise as a member of the Friends of ASAPROSAR medical teams in 2006, 2008, and January 2012. This an American non-profit organization travels to El Salvador for one week every January to provide eye care (both medical and surgical) to the neediest people living in rural areas of the country. These are individuals who would otherwise have little to no access to eye care and possibly never have the opportunity to be fitted for a pair of eyeglasses.
Receiving a pair of prescription glasses allows these patients to read, sew, farm, and work. For
some, the impact can be life changing.
During the week-long campaign, patients try glasses that most closely fit their personal prescriptions. While
they may not walk out with a pair that exactly matches their prescription, the way we do here in America, they do leave with significantly better vision than they came in with. The more prescription glasses we have, the better chance we can match a patient with a near-perfect fit. Please join in contributing to this worthwhile cause by donating glasses during this collection drive.
Stop by the front desk and donate your used glasses today.
Thank you for helping us to make a difference in the lives of someone less fortunate.
WANTED: Recycled Eyeglasses for Sight. For the month of August, please support
Recycling for Sight: a prescription glasses for rural eye health donation drive.
Please donate your adult and/or children’s prescription glasses, reading glasses, and
sunglasses (for all ages).Eight out of every ten citizens of El Salvador have vision problems, but
many of them lack reasonable access to eye care. A charitable group called ASAPROSAR (an acronym for the Spanish translation of “Salvadoran Association for Rural Health”), formed in 1988, regularly
sponsors teams of healthcare professionals who travel to El Salvador to provide eye care to local residents in need.
Zinaria Williams, MD (New York, NY) has donated her time and expertise as a member of the Friends of ASAPROSAR medical teams in 2006, 2008, and January 2012. This an American non-profit organization travels to El Salvador for one week every January to provide eye care (both medical and surgical) to the neediest people living in rural areas of the country. These are individuals who would otherwise have little to no access to eye care and possibly never have the opportunity to be fitted for a pair of eyeglasses.
Receiving a pair of prescription glasses allows these patients to read, sew, farm, and work. For
some, the impact can be life changing.
During the week-long campaign, patients try glasses that most closely fit their personal prescriptions. While
they may not walk out with a pair that exactly matches their prescription, the way we do here in America, they do leave with significantly better vision than they came in with. The more prescription glasses we have, the better chance we can match a patient with a near-perfect fit. Please join in contributing to this worthwhile cause by donating glasses during this collection drive.
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