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!
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2014 AGM: Our future is bright!
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!
Remembering a loving husband and father
That’s the Jenkyns family, in the picture above. From the left: grandaughter Glenys, sons Tom and Bill, daughter Linda, son Jim, and daughter Arleigh. Linda has been a long-time volunteer at Operation Eyesight, too! Art Jenkyns used to say, “You can’t change the world, but you can change some people’s world.” As founder of Operation Eyesight,… Continue reading Remembering a loving husband and father
Wishing you all a happy Easter
Many of our supporters across the globe are celebrating Easter this weekend. On behalf of all of us at Operation Eyesight, I would like to wish you a happy and fun-filled Easter. May you have a wonderful time celebrating with your family and friends. And for those of us in the northern hemisphere, our best… Continue reading Wishing you all a happy Easter