October 15, 2012

Day 1

By amullen

Today was the first day of clinic and it was a very sucessful one. 175 children came through our doors today to receive free eye exams. 136 of them needed prescription eyewear and 113 pairs of glasses were created onsite. The day started off a bit bumpy but by the end of the day it was smooth sailing.

Part of the reason for that was so many volunteers showed up to help make a difference. We had a group of nursing students from Case Western Reserve University who were very excited to be part of the team. They were very helpful, asked many questions and were eager to learn the ins and outs of the manufacturing process. They started out assisting in the pre-testing stations and by the days end, they were helping with the fabrication of the children's eyewear. They will be donating their time for the rest of the week.

The ophthalmic assisting students from Cuyahoga Community College were also here to help. They were accompanied by their instructor, Molly Drenen, who volunteers along with her students annually.

Looking forward to seeing what tomorrow will bring...

 

OneSight Core Team members Sade Andrews and Christin Gerlach starting us off with a group cheer
EyeVan
Volunteers wendy Jones, Elaee Nawabit, sarah collins and Heather Toth from Cuyahoga Community College's Ophthalmic Assisting program
Some of the team helping students select their frames
One of the young students we helped today waiting for her bus to arrive

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1 Comment

  1. Marla says:

    A big shout out to OneSight Cleveland 2012 Clinic team, and the wonderful effort you all put out there to give the gift of sight…..Mel have a wonderful clinic and a successful one take care miss you….love Marla

    Posted on Wed Oct 17, 2012 8:25 am EST

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