September 7, 2010

Clinic Day 1 - Greetings From Benin.

By jarnold

Last night the whole team arrived safe and well in Cotonou Benin.  With one desire - to help as many people as we can see better than they ever have before.  Today we set off to Clinic where we completed the set up process and attended a welcoming ceremony to celebrate the Clinic.  The Mayor of Ouidah, the town the Clinic is in attended as well as other dignatories from Government, the local Lions clubs and the NGO (Non Governmental Organisation) that is hosting us here. The Voodoo King was also in attendance.

Then it was time to get down to work proper.  We all trained on each station. Station leaders are Ashley Hill on autorefractor, Damon Mackert for the Doctors, Todd Peters in IMS (Information Managment Systems), Mitchell Belinsky on the Chabellas (custom made glasses) and Cyndi Jones in Dispensing.  They all did a great job making sure we knew each position.  Once recipients started flowing in things went smoothly and we saw just over 600 people in half a day.  Tomorrow we will do more.

Internet speeds are a little challenging here in Cotonou, we hope to have pictures and more posted shortly.  Stay Tuned.

12 Comments

  1. Estelle Pires says:

    Bonjour à toute l’équipe du Bénin, nous vous soutenons depuis la France.
    Prenez soin de notre petite Danièle qui vit sa première mission.

    Des millions d’encouragements à vous tous et une formidable mission remplie de beaux sourires*

    Ps: Ton fan club se joint à moi pour te souhaiter beaucoup de bonheur dans cette mission Danièle.
    Pleins de bisous
    Estelle

    Posted on Wed Sep 8, 2010 2:02 am EST

  2. Cindy Dellefield says:

    Keep up the good work!  You are all in my thoughts and prayers!

    Posted on Wed Sep 8, 2010 7:27 am EST

  3. Kathy Drury says:

    Catherine - I hope you are having the time of your life on this, your first One Sight clinic!

    Thanks to all who are making such a big difference to so many!

    Posted on Wed Sep 8, 2010 8:44 am EST

  4. Fan Club France Daniele Lavable says:

    Hope everything is going rihgt for Daniele Lavable, thinking about her ; Great adventure…
    Bye bye gros bisous de nous tous et toutes !
    Lisa-Laetitia

    Ps : Kisses from Véronique, Pascale…

    Posted on Wed Sep 8, 2010 10:40 am EST

  5. Claire Casci says:

    Hey Justine T.,
    Glad to here you arrived in Benin safe and sound.
    Thanks to Kristen we are all following your journey through the OneSight blog here in the office.  You are close to our hearts and in our thoughts daily.  Enjoy Benin and take LOTS of PICTURES!

    Posted on Wed Sep 8, 2010 10:57 am EST

  6. Regina Sharp says:

    Catherine have a wonderful time spreading your customer service to those in need in Benin

    Justine from Fulcrum, thanks for supporting Onesight have a great time and take it all in!

    Posted on Wed Sep 8, 2010 11:43 am EST

  7. Magda says:

    Awsome to have news from you and all your work! I love and respect so much these Clinics. I was soooo lucky when i had the chance to be a part of one once!! :D
    James: xoxoxoxox x 2010.

    Posted on Wed Sep 8, 2010 12:17 pm EST

  8. Miguel Morales says:

    Hey Gary!
    We are all reading the blog so keep us updated. Have a good time! And to the rest of the team good luck and have a great time!
    Miguel

    Posted on Wed Sep 8, 2010 1:19 pm EST

  9. Sharon Britt and Loss Prevention Team says:

    Dear clinic participants…Bonjour mon amie, ....esp Greg , Catherine and Mitch ...we are so happy to hear that you arrived safely and are helping the people of Benin to see! You are making a difference. Merci beacoup! Be well and safe travels. Sharon and LP Team

    Posted on Wed Sep 8, 2010 1:56 pm EST

  10. Kathy B says:

    Keep the updates coming!  Looking forward to some photos. And ‘HI’ from LA to Peggy (a.k.a Mom!)

    Posted on Wed Sep 8, 2010 3:07 pm EST

  11. Tiko Charles says:

    I welcome you all to our lovely country and We pray the Almighty God will reward you all I am in Cotnou, How i wish i can be able to go to Ouida just to assiste the teams for language barrier.

    Posted on Thu Sep 9, 2010 3:59 am EST

  12. Emer Haugh says:

    Great to see the photos of Lucya and everyone at the welcome ceremony and to know that you are all helping so many lovely people.

    Posted on Thu Sep 9, 2010 3:37 pm EST

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