August 9, 2011

Day 9 – Camp Hidden Valley

By jmarshall

Today was a long day!  We saw 202 patients today and 102 saw the doctors!  Tara got out of her “fishbowl” (Eyevan) and actually got to interact with the kids today.  She had been on Eyevan every day since we came to camp.  Now I would like to introduce you to Jennifer B.! :)

 

Hi, my name is Jennifer Bishop and I work at the CSC in the Asset Protection department.  One of my jobs here in Fishkill is the Fundraising Captain.  Without the help of donations, clinics such as Fishkill would not be possible.  Sunday night our team had a silent auction to help add money to our cause.  It was a huge success, raising over $1000!!!  There were lots of items to bid on (tshirts, sunglasses, a homemade picture frame from Michael, jewelry, etc.) and we all had a great time bidding against each other.

Before the auction, we all decided to have a potluck dinner.  We all had $25 per room to spend and a designated buyer to go shopping with the “shopping team”.  It was pretty crazy trying to get around the grocery store in our allotted 20 minute shopping time and with a certain amount to spend!  (I would love to see the camera system at that store! Haha!)  We all created awesome dishes and it was so much fun to share them with everyone.  Be careful eating Redd’s  queso as it has a little “Mexican flair”. LOL! As Dawn said, “I just got bit in the mouth!”  We had so much food left over, we’re enjoying it all over again tonight for dinner!

One of my highlights of this trip happened yesterday while working on Eyeleen in frame styling.  A 12 year old boy asked me if he was going to be able to keep his current frames, as he had been sharing his prescription glasses with his mom!  He said that he did not buy her anything for her birthday and would love to give them to her.  Of course I told him yes, through tears of realization that we are not only touching the lives of the children here at camp, but also to family members that we have never met!  It’s clear that the gift of sight is a gift that keeps on giving!

With love from NY,

Jennifer

You can help out and donate to our clinic at OneSight.org and look for our Fishkill 2 Team Page!

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