September 1, 2011

Clinic day 1 is complete!  The 200th OneSight clinic is underway!

By saubinger

After all the set-up and prep work, the clinic is underway!  We have already served hundreds of people in Hermosillo!  We have already started to become great friends with our translators.  They have been amazing in helping us to communicate with people and are encouraging us to learn some spanish.  It's amazing to see how a patient's face lights up when you try and speak their language.  You can tell they really do appreciate it!  Every station in the process is fun, but the best part has to be at the dispense table where they get their glasses at the end.  It's amazing to see how their faces light up and every one is very thankfull and appreciative of the glasses and sunglasses they receive!  Also, while dispensing we saw a note in the bag with one of the glasses.  It was from a Lenscrafters store in Clarksville Tennessee. There was an email address attached to it wanting to know where their glasses were going.  How cool is that?!?  A lot of times we recylcle and neutralize eywear and don't get to see the final result first hand, but now they know exactly where it ended up!

Keep checking back for more pics and stories, and below I included an entry from Sara Savio, one of our Italian team members.  Buenos Dias!

Dopo l'organizzazione della clinica e il training di ieri oggi finalmente é iniziata questa nuova avventura targata OneSight, anzi, possiamo dire che ci sono stati altri 200 giorni che in giro per il mondo ile porte di una clinica internazionale si sono aperte! ... E' davvero un'emozione grande pensare a quante persone hanno potuto migliorare la loro condizione di vita e a quante ancora potranno avere il nostro aiuto!
E' stata una buona giornata di riscaldamento... in tutti i sensi in quanto fa veramente caldo... C'é stato un flusso abbastanza tranquillo di pazienti ma é stato utile per creare armonia tra tutto il gruppo OneSight e il gruppo di traduttori. Domani giorno numero 2: saremo più occupati ma siamo carichi!!!
Volete sapere come sono gli italiani? In SPLENDIDA FORMA!!! ... Nei prossimi giorni vi racconteremo di più...

Some pictures from Clinic Day One!

Janet Duke with one of our first recipients! Photo by Maria Eugenia Arias
Dr. George Boling examining patients Photo by Maria Eugenia Arias

8 Comments

  1. Bob Fately says:

    Very cool! I’m glad I contributed, and look forward to more photos!

    Posted on Thu Sep 1, 2011 9:33 am EST

  2. Emilia says:

    GRANDI!!!
    Grazie per le news, eravamo molto curiosi di sapere come fosse andato il primo giorno.
    In bocca al lupo per questa seconda giornata e al prossimo racconto. Non dimenticate le foto!

    Posted on Thu Sep 1, 2011 9:56 am EST

  3. Steven & Julie says:

    What a full circle experience to have our own recycled glasses dispensed at a clinic and the one who recycled it at our own store being on the clinic!!!  Thanks for letting us know our glasses have changed the life of another person.  Shout out to Amy Mohler… Keep up the awesome work!!!

    Posted on Thu Sep 1, 2011 11:08 am EST

  4. CATHERINE A DEEDE says:

    Hope you are all enjoying the experience of a lifetime….giving the gift of sight.  The help you are giving to the people of Mexico will change their lives….and the experience will change your lives forever!

    Posted on Thu Sep 1, 2011 2:01 pm EST

  5. Jen Cline says:

    Keep up the great work Amy, we miss you back here but are so proud of you contributing to this trip!

    Posted on Thu Sep 1, 2011 5:39 pm EST

  6. Trina says:

    You guys are all doing such a great job!! It’s gotta be such an awesome experience knowing that each time you hand someone their first pair, you’ve given them a new opportunity and whole new phase to their life.  Keep up the good work and I can’t wait to get the opportunity to join in the fun someday ;)

    And keep up the good work Scott!

    Posted on Thu Sep 1, 2011 9:19 pm EST

  7. Dr. Don Lewis says:

    You all are doing such an Outstanding Job.  It makes me proud to be associated with Lenscrafters and ONESIGHT, You all have AMY from our Practices and Stores with you, Work hard Amy and DO GOOD !

    Posted on Thu Sep 1, 2011 9:50 pm EST

  8. Target Optical in Mooresvile, NC says:

    Great Work Mexico Team!!!! Tell Rich Hoffman his team wants to see him in some pictures!

    Elise, LaShonda, Heather, Ben, and Sam.

    Posted on Fri Sep 2, 2011 9:05 am EST

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