October 6, 2011

Clinic Day 3

By hwertman

Our passion is giving the gift of sight and that is what the team in Minneapolis is delivering. The community has embraced this mission with sincere gratitude and appreciation. I think the thing that has unexpectectedly touched the team is the feedback the team has received from the community. Our bus driver...citizens in the neighborhood...the mantenance team at the building...all thanked the OneSight team for their efforts and commitments to the children in North Minneapolis.

On Wednesday, Renee was speaking with the kids from one of the schools and a little boy asked, "Wait a minute, you're here for us? You all are here just for us?" The child was so surprised that there was a group of people that were there because they cared for him and his friends so much.

Nicole from the Target home office spent some time with us on Wednesday. She had heard of the OneSight program, but didn't have the emotional connection. On Wednesday, Nicole helped about a hundred children pick out their eyewear while watching their faces light up. Nicole then went into the lab and manufactured her first pair of eyewear! Even better, she dispensed the pair of eyewear to a child who was excited to receive them.

Rhonda had a connection with a teenager who has seen other kids around him get glasses but was afraid to wear glasses himself. He thought they would "hurt".  Rhonda had the opportunity to have a conversation that influenced the teenager to put the glasses on. Although he was concerned, he wanted to be like the other kids around him who were happy to have the gift of sight. He listened, took the leap of faith because he believed in Rhonda, and wore those glasses out with pride and a smile!

 

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