June 21, 2011

Day 5 completed!

By randib

It's hard to believe that we have finished 5 days of clinic....seems like we just got here! Only 3 more days to go...:(

1370 people served today!!

Today as a man left my station, my volunteer asked me if I had noticed the sling he was wearing. He proceeded to tell me that this man had fallen while waiting for the clinic this morning. He was taken to the hospital, treated. Then he came back and got his eye exam and glasses!

We are all so busy during the day that we are not always cognisant of the others. That's why it so important for us to share our stories!

One of the stories shared was from team member, Bill Mullins. In fact I have 2 stories about him. A few days ago, there was a young girl with a very high prescription. No one was able to find something that a matched. Someone remembered that Bill had brought his wife's glasses. Perfect fit!

Bill is "indispensible" at our dispense table. Today, I had a beautiful young woman standing in front of, trying hard not to cry because the glasses we were able to pick were tremendous and heavy. When Bill saw them, he offered to "take care of it". And he did! He came back with a great pair of glasses! When she stood in front of me now, she did cry, but this time tears of joy! It's that kind of dedication that makes OneSight the quality program it is!

 

CSC Qute: "The happiest people I have known have been those who gave themselves no concern about their own souls, but did their uttermost to mitigate the miseries of others"  Elizabeth Cady Stanton

 

Tonight we held our "Silent Auction" It was run by Barb Aspen and Tara Marlett. They did a great job with a great assortment of goodies and gifts donated by the team members, A lot of excitement was generated by tean=m member, Jimmy Hendriks (you can imagine!) as he did several live auctions. The big winner of the the day was a pair of limited edition, beaded Ray Ban glasses which fetched $370! $2778 was raised for our clinic!

 

3 Comments

  1. Karin Robison says:

    Wendy…keep up the great work!!!!  Can’t wait to hear your exciting stories when you come back to Assignment!  :)

    Karin

    Posted on Tue Jun 21, 2011 10:05 am EST

  2. adebia tetteh says:

    i had a drive to the clinic site with a friend to witness what is going on in our backyard. it touched my body and soul. We thank the volunteers, organisers, sponsors etc. for a yeoman’s job. it is not the faint-hearted who takes on such a challenging job but the love of mankind. We are all proud and happy for all those who took part and made this possible. Let us all chanell our strength and energies towards helping each other and especially the vunerable in society. It pays to be kind.

    Posted on Tue Jun 21, 2011 10:22 am EST

  3. JJ van Wyk says:

    Dear Ghana Clinic Team.  You are doing great work; therefore keep it up an treasure all the positive feedback from the beneficiaries.  You will surely remember this hard working but enriching experience for life! As all the loved ones of all the Team Members, we are eagerly awaiting your safe return to Cape Town, SA Team! Talita, our time together with you in Cape Town, is drawing closer! Love you all! JJ.

    Posted on Tue Jun 21, 2011 3:22 pm EST

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