The Advertiser collects spectacles for charity
In light of Eye Care Awareness Month, the Advertiser, together with Eyeland Optometrist, East Rand Mall, collected plus-minus a hundred glasses and frames for those who cannot afford them.
Eye Care Awareness Month ran from September 23 to October 20.
All spectacles were donated to the Boksburg Lions Club for their Operation Bright Sight initiative, which assists the underprivileged in Boksburg to obtain spectacles at an affordable price.
According to Nora Norris, coordinator of Operation Bright Sight, any person who cannot afford specs, learners, as well as pensioners, are eligible to benefit from the scheme.
Teachers who identify learners who cannot afford specs, and have difficulty in reading the blackboard may contact James van Heerden on 082 291 7564.
“We urge community members who know of a person struggling with their sight to make the necessary appointment with one of our opticians for this person,” says Norris.
Opticians that partake in the Bright Sight Project, and are the only ones to be contacted are Davide Muir 011 913 45111 and Osmans Optical 011 917 2839.
