VOSH SUPPORTING EYE TEAMS
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| Williams College students screen vision of indigent Jan 12-22, 2010 in Bluefields, Nicaragua a collaboration with The New England College of Optometry |
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Ladies Home Journal donate their eyeglasses to VOSH
Back row/standing, from left to right: Lorraine Glennon (Senior Articles and Books Editor); Vanessa Seder (Associate Food Editor); Julie Bain (Features Editor); Cathie Yun (Assistant Art Director); Emily Chau (Editorial Assistant); Vivette Porges (Photo Associate); Jeffrey Saks (Creative Director); Mandy Hendrix (Assistant Beauty Editor). Middle row: Ron Kelly (Managing Editor), Sally Lee (Senior Vice President/Editor-in-Chief); Margot Gilman (Deputy Editor). Bottom row/kneeling: Anna Varjian (Editorial Business Analyst); Gabrielle Porcaro (Associate Fashion Editor); Erica Metzger (Senior Beauty Editor). We also had donations come in from both our home offices in Des Moines and our California sales offices. Right now, we’re at 37 pairs. A few more might trickle in which they presented to Dr. Jorge Won, President of VOSH-NY.
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After running the 113th Boston Marathon (my sixth) in 3:55 on April 20, 2009 I am happy I decided to dedicate my run again to raising funds for VOSH-ONE (Volunteer Optometric Service to Humanity of New England). My determination to train for and run the grueling 26.2 miles from Hopkinton to Boston parallels my intent to continue the battle against preventable blindness in the world. There are literally millions of people in the impoverished third world, who by our standards are considered legally blind, many of whom can be helped with the provision of simple eyeglasses. My recent trip to Antigua, Guatemala was my seventh to Central America. Our group of six doctors examined one thousand patients and dispensed as many glasses and eye medications as were needed. Dr. Derek Feifke, President VOSH-ONE (OF NEW ENGLAND) |
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