Monday, July 20, 2009

Hello back home!

After a great weekend off, we're back at it, at Oprah's Seven Fountain School! School was back in session today after a week off, so Clinic was a bit more hectic today. But, we again have seen record numbers. Here are a few stories from today!

Just before Clinic, Beth Conger, Leanne Wood, Tshepo Tsotetsi, Oralio Dutoit, Angie Oder and Kara Mitchell took time to pose for a quick pic!


This first story is AMAZING! The woman (pictured to below on the right with Madu and Tshepo) came to Clinic wearing hand-made glasses (pictured below left.) Literally, for the last 9 years, she continued to repair them with duct tape, string, wire and anything else to keep these -9.0's together. As you can see from her picture on the right, she is now VERY happy with a new pair of small frames that perfectly fit her prescription.











This woman literally jumped out of her seat at dispense when she received these hip rectangular frames which will allow her to read her bible and again attend church. Her excitement was son contagious that all in dispense including broke out into a dance party!

Even our fearless leader, David Berumen, jumped in to help when dispense got backed up and gave this very grateful 70-year-old the gift of sight.


At this Clinic, since we're helping a lot of children, we have a very robust "Chabella" (pictured below left) program. This is a great pair of glasses developed just for OneSight that are a completely round frame. We bring thousands of frames and an even greater stock of lenses to make custom glasses with an exact match! Jimmy Weaver (pictured below right) has been our dedicated volunteer in Chabella land since Clinic began. To date, we've made over 300 pair of chabellas which accounts for roughly 10% of all glasses dispensed at Clinic. Thanks Jimmy!











After a long day of working so hard, we all manage to have a great time! Here's team reps from down unda in Australia and New Zealand including: Todd Palmer, Helen Binckes, Forum Patel, Lisa Walkowick and Alice Telford.

6 comments:

  1. Would have loved to see David joining in the dispense dance party. Sounds like fun!

    Hi, Karen! Love You! I look forward to dancing with you. Tim

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  2. Keep up the good work, team! Hello to Mike Smith from the LOM team at home!

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  3. Wow that story of the lady with the -9 is awesome; and the dance party sound great!!
    keep it up guys..

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  4. Hi South African Bunnies!

    Wat maak julle met julle self. Dit gaan goed hier by hoofkantoor. Finance is baie bly dat julle sulke goeie werk doen. Hoe is dit dit om saam met die ander nasies te werk? Ons mis julle verskriklik baie. Dit gaan baie beter met Rodger, groete, Hendrik Aucamp

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  5. Hey Wedaad and Odette,

    Make sure "julle vat alles met eish"!!! Hope the weather is warmer and you are working hard,enjoying yourselves and stay safe.

    Thinking of You
    Bianca

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