By Chitra Prasad | Project Leader
Dear Friends,
Dr. V. welcomed change, and was constantly challenging himself and those around him to find new solutions to an old problem – needless blindness.
Friends of Aravind is changing, too, and in the coming months, we will launch our new web site and new name, Aravind Eye Foundation. While we will always be friends, the new name underlines the critical relationship that our supporters have with the people and activities of Aravind Eye Care System in India and around the world. Without your assistance, Aravind would not be able to extend its model of self-sustaining, compassionate care to new areas of development. Change takes some time, so if you are planning to remember Aravind in your year-end giving, please still write checks to Friends of Aravind
Your Donations at Work
Aravind is internationally renowned for its self-sustaining model of compassionate care – no one is turned away on the basis of ability to pay. Your donations make it possible for us to help those who need extensive and long-term treatment and to provide food and housing for patients and their families who must travel many miles to reach an Aravind hospital. Thanks to your generous donations, Aravind Eye Foundation supported the following patient care projects:
Ring of Hope Fund:
Twelve children suffering from devastating eye cancers received treatment at Aravind completely free of cost, including radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and surgery, as well as room and board for the patient and family.
Food for Sight: 2000 camp patients received food during their three-day-stay for free cataract surgery at Aravind hospitals.
Youth Vision Project: 2000 school children in the Pondicherry area were screened for refractive errors and about 600 children have received free spectacles as of September 2010.
Many more children are scheduled to receive free spectacles in the next few months.
Research Fellowships: Two Fellows, who are researching infections and genetic diseases of the eye prevalent in India, received grants to support their work. Their research focuses on identifying possible causes of these various diseases and improved methods of prevention and treatment.Your Donations at Work
Aravind is internationally renowned for its self-sustaining model of compassionate care – no one is turned away on the basis of ability to pay. Your donations make it possible for us to help those who need extensive and long-term treatment and to provide food and housing for patients and their families who must travel many miles to reach an Aravind hospital. Thanks to your generous donations, Aravind Eye Foundation supported the following patient care projects:
For more news about Aravind Eye Care System, please visit the link for the news letter -Journey Towards Light.
Warmest regards,
The Board of Aravind Eye Foundation
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