Brayden and Laura: Bihar India
Global Impact Fellows With Unite for Sight
We just returned from Bihar India with a group called Unite for Sight to volunteer at the AB Eye Institute in March 2010. Unite for Sight is a non-profit organization that aims to prevent blindness by applying best practices for health care. This program works with local ophthalmologists and optometrists to provide eye exams, eye surgery, and outreach to poverty stricken communities in developing countries like Ghana, India, and Honduras. While abroad, we screened patients for cataracts, glaucoma, and other eye diseases. We participated in sight restoring cataract surgeries. Thanks to the support of SO many people, we have raised more than $3200 to support 64 cataract surgeries! This blog is meant to keep all those who have contributed to this effort informed and help them see where their donations are going.
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We want to personally thank EVERYONE who has contributed to our fundraising effort for cataract surgeries in Patna, India.
Feel free to check out the success on our fundraising page!

Sunday, March 14, 2010

6 Days and counting...

Wow, we are finally down to less than a week until departure! We have been planning this for so long its crazy to think that it is actually almost here! Today we went to church, and it was wild to think that the next two Sundays we will be in India! This week we will be finalizing everything, weighing our suitcases, finishing packing and getting ready. Poor Brayden has a huge test on Friday, so he has to focus on that too this week! Laura is glad to announce she doesn't have any tests, and is looking forward to a break from work! One of the really exciting things about this trip is that we will get to spend a lot more time together. We get to busy between jobs and school that we only get a couple hours at the end of the day together, so it is really exciting to think about getting to work together all day! Woohoo! It is going to be hard to go about work and school this week when we are getting so excited to be leaving on Saturday! Amazing that it has finally arrived! We will keep updating as we go, keep checking back! We are so excited and grateful for the huge amount of support we have received from everyone, thanks for being involved and interested! It makes the experience all the more exciting for us to have such a huge outpouring of interest and support! Thanks!




Our ID photos for the AB Eye Institute
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