Over 1,100 uninsured and underinsured children received free eye screenings and, if needed, two free pairs of eyeglasses at Give Kids Sight Day on Saturday, April 12. Eagles Youth Partnership, Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY), Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Visionworks and the First Hospital Foundation teamed up for the fifth annual event.
"Eighty percent of learning in school is visual. If we can improve a child's vision we can enhance their learning," said Eagles Youth Partnership Executive Director Sarah Martinez-Helfman. "Eagles Youth Partnership is proud to be a part of such an amazing volunteer-run day. We've been providing vision care to children for the past 18 years through our Eagles Eye Mobile program, but there are so many more children who need the care. Give Kids Sight Day is for them."
On Saturday, the Eagles helped administer free eye screenings and, if needed, two free pairs of eyeglasses to uninsured children at Give Kids Sight Day ...
Bamiro takes a picture alongside Christina Weiss Lurie, President Eagles Youth Partnership, Eagles Social Responsibility and Sarah Martinez-Helfman, Executive Director of Eagles Youth Partnership
Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY), Wills Eye Hospital, Eagles Youth Partnership, Thomas Jefferson University, Visionworks and the First Hospital Foundation all teamed up for the fifth annual event
All uninsured and underinsured children in attendance received free eye screenings
After a comprehensive screening and exam from area eye doctors who are volunteering their time for the event, Visionworks provided two free pairs of eyeglasses to each child that needed them
Untreated vision problems can impact a child's ability to learn in the classroom, making eye screenings highly important
One of the volunteers sets up the eye chart
A look at a color-blindness test
The volunteers smile for a group photo
Even some of the Eagles cheerleaders stopped by to help out
Checking vision in both eyes
The Eagles Eye Mobile was part of the fun ...
As was T Michael Bamiro
Two fans take a picture with Bamiro
Bamiro takes a photo with a young fan
"Big Mike" Bamiro was very popular with Eagles fans on Saturday
