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Optometry Giving Sight honors donors
Optometry Giving Sight has established a program called Circle of Sight to recognize contributions made to the organization, it announced in a press release Monday.
Circle of Sight specifically honors monthly donors who help in providing consistent funding that allows Optometry Giving Sight to engage in long-term projects, according to the organization.
“I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to visit Tanzania a few years ago," Mary Anne Murphy, OD, Optometry Giving Sight chair, said in the release. "I can tell you from first-hand experience what an incredible impact Optometry Giving Sight-funded projects have in underserved communities. Whether it’s students who are studying to become optometrists, local eye care practitioners who are gaining training and resources to run their businesses, or people who are gaining access to the eye care they need – it is wonderful to know that our monthly donations make all this happen.”
Optometry Giving Sight Circle of Sight, from left: Hoya Vision Care President Barney Dougher; Gordon Price; Mary Anne Murphy, OD; Denise Price; Bobby Christensen, OD; Jayne Christensen; Moes Nasser, OD; and Optometry Giving Sight CEO Clive Miller. SOURCE: Optometry Giving Sight
Optometry Giving Sight welcomed members into the Circle of Sight last Friday at a reception sponsored by Hoya at the Vision Source Exchange meeting.
As detailed by the organization, Bobby Christensen, OD, and his wife Jayne were recognized as the 2014 Philanthropists of the Year; Donald Matsumoto, OD, and Randall Yumori, OD, of Pacific Eyecare earned Practice of the Year; and Gordon Price, OD, and his wife Denise and Moes Nasser, OD, were awarded World Sight Day Challenge Outstanding Contribution.
“We are delighted to recognize these generous individuals,” Murphy said. “Their outstanding contributions are an inspiration for us all.”