Think back to when you were 12 years old. Hopefully, you were playing with friends, (mostly) enjoying your days in school and generally having a great time being a kid. Unfortunately, life wasn’t like that for Phangshu, a little girl living in the village of Sonapur in India. Not only was she born into a… Continue reading A little girl journeys out of darkness
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This looks like a job for… “the water people”
What would you do if the only water tap in your house stopped working? If you knew how to fix it, you’d likely try to repair it yourself. If not, you’d probably call a plumber. But what if you had no knowledge of how to fix the tap yourself and you couldn’t afford the repair… Continue reading This looks like a job for… “the water people”
Helping eye cancer patients from India and around the world
Sight restored. Cancer beaten. Lives saved! And all thanks to our generous donors! In September 2015, we opened the Operation Eyesight Universal Institute for Eye Cancer in India in response to the shocking fact that every day, four children in India are born with eye cancer. Through its early detection and integrated treatments programs,… Continue reading Helping eye cancer patients from India and around the world
Seeds for a long-time donor planted 50 years ago
Carol Harris of New Brunswick made the news in 2013, when she married George Raynes. They first met in grade 1 in 1936. During a class production of Sleeping Beauty in grade 3, George, who wasn’t supposed to kiss Carol, “laid a big wet one on her.” The two stayed in touch and, after George’s… Continue reading Seeds for a long-time donor planted 50 years ago