GivingTuesday 2015 is one month away! You’ve probably heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, two days that kick off the holiday shopping season. Well, on Tuesday, December 1, people in Canada and across the globe will kick off the holiday giving season with GivingTuesday. It’s a special day dedicated to giving back around the world, and… Continue reading Get ready for GivingTuesday 2015!
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From the 1960s to today
Don and Sylvia Hatfield from Victoria, BC have been supporting Operation Eyesight since the very beginning. Don first heard of Operation Eyesight through his mother, who supported Dr. Ben Gullison’s work in India even before Art Jenkyns founded our organization in 1963. Don was a chaplain at the Canadian Forces Base in Kingston, Ontario. When… Continue reading From the 1960s to today
Restoring sight and hope
Losing someone or something you love can be very painful. After a significant loss, people often experience many difficult and overwhelming emotions: hopelessness, fear, anger, frustration, self-doubt, sadness. Jaa Katuta experienced all this and more. Jaa lives in a grass-thatched house near Mwinilugna, a town in the North-Western Province of Zambia. He has lived there… Continue reading Restoring sight and hope
Happy belated Thanksgiving!
Since our blog is published on Tuesdays, I hope all of our Canadian friends had a wonderful Thanksgiving this past weekend! As you gathered around the dinner table, I expect you had a chance to reflect on the many gifts you may be thankful for, such as your family, friends or good health. There is… Continue reading Happy belated Thanksgiving!
