Poza Rica Clinic

Our first day in Poza Rica started off a little slowly. There were some long pauses between groups, but it gave us an opportunity to become acclimated to the new space and set up. While waiting for groups, we have the opportunity to consider the quality of our inventory and condition of our donated eyeglasses. Here in Poza Rica, the majority of many of the patients have a low minus prescription with a +1 or +2 bifocal add, and we quickly begin running low on these prescriptions. To compensate, we begin to distribute two pairs of reading glasses instead. One pair for distance and one for reading. The people are thrilled to receive two pairs of glasses instead of one. But we would much prefer to offer them a pair of bifocals that can do both jobs. On future missions to this area, inventory will be pulled specifically to meet the prescription needs of the local population.

We could really use your help in this area. Please encourage your friends and family to donate their used glasses. The more glasses we receive, the better we can meet the needs of these people.

We worked really hard today, and played just as hard in the evening. Tonight we had our auction to raise money for future One Sight missions. And guess what? We were super luckey to have Gary on our team. Gary is a team member from Austrialia. In addition to his day job as a sales manager for a medical device company, he is also a professional auctioneer. Who woulda thunk it?
First we had our silent auction and team members went crazy bidding for choice items like an authenic Cherokee Eye Chart, T-shirts signed by the team, Sunglasses, and original art work. Then Gary rocked the house during the Live Auction. The silent and live auction together raised nearly $4,000 for One Sight! Wow! When combined with the $4,300 raised prior to the mission, we are at $8,300 and closing in fast on our $10,000 goal. Thanks to all who have contributed, friends, family, co-workers and vendor partners. This is truly a great way to end the year! I'll keep you updated on the tally and feel free to contribute on the One Sight website to Team Mexico-December 2008.
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