[Bioundgrd] Unite For Sight - community service opportunity

[Janice Chang]

>Join MIT's Newest Community Service Organization!
>
>Come to our first meeting of the semester!
>
>Wednesday March 10
>9pm
>3rd Floor Student Center - Coffeehouse
>Snacks and refreshments will be provided!
>
>Unite For Sight is a national nonprofit organization with more than 
>25 chapters
>at universities throughout the country. The organization is dedicated
>to preventing blindness through free community vision screenings, vision
>education programs, health education programs, an eyeglass drive, 
>and a speaker
>series.
>
>
>*Vision screenings are offered to medically underserved children and
>adults to detect eye diseases such as lazy eye, strabismus, visual acuity
>problems, and others.
>*Vision screenings are conducted at soup kitchens, homeless shelters,
>schools, libraries, and other community centers.
>*All people who are screened by Unite For Sight are matched with free health
>coverage programs so that they can receive a full examination by a physician.
>*Additional health education initiatives include HIV/AIDS education, smoking
>cessation and nutrition programs.
>*An eyeglass drive collects eyeglasses to send to clinics in developing
>countries.
>*A speaker series educates students about medicine, ophthalmology and public
>health.
>
>If you would like to join Unite For Sight, come to our First General 
>Meeting of
>the Semester!
>
>RECAP:
>Wednesday March 10
>9pm
>3rd Floor Student Center - Coffeehouse
>Snacks and Refreshments will be provided!
>
>Several officer positions are now available!
>
>
>Additional information is on Unite For Sight's website: www.uniteforsight.org
>
>
>Contact farrah at mit.edu or us-exec at mit.edu.