Free eye checks and glasses for Philadelphia school children and Eye Awareness Campaign.
PCCY Aims to “Give Kids Sight” on November 21 and Every Day with free eye checks and glasses for Philadelphia school children and Eye Awareness Campaign
GÌ: News conference to announce “Give Kids Sight Day” Event and to unveil
PCCY/EYP children’s vision awareness initiatives including a vision guide, “Where to go for Vision Care Guide”, vision-obscuring paper glasses and a movie theatre commercial featuring: Philadelphia Eagle Defensive End, Trent Cole.
KHI NÀO: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 – 10:00am
WHO: Dr. Arlene Ackerman, Superintendent, School District of Philadelphia, Shelly Yanoff, Executive Director, Public Citizens for Children and Youth, Dr. Alex Levin, Chief, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Ocular Genetics, Wills Eye Institute; Dr. Don Schwartz, Health Commissioner, City of Philadelphia; Dr. Susan C. Oleszewski, Vice-President and Executive Director, Patient Care Services, The Eye Institute; Amy Tessier, Program Manager, Eagles Youth Partnership;
Ở ĐÂU: 440 North Broad Street, School District Education Center, Press Room, 1205 (first floor)
BACKGROUND: Pennsylvania law requires that all school children be given an annual
vision screening in school. At 82 percent compliance, the School District of Philadelphia does an admirable job of making sure its students are checked. Yet, during the 2007-08 school year, 63 percent (13,834) of the students who failed their vision screening did not receive a follow-up eye exam with a doctor. To help the general public become more aware of children’s vision awareness, PCCY and Eagles Youth Partnership have teamed up with Wills Eye institute and The Eye Institute for ‘Give Kids Sight Day’.
Philadelphia school children can get free eye checks and free glasses during ‘Give Kids Sight Day’, on Saturday, November 21st. From 8:00am to 2:00pm. Parents can take their kids (up to 18-years old) to either of two locations: Wills Eye Institute at 9th and Walnut in Center City, and The Eye Institute at 12th and Godfrey in Oak Lane. No appointment is necessary! Giveaways, entertainment refreshments and prizes will be on hand, including a raffle for a pair of Eagles tickets! For more information about “Give Kids Sight Day” and to find an eye doctor any day of the year, contact PCCY at 215-563-5848 or go to www.childrenfirstpa.org/sightday.
TIẾP XÚC: PCCY at 215.563.5848 – Joshua Cohen, ext. 13 – joshuac@childrenfirstpa.org
or Sid Holmes, ext. 23, sidh@childrenfirstpa.org