Fundraising & Mozambique Work
Optometry students have a proud tradition of raising money for various worthy causes, including, The Mozambique Eye Care Project, Vision Aid Overseas and Optometry Giving Sight. Our students have also travelled to Mozambique to carry out eye examinations.
Here are a few examples of how the students have come together to raise much needed funds.
2015
Zoe McPartlin and Duck Norris (Tatiana Tyulkina) from 1st year
On October 9th 2015 a group of optometry students from DIT Kevin Street took to the streets of Dublin to raise funds for Optometry Giving Sight (OGS). OGS is a global charity that aims to tackle preventable blindness - where people are visually impaired simply because they do not have access to an eye examination or spectacles.
Students were spotted around Grafton Street and St. Stephens Green shaking their buckets and encouraging the public to support this great cause.
A familiar face within DIT circles, "Duck Norris" was their to lend his support! Thank you to all who got involved!
2014
World Sight Day
Our students went out into Dublin looking to raise money for Optometry Giving Sight and again did us proud.
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Trip to Mozambique
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Amy Hamill Carries out an Eye Examination |
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2013
Night at the Races
The students kicked 2013 off with a "night at the races" in aid of the Mozambique Eyecare Project in the Harcourt Hotel. The night was organised by Brianne Bolton and was a great success raising over €600.
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Back: Marcus Conway (4th yr), Sinead Allen (3rd yr)Front: 3rd Year Students: Faye Loughnane, Eveleen Rowe, Eimear O' Carroll |
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3rd Year students: Sharon Scott, Louise Murphy, Niall O' Mahony with friend |
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4th Year students: Brianne Bolton, Amy Hamill and Rebecca Donnelly |
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1st Year Students: Niamh Burke, Grace Durkan and Hollie Jones |
Traditional Music Session
In January 2012 optometry student Anne-Ita McHugh organised a traditional music session to raise funds for Optometry Giving Sight, optometry students all piled in to take part and lots of fun was had by all. Anne-Ita also hosted a private fundraiser evening in her home town of Castlebar, Co.Mayo, and together the two events raised over €4,000.
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Aiden Daniels and Anne-Ita McHugh |
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James Shortall's Brother, James Shortall, Sandra Walsh and Anne-Ita Mc Hugh |
Sponsored Blind Folded Climb of Croagh Patrick
A Blindfold climb of Croagh Patrick was organised by Optics Society member Amy Hamill in March 2012, also in aid of Optometry Giving Sight. Six students took part, and while some were blindfolded, others acted as guiders, they raised an impressive €1570, and the students recorded a video message at the top for the UniLúrio students in Mozambique.
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Sinead Allen and Rebecca Donnelly |
2012
World Sight Day
The Dublin Institute of Technology Optometry students and staff donned their white coats on 11 October, World Sight Day, and raised €495.15 with a bucket collection on Grafton Street, in Aid of Optometry Giving Sight (OGS). In addition €470 was raised for OGS at the Optometry Rock n Roll Bingo night also held on World Sight Day. Bringing the total raised to €964.15!
The DIT Mascot “Duck Norris” was on hand to shelter students from the rain and to boost moral on a day with weather that could only be described as great weather for ducks!
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Olivia Meade, Katie Morrissey and Pearse Fahy |
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Emma Hyland, Maire Ni Chuireain, Marita McCarthy and Ciara Ni Chlerigh |
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Wayne Norman and Barry O’Rourke |
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Emma Hyland makes Duck Norris' Day |
Duck Norris also had time to avail of a free eye examination in the National Optometry Centre
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Emma Hyland gives Duck Norris an eye exam |
The fundraising is part of the ongoing student engagement activities carried out through the Irish Aid/HEA, DIT funded Mozambique Eyecare Project
2008
Students collect spectacles for Vision Aid Overseas
Pictured are third year DIT optometry students who checked and sorted spectacles, donated into the National Optometry Centre. These spectacles will be sent on to Vision Aid Overseas, who give the spectacles away to patients in developing countries in Africa and Asia.
