Volunteers of the Year Honored at Unite For Sight Conference

Unite For Sight annually honors its most stellar volunteers who make the greatest contributions to Unite For Sight and to global eye care.  We are tremendously grateful for their incredible work, and consider it a privilege to honor each volunteer for their generous donation of time, effort, dedication, and talents.

2006 Volunteers of the Year

Thomas Baah, MD, Ophthalmologist, Our Lady of Grace Hospital, Asikuma Breman, Ghana: Unite For Sight Asikuma Breman Program Director

Samuel Baharestani, NYU School of Medicine, New York: Unite For Sight Executive Vice President

Joe Cartwright, Stanford University, California: Unite For Sight Volunteer in Accra, Ghana; Stanford University Chapter Founding President

James Clarke, MD, Ophthalmologist, Crystal Eye Clinic, Accra, Ghana: Unite For Sight Ghana Program Director and Medical Advisor

Osei Darkwa, PhD, Ghana: Unite for Sight Ghana Program Coordinator

Cathy Deluca, Rhode Island: Unite For Sight's Press Release Writer

Margaret Duah-Mensah, Ophthalmic Nurse, Crystal Eye Clinic

Jeremy Eden, Michigan: Unite For Sight's Web Designer

Henning Friedrich, OD, Norway: Unite For Sight Volunteer in Sangklaburi, Thailand

Nicholas Greene, San Mateo, California: Unite For Sight Volunteer in Tamale, Ghana; Founder of Dedicaid, a nonprofit organization that he founded after identifying hospital equipment needs throughout Ghana

Ernesto Guevara, Mexico: Unite For Sight Graphic Designer

Jay Gladis, JD, Patton Boggs LLP, New York: Unite For Sight's Pro Bono Legal Counsel

Tyler Gordon, Illinois: 6-year old who collected more than 200 eyeglasses

Karrus Hayes, Buduburam Refugee Camp, Ghana: President of Unite for Sight Chapter

Sachin Jain, MPH, Rush School of Medicine, Illinois: Unite For Sight's Director of North America

Habib Kamara, Buduburam Refugee Camp, Ghana: Vice President of Education, Unite for Sight Chapter

Imran Khan, OD, USA: Unite For Sight Volunteer in Sangklaburi, Thailand

Yasha Modi, Yale University School of Medicine, Connecticut: Unite For Sight's Director of Chapter Development

Michael Nedelman, Yale University, Connecticut: Unite For Sight Volunteer in Chennai, India; Founder of Project Phokas, a special photography program in Chennai and Orissa, India

Sally Ong, Duke University, North Carolina: Unite For Sight's Director of International Outreach; Buduburam Refugee Camp Filmmaker

Joanne Pedro, Philippines: Unite For Sight Graphic Designer

Ryan Prall, MD, USA: Unite For Sight Two-Time Volunteer in Tamale, Ghana

Gabe Rosen, Illinois: 13-year old who fundraised more than $6,000 to support Unite For Sight's programs at Eye Clinic of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana

Bernard Sakran, OD, Australia: Unite For Sight Volunteer in Sangklaburi, Thailand

Sarang Samal, Kalinga Eye Hospital; Orissa Program Coordinator

T. Senthil, MD, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Uma Eye Clinic, Chennai, India: Unite For Sight India Program Coordinator; Unite For Sight Volunteer in Sangklaburi, Thailand

Jared Simon, Harvard University: Unite For Sight Volunteer in Patriensa, Ghana; Coordinated partnership with Kraft Foods

Ajit Sinha, MD, Pooja Sinha, MD, and Satyajit Sinha, MD, Patna, India: Unite for Sight Patna Program Directors

Dave Southwood, England: Unite for Sight Chennai, India Filmmaker

Keith Tauro, Wharton School of Business, Pennsylvania: Coordinator of partnership with Emirates Airlines Foundation

Seth Wanye, MD, Ophthalmologist, Eye Clinic of Tamale Teaching Hospital: Unite For Sight Tamale Program Director and Medical Advisor

Leigha Winters, Stanford University, California: Unite For Sight Volunteer in Patna, India; Stanford University Chapter Founding Officer

Carrie Zaslow, Jefferson Medical College: Unite For Sight Volunteer in Patriensa, Ghana; Jefferson Medical College Chapter Founding President

Unite For Sight Volunteer Team of the Year: July & August Tamale, Ghana Team with Dr. Seth Wanye: Joseph Bergsten, Hannah Brotherstone, Lorraine Colpitts, Jeremy Durston, Sandra Easdale, Annie Middleton, Kim
Tran, Abraham Wei

Unite For Sight Chapters of the Year
Chapters of the Year:
Bangladesh Chapter- Dr. Rafiqul Islam, Founding President
Buduburam Refugee Camp, Ghana Chapter- Karrus Hayes, Founding President
Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Nepal -Gopal Bhandari, Founding President
New York Institute of Technology - Julia Nemiroff, Founding President and Alina Urman, Chapter Chair

Chapter Special Service Award
Chattahoochee High School Chapter, Georgia - Pranav Kaushish and Kaitlin Lawler
Boston University Chapter - Nalini Gupta and Akshay Sanan

Chapter Humanitarian Service Award
New York Institute of Technology Chapter - Julia Nemiroff

Unite For Sight Corporate Humanitarian Service Award
Emirates Airlines Foundation, providing free airline tickets for Unite For Sight's optometrist and ophthalmologist volunteers to provide eye care in Ghana and Thailand.

About Unite For Sight

Unite For Sight® is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that empowers communities worldwide to improve eye health and eliminate preventable blindness. Unite For Sight's unwavering commitment to creating a real, lasting impact involves three types of programs: chapters in North America, international eye care outreach programs, and an annual global health conference. Unite For Sight has trained more than 4,000 volunteers who work in their local communities and abroad to provide eye health programs for those without previous access and has provided eye care services to more than 600,000 people worldwide.

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