Unite For Sight, Inc. - Start a Chapter

Unite For Sight Chapters

More than 4,000 volunteers in corporations and at medical, public health, undergraduate, and high schools have become leaders in developing sustainable solutions to worldwide eye health needs. Unite for Sight chapters are established by community members, college students, graduate students, medical students, and high school students. Unite For Sight offers a unique opportunity to bring an international nonprofit organization to your community or campus. As a Unite For Sight leader, you will empower your local community to improve eye health and eliminate preventable blindness.

Unite For Sight volunteers:

Prevent blindness through free, noninvasive community visual acuity screenings
Offer public education about eye disease
Raise awareness about the importance of regular eye exams
Educate the medically underserved about free health coverage programs and local free clinics
Support those community members who are blind or have low vision
Collect used eyeglasses and sunglasses to donate to communities in developing countries
Fundraise for eye care programs in Africa and Asia

How To Start A Chapter of Unite For Sight

Complete the webform below
If your application is approved, Unite For Sight will contact you, schedule a phone conversation with you, and work with you to establish a chapter of Unite For Sight
To obtain permission to establish a chapter and to use Unite For Sight's name, chapters must sign a Chapter Charter and adhere to Unite For Sight's Chapter Coordinator Manual.
All chapters are required to have an optometrist or ophthalmologist adviser. All volunteers must complete Unite For Sight's Online Eye Health Course and sign the Unite For Sight Volunteer Code of Conduct

The Unite For Sight name, logo and materials are protected by copyright and trademark laws worldwide. The use by unapproved groups of the Unite For Sight name, logo and materials constitutes the infringement
of our trademarks and copyrights, which carries the potential for serious legal consequences. Licenses to those important intellectual properties are available only to groups that comply with our organization's legitimate and appropriate requirements.

Chapters in North America and Europe

In North America, Unite For Sight's chapters provide free visual acuity screenings, educate children and adults about eye health and blindness prevention, and encourage the medically underserved to apply for free health coverage so that they can receive complete eye exams by eye doctors. Vision education programs are held in conjunction with vision screenings to enhance the value of vision screenings. In addition to screening and education events, chapters also organize eyeglass drives and fundraising events.

The major steps for organizing a new chapter include:

Recruit volunteers through extensive publicity and appoint an eye care professional as an adviser
Hold vision screening training sessions for volunteers and have all volunteers view Unite For Sight's Training Video. All volunteers must also complete the Unite For Sight Online Eye Health Course.
Obtain at least 1 vision screening chart
Collaborate with community centers (soup kitchens, clinics, homeless shelters, schools, preschools) so that you can hold vision screenings for the medically underserved.
Place eyeglass donation bin in university library to collect prescription eyeglasses and sunglasses as well as non-prescription sunglasses. Unite For Sight's partner eye clinics in Africa and Asia prescribe the donated eyeglasses and sunglasses.

Chapters in Africa, Asia, and Latin America

In Africa, Asia, and Latin America, Unite For Sight chapters implement vision education programs in the community to educate children and adults about the prevention of blindness.

The major steps for organizing a new chapter include:

Recruit volunteers through extensive publicity and appoint an eye care professional as an adviser
All volunteers must complete the Unite For Sight Online Eye Health Course
Collaborate with community centers (schools, churches, and other locations) so that you can hold vision education programs for children and adults

Apply To Start A Unite For Sight Chapter - Make A Difference!

*First and Last Name:
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University or High School (if applicable):
Year That You Will Graduate From Current School (if applicable):
Age:
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*City:
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How many hours per week can you commit to Unite For Sight activities?
Where did you hear about Unite For Sight?

Essay Questions

(please be thorough, but succinct. Recommended range of 1-3 paragraphs for each question)

1. Why would you like to start a new chapter of Unite For Sight?

2. Discuss your leadership experience, initiative, and ability to start new programs.

3. Please watch Unite For Sight's 13-Minute Ghana Film. Please discuss how this film has influenced your interest in becoming involved with Unite For Sight.

4. How will you create excitement and interest in your community about Unite For Sight?

Declaration

By typing my name below, I certify that all information in my application is complete, factually true, honestly presented, and my own work.
I understand that I will not receive any monetary compensation for starting a chapter of Unite For Sight.
I understand that I will be required to comply with Unite For Sight requirements in order to establish a chapter of Unite For Sight.

I have read and accept the above declarations.

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