Volunteer
Friends for Sight – VOLUNTEERS
Make a Difference 2009-2010
“Volunteers are not paid – because they are worthless, but because they are priceless.”
A VOLUNTEER IS A UNIQUE PERSON – Friends for Sight is best known for it’s fabulous coprs of volunteers. They established our organization, they work hard to maintain and sustain our ground breaking programs. We honor your special skills, and how, together, we achieve our common goals – to preserve the Sight of Utahns.
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
| Preschool Vision Screening Adult Vision Screening/.Glaucoma/Visual Acuity/ Programs PSA’s Board & Committee Meetings Volunteer-FFS Staff People of Vision Dinner Training & Intern Hours- Medical & nursing Students |
2,204 1,508 2,700 1,500 950 1,500 560 10,922 |
TOTAL VOLUNTEER HOURS 2009-2010 - 10,922 = $221,170.50
(According to a recent Independent Sector report, Volunteer hours valued at $20.25)
Friends for Sight VOLUNTEERS are FAN-tastic
The Annual Meeting is an appropriate time to recognize, give thanks for, and say hats off – to our wonderful volunteers. Volunteering is a mutually beneficial exchange between the volunteers and the organization. There’s a feeling of contentment and personal enrichment among the team of volunteers. Some say volunteering makes one feel younger, stronger and healthier, because volunteers are courteous, polite and well mannered.
We think our Volunteers are FAN-tastic. They bring good people together for good causes. The Board and staff are their greatest fans. Volunteers have busy lives, and we hope they know that without them, we simply couldn’t provide the vision screening services to the thousands of people we touch each year. At Friends for Sight our volunteers are our brightest stars. Many have full time jobs and busy careers. Many are students juggling their education, jobs and starting a family.
What better gift to give than the gift of sight. Friends for Sight Volunteers are excited working with children, feel rewarded seeing them respond- and knowing they’re making a difference by saving someone’s sight. That gift will last a lifetime for that person. What a pay-off.
Thank you so much!
Volunteers are well trained and rewarded for their efforts. Volunteers know their efforts make a difference when they see happy children wearing eye glasses and hear them say “I see leaves on the trees”. You can make a difference by volunteering in any of the following ways:
FRIENDS FOR SIGHTS – PRESCHOOL VISION SCREENING PROGRAM
- Salt Lake City Chair – Marion Palmer 801-484-0666
- Ogden Chair – Debbie Greer 801-627-0906
- Provo Chair – Terri Smith 801-226-3157
Screening children with standard approved Snellen Eye Charts, known as “tumbling ‘E’s”.
- Training: Two hour training meeting, and on the job training, plus manual.
- Hours: Usually 2-4 hour sessions, mostly AM, some PM.
- Place: Screenings take place at area preschools in Salt Lake, Ogden, St.George and Provo.
- Season: Usually fall, winter, spring – summer vacation.
- Volunteer
FRIENDS FOR SIGHTS – YOUTH VISION SCREENING PROGRAM
This program screens our forgotten population – Teenagers, since 2001 over 112,406 teenagers have been screened for visual acuity as part of our Check the Box program. This is a paid position. Screeners are trained, to use our OPTEC 1000 Visual Acuity machine and scheduled to go to schools. These screenings take place during regular school hours, 7:00 AM to mid afternoon.
- Volunteer
FRIENDS FOR SIGHTS – ADULT VISION SCREENING -
In this program we screen almost 10,000 adults annually. We test for Glaucoma, called the sneak thief of sight, using hand held non-contact Reichter PT100 tonometers. Screenings are held at corporate headquarters, senior centers and health fairs. Often includes visual acuity.
- Training: Two hour training meeting, on the job training, plus manual.
- Hours: Usually 2-4 hour sessions.
- Place: Screenings on site at designated location.
- Season: Year round.
- Volunteer