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Ride for Sight 2018 The Final Chapter

by bkwatson | Nov 13, 2017 | SEI News

Cathy’s Sight Saver Link: https://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/cathy-schanzer/2017SEIRFS Tom’s Sight Saver Link: https://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/tom-lewis-1/2017SEIRFS We are nearing the finish line of this year’s Ride. We have experience some...

This week the Ride is taking a detour to St. Louis Church in Memphis TN, home of Feed My Flock.

by bkwatson | Oct 23, 2017 | News & Updates, SEI News

This week the Ride is taking a detour to St. Louis Church in Memphis TN, home of Feed My Flock. On October 21st approximately 800 Church volunteers assembled and packaged 150,000 meals including 100,000 meals that were donated to our patients and families in Serabu,...

4th Annual Ride For Sight Part 3 Lisbon, Padua or San Antonio ?

by bkwatson | Oct 13, 2017 | SEI News

St. Anthony of Padua, Patron Saint of Portugal, was born in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal and the next city on our 4th Annual Ride for Sight. St. Anthony lived 800 years ago with his final years spent in and around Padua. For us, it was another case of good timing...

Tom Lewis unpacks Feed My Flock meals being cooked and served in Serabu

by bkwatson | Oct 11, 2017 | SEI News

Southern Eye Institute located in Sierra Leone West Africa in Serabu. Dr Cathy Schanzer and Tom Lewis and mission crew head to Africa every January and June. Southern Eye raises money for their mission during their Southern Eye Institute Ride for Sight. To help go to...

Global blindness set to ‘triple by 2050’

by bkwatson | Aug 11, 2017 | SEI News

The number of blind people across the world is set to triple within the next four decades, researchers suggest. Writing in Lancet Global Health, they predict cases will rise from 36 million to 115 million by 2050, if treatment is not improved by better funding. A...