| This thank you note from a child who received glasses shows how your support can help PBI help school children throughout Indiana. Your support means more children like Eric will be able to get glasses and see and achieve in school! To see more on the role of vision in our life, here is a short video. |
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I'm so glad that I have my new glasses now. I can see better and I thank the nice people that gave them to me. If kids need glasses I think they should wear them no matter what other people say, because it makes you look and be healthier. I am 9 years old and I will always wear my glasses no matter what. Thanks Mrs. Alexis, Mom, Dad, and God! -Eric Jethroe |
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A Positive Sign In Hard Times
A 40-year (1967 to 2007) study of charitable giving patterns and their relation to recessions and economic slowdowns found that while there was an impact on giving, it wasn’t as dire as conventional wisdom might assume and may indicate increased response to increased need:
- Giving grew an average of 0.8 percent in years with an economic slowdown.
- In years with eight or more months of recession, total giving fell an average of only 2.7 percent. Individual giving, which accounted for 80 percent of total giving, declined an average of only 3.9 percent. Foundation giving, which accounted for about 10 percent of total giving, dropped an average of only 0.1 percent. Corporate giving, which accounted for 5 percent of total giving, fell an average of only 1.6 percent.
From “Giving During Recessions and Economic Slowdowns” by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
-ADULTS - Saturday, March 14th: 10 a.m. to noon at PBI
office
-KIDS - Saturday, March 14th: 1 to 2:30 p.m. at PBI office
*To register for one or both trainings, email
ajefferson@pbeye.org. Training is free.
- POV Moveable Feast - Saturday, June 13th in Williams Creek neighborhood. Hosted by Kimberly Williams & Jeff Berman.
- Sight for Life Luncheon - Friday, October 16th: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Crystal at the Riverwalk.
Featured speaker is Joel N. Zaba, M.A., O.D., who will discuss the relationship between vision and learning, school and workplace performance, and social-emotional problems.
*To be a sponsor or purchase a table, email Vicki Hermansen
at vhermansen@pbeye.org.
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Our mission is to prevent blindness and preserve sight.
We do this for Indiana residents through screening,
follow-up treatment, education and public awareness.
Our vision for all Hoosiers is Sight for Life.
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