| Ellen Vitting's Great Ethiopian Run |
Event:Great Ethiopian Run |
| Date: 22-11-2009 |
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My Personal Message
Hey Guys,
Thanks for visiting my personal fundraising page. The ORBIS Ireland charity is a very worthy cause and I would very much appreciate your support in helping me to raise funds for this charity.
Please read a few words about the charity that I have chosen to support below. You can donate using the "sponsor me now" button below via credit or debit card. You can be assured that your transaction on the mycharity.ie website is very secure. You will automatically receive an e-mail from me thanking you for your support, and acknowledging the amount of your donation. Any donation no matter how small is hugely appreciated.
Many thanks in advance for your support,
Ellen |
About my charity
 ORBIS Ireland
ORBIS delivers a special gift to thousands of people thrioughout the developing world, their sight.
In too many countries children who are blind or visually impaired struggle in school, are unable to reach their full potential and are seen as a burden on famillies and society.
ORBIS is an international charity dedicated to the treatment and prevention of blindness in the developing world and since it was founded in 1982 ORBIS has worked tirelessly to achieve its goal.
With a focus on teaching and training ORBIS has carried out more than 1000 sight-saving programmes and treated more than 10 million people worldwide.
ORBIS Ireland is currently focused on one major project; to eliminate a highly prevalent and life destroying, blinding eye disease - trachoma - in some of the poorest regions of southern Ethiopia. Trachoma is a highly infectious eye disease that has been wiped out in the western world, but in countries like Ethiopia it continues to bring misery, pain, blindness and poverty.
Yet this disease is both easy to treat and prevent. With effective treatment someone's suffering could be over in a matter of days. Their sight could be saved and their life transformed. ORBIS Ireland has adopted the World Health Organisation's SAFE strategy which involves conducting corrective Surgery, to reverse the effetcs of trachoma; distributing Antibiotics to treat the inititial blinding infections; raising awareness of Facial cleanliness to prevent the bacteria which causes the infection; and improving the surrounding Environment through improving access to clean water and sanitation.
Please help ORBIS give the precious gift of sight.
For more information please visit: www.orbisireland.ie
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