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NOTE:  We are pleased to provide information on these developing eye care and blindness prevention initiatives that are seeking funding and that may be of interest to our members and to Rotarians in general.  Posting of these initiatives does not entail an "endorsement or support" of the initiative OR the product(s) being purchased through these initiatives by the Rotarian Action Group for Blindness Prevention.  The information is provided herewith  for information purposes only.

Policy on Endorsements (December 2006)

The Rotarian Action Group for Blindness Prevention shall not "officially endorse, sponsor or support" any product, project or initiative presented to the Action Group by an active member of the Action Group or other Rotarian and shall not approve the use of the Action Group Name and/or logo in conjunction with any such endeavor in advertising, promotional material, or other documents (including various media).  These endeavors shall be posted on the Action Group web site on either the "Projects Seeking Partners" page or the "Developing Initiatives" page for interested individuals to pursue on their own with a disclaimer on each page clearly stating that the endeavor is not officially endorsed, sponsored or supported by the Action Group and that the posting of the endeavor is for information purposes only.  (Adopted 12/13/06 by the Executive Committee)

Posted October 22, 2006

ROI - Rotarians Ophthalmoscope Initiative:  An initiative of the RC of Stevenage Grange and Rotary District 1260 and RIBI for the Rotary Centennial.  Objective:  to purchase  (through donations) 25,000 pen-sized ophthalmoscopes for use in developing countries in order to prevent blindness.  Their web site  http://www.roisight.org contains complete information as well as providing a means of contributing to the initiative.  For additional information you can contact Rotarian Stephen Sypula at stephen@sgrc.org.uk  Following are specific links related to this Initiative.  Just click on the item to access the various documents and videos.

Item For Download / Access Format
ROI Information Leaflet (includes donation form)  118K PDF File
Donation Form

65K Word File

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