The tears in a mother's eyes when she sees her child clearl

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The Gift of Sight is

• The student whose grades improve because he can
  now see to read the blackboard
• The tears in a mothers eyes when she sees her
  child clearly for the first time
• The truck driver who can go back to work now that
  he can see the road signs
• The look of gratitude on a parents face when
  their daughter receives a needed pair of glasses
  even though they could not afford them
• The privilege of improving lives, one pair at a
  time
• -Luxottica Group Foundation

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Vision Service CommitteeMission Statement

• The Office of School Social Work Service, in
  collaboration with the Luxottica Gift of Sight
  program will contribute to the successful
  education of all children by removing vision as a
  barrier to learning.
• Mary Ellen Bell, Marie Hamilton, and Hollie Pena

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Program History

• December 1998
• - Hometown Day DPS school social workers
  invited to facilitate the Lenscrafter Vision Van
  Mission in the Detroit area
• February 1999
• - The Office of School Social Work Service
  entered into a partnership with LensCrafters to
  deliver vision services to pre-screened needy
  children of Detroit Public Schools
• May 1999
• - Great Lakes Bldg 800 children received free
  eye exams and glasses
• May 2000
• - Oak Grove AME Church 600 Children
  received vision services

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History Continues

• October 2001
• - Oak Grove AME Church 640 Children
  received vision services
• May 2002
• - Randolph Career/Technical Center - 590
  children received vision services
• October 2002
• - Randolph Career/Technical Center 625
  children received vision services
• June 2003
• - Randolph Career/Technical Center 625
  children received vision services
• May 2004
• - Breithaupt Career/Technical Center 647
  children received vision services

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October 2006See to Achieve

• New Partners
• Ford Motor Company
• Midwest Eye Banks
• Over a two week period - 1156 children from 81
  different schools received vision services

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Since 19997500 Children have received vision
services
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Vision For The Future

• Vision Van 2007
• Detroits first domestic mission
• Week 1 October 29 November 2
• Week 2 November 12 16
• GOAL
• 4000 children to receive vision services

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ACKNOWLEGEMENTS

• Luxottica Gift of Sight
• Ford Land Ford Motor Company
• Midwest Eye-Banks
• Detroit Public Schools Transportation Department
• Detroit Lions
• Detroit Public Library
• Aramark
• Frito-Lay
• Entenmanns Bakery
• Coca-Cola Bottling
• Awreys Bakery
• Costo Wholesales
• Sams Club
• GFS
• Hyatt Regency
• Hampton Inns

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Special Thanks

• Arezell Brown, Director Office of School Social
  Work Service
• Harriet Kirk, Retired Divisional Director of
  Specialized Student Services
• Aleatha Kimbrough Ed.D., Retired Executive
  Director of Student Support Program and
  Specialized Student Services
• Celestine Jackson, Ph.D., Retired School Social
  Work Supervisor
• Shedrick E. Ward, PhD. Program Manager
  Technology Resource Center
• William J. Vaughn, School Initiative Project
  Manager Ford Land
• Mauritta Gardner, School Social Work Supervisor
• Gwendolyn Jones, School Social Work Supervisor
• Honorable Annie Carter, Member of Detroit Board
  of Education
• Joseph Smith, Principal Randolph
  Career/Technical Center
• Vanessa Spencer, Principal Breithaupt
  Career/Technical Center
• Susan Watson, Detroit Federation of Teachers
• Vanessa Dobbs, Administrative Secretary Office
  of School Social Work Service

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Thank You!

• From the children of
• Detroit Public Schools and the
• Office of School Social Work Service
• Arezell Brown, Director