Posts Tagged ‘York’

Helping out ForSight in York, PA

Posted on November 9th, 2009 by Jill N
Jill N. is a member of VSP's Corporate Public Relations team.

Jill N. is a member of VSP's Corporate Public Relations team.

VSP network Dr. Dennis Delp of Shiloh Eye Care Center in York, PA, has been volunteering his time once a week for the last 20 years with ForSight Vision Center, a not-for-profit serving its community by providing quality, specialized services and opportunities designed to prevent, prepare for and manage loss of vision.

Dr. Delp volunteered with us during our fifth community event providing exams with the clinic back in November of 2007 and we were happy to partner with him again last month when he called to ask for our support of during this important inaugural event with ForSight. Listen to Dr. Delp as he speaks to the results of the event and the impact it had on the community.

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Giving back goes both ways

Posted on October 20th, 2009 by Jill N
Lorie U and a patient

Lorie U. (right) poses with a patient after helping her select glasses.

Lorie U. is a mobile response team member and works in VSP’s Provider Services department. This is her second trip with the mobile clinic and she recounts her experience during the recent York, PA event.

Saturday, we broke a record by seeing 91 patients. We saw mothers, fathers, kids, grandparents…a wide array of people all with their own story.

At one point during the day, four sisters came in, little girls ages 3-8. They were not so sure about the idea of having glasses, none had them previously. One of the sisters tried on the Disney “Snow White” frames . When I asked her if she felt like a princess in the glasses, her face lit up, she giggled & nodded. I hope she feels like that every time she wears them. Read more »

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Record Breaking First Event in York, PA

Posted on October 19th, 2009 by Jill N

WakefieldDavid Wakefield is a VSP Friends and Family driver and husband of VSP employee, Shelly Wakefield. He shares his experience during his first event with the Mobile Eyes team in York, PA.

I came into this event with a blend of curiosity and apprehension, not really sure what to expect.  The team was fired up and putting together their game plan and I followed along hoping to be useful and not in the way.  We were scheduled to see 102 people today which would be a new record for a one day event.  I found that everyone, from the VSP team to the doctors and rotary volunteers, were all motivated to work together to overcome the unknowns to make this event a success.

We set up and were ready to begin right on schedule.  The patients began to trickle in and we were blessed with a slow but steady warm up.  We were wondering if the bad weather would be keeping the people away, but we soon found that the need to see outweighed the desire to stay dry and the long lines began to form.  I was tasked with operating the auto-refractor and had the opportunity to experience the personalities of every patient who came in.  The mix of emotions was astounding but everyone had one thing in common, they wanted to be able to see. Read more »

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