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We've joined together to take part in the Carrots NightWalk for Fight For Sight, the largest charity in the UK funding eye research, dressed as a pirate carrots!
There are approximately 285 million people worldwide living with sight loss, out of which 39 million are blind – many irreversibly. In the UK alone, there are almost 2 million people suffering some degree of sight loss, which has a massive impact of every aspect of their lives – home, school, work and family. This is why it is so important that we support Fight For Sight and help them reduce these excessively high numbers!
Fight For Sight have been funding vital medical eye research at academic institutions and hospitals across the UK since 1965. Fight For Sight do not receive any help from the government – they rely entirely on voluntary donations by people like us.
Research into a wide range of eye diseases has been on-going, and needs to continue, in order to find cures for such disorders as macular degeneration, glaucoma, cataract as well as childhood blindness and rare eye diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa. Our knowledge on causes for these debilitating conditions has been broadening, however much more research is needed to prevent and treat sight loss.
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Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity. So it’s the most efficient way to donate – saving time and cutting costs for the charity.
So please dig deep and donate now!!! :D
