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A New Contest Offers Those Affected by Impaired Vision or Vision Loss the Chance to 'See America'
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(OPEN):
VISION LOSS ROBS PEOPLE OF THEIR MOBILITY, INDEPENDENCE, AND QUALITY
OF LIFE. FORTUNATELY, 50-PERCENT OF ALL CASES OF BLINDNESS CAN BE
PREVENTED THROUGH EARLY INTERVENTIONS LIKE VISION SCREENINGS AND
DILATED-EYE EXAMS. PREVENT BLINDNESS AMERICA IS
LAUNCHING ITS FIRST-EVER NATIONAL "SEE AMERICA"
CONTEST, TO HELP INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER EYE
HEALTH. PREVENT BLINDNESS AMERICA'S "SEE AMERICA" CONTEST IS AN
EFFORT TO EDUCATE AMERICANS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTIVE EYE EXAMS
TO PROMOTE OVERALL VISION HEALTH. THE NATIONAL NON-PROFIT GROUP,
DEDICATED TO PREVENTING BLINDNESS AND PRESERVING SIGHT, WILL AWARD THE
WINNING INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY VISION LOSS WITH THE
OPPORTUNITY TO "SEE AMERICA"--INCLUDING FOUR COMPLIMENTARY PLANE TICKETS
TO ANY UNITED STATES DESTINATION OF THEIR CHOICE. DANIEL GARRETT,
WITH PREVENT BLINDNESS AMERICA, EXPLAINS...
(GARRETT):
"FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS, PREVENT BLINDNESS AMERICA
HAS CHAMPIONED THE IMPORTANCE OF REGULAR EYE CARE AND SAFETY
INITIATIVES. WE HOPE THIS NEW PROGRAM WILL ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO
PAUSE AND APPRECIATE ONE OF OUR MOST-PRECIOUS GIFTS--OUR SIGHT."
(CLOSE):
THE "SEE AMERICA" CONTEST IS OPEN TO ALL THOSE AFFECTED BY IMPAIRED VISION
OR VISION LOSS WHO FEEL AS THOUGH THEY HAVE "MISSED" IMPORTANT MOMENTS
IN THEIR LIVES. THOSE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THE CONTEST
SHOULD GO TO
W-W-W-DOT-"PREVENT-BLINDNESS"-DOT-ORG-SLASH-"SEE-AMERICA", TO OBTAIN
CONTEST PARAMETERS AND SUBMIT THEIR STORY.
