Vision charities join forces for 2015

Vision Aid Overseas (VAO) and Optometry Giving Sight (OGS) have agreed to joint fundraising events to help raise money in the UK to help support VAO’s 30 year anniversary.

A joint statement said the charities occupied much of the same space in the UK in terms of optical sector engagement.

It meant VAO would adopt OGS’s signature global fundraising campaigns as jointly branded initiatives. These included Optics Cycling for Sight and the World Sight Day Challenge.

Funds raised from the respective campaigns will help support the £150,000 target of additional donations VAO aimed to achieve this year.

Executive director at VAO, Nigel Wilson said: ‘Vision Aid Overseas is delighted to be receiving the support of Optometry Giving Sight. We are looking forward to working with them on their exciting fundraising campaigns and feel that our partnership will help to further establish both charities in the fundraising sector and offer additional opportunities for meeting our core objectives.’