A charity dedicated to helping impoverished people avoid blindness is returning to YVR this Sunday with their annual national fundraiser - Plane Pull for Sight.
This will be the ninth year that Orbis Canada 鈥� which has a goal to fight against vision loss and raise awareness for avoidable blindness 鈥� has hosted the fundraiser in Vancouver.听
Teams of five to 20 people will compete to pull a 65-ton FedEx 757 cargo plane along a 20 feet course. To participate in this tug-of-war challenge, teams are required to fundraise a minimum of $2000.
鈥淭he money raised from this event will go towards supporting ophthalmology training programs and childhood blindness prevention and treatment,鈥� said Dr. Simon Holland, Orbis volunteer faculty and ophthalmologist at the pacific laser eye centre.
With the support of its national sponsor, FedEx, Orbis Canada has raised more than $1 million in Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary and Montreal since its first fundraising event in 2009.
鈥淭he intended goal is to raise around $35,000 in 麻豆传媒映画this year, but also to raise awareness for avoidable blindness,鈥� added Holland.
The plane pull is a symbol of the Orbis Flying Eye hospital, which is a state-of-the-art teaching facility equipped with a fully functioning operating room, classroom and recovery room; all on a MD-10 aircraft.
The fundraiser will take place at the FedEx ramp YVR this Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Along will the plane pull, there will also be other activities such as a giant obstacle course, a nine-hole mini-putt golf course, bouncy castles, painting and even a plane pull for kids.
To participate in the challenge, register online at Orbiscan.Akaraisin.com/Common/Event/Home.aspx?seid=15971&mid=8.
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