The Gift of Sight project was initiated to honor a very special family member.  Decades ago my grandfather underwent an eye operation which left him blind in one eye.  I realized, as I heard this story when I was 14, how important vision is in an individual's life.  

I then created this program, partnered with Georgia LIONS Lighthouse Foundation  whose mission is to foster sight conservation and restoration, and hearing conservation, with a particular emphasis on youth.  My collection of  eye glasses are sent to those who are the poorest of the poor.  I began collecting used prescription eyeglasses, frames, broken frames, lenses, sunglasses, and reading glasses.  When I created this program, my goal was to collect 5000 glasses by the time I graduated from high school.

I am now 18 years old and am months away from graduation.  I am ecstatic to say I have collected over 6000 pairs of glasses in the past 3 and 1/2 years, and this number increases daily.