Facts - Australia

Vision impairment increases mortality - risk is doubled (Centre for Eye Research Australia 2001)

62% of visual impairment in Australia is because people don’t have a pair of glasses or they don’t have the right pair of glasses

Rate of eye disease and blindness is 10 times higher in the aboriginal community

To learn more about the work ICEE does
don't forget to visit www.icee.org.

 

Workplaces

We welcome you to ICEE Sunnies for Sight Day 2008. Thank you for your support. This year we encourage you to participate in this great fundraising day by asking your colleagues to wear their sunnies and make a Gold Coin Donation.

Other great fundraising ideas are:

•  Take a break with your work colleagues
•  You can have your morning tea as part of team meeting
•  Have a company picnic so everyone can wear their sunnies at lunch
•  Host a dinner at your house, charge each guest to come and donate the
   funds raised
•  Have a bbq at work, wear sunnies and donate an hours wages

Making a Gold Coin Donation to ICEE Sunnies for Sight Day helps give the gift of sight. For donation deposit details please contact us on 1300 66 42 33 or email.

Other ways to donate to ICEE

Payroll deduction - with this scheme employees can ask for an amount to be deducted from their pay on a regular basis. The employer then forwards the amount to ICEE. All employee contributions are tax deductible. If you would like more information about Payroll Deductions contact us on 03 9843 4300
or email us.

Regular Giving - ICEE Village Sponsorship - Experience tells us that when we work with people to build long term eye care solutions we can reduce poverty now and, importantly, in the future. Through a regular monthly, quarterly or annual pledge you can become a Village Sponsor and provide your long term support for our work.