Oregon Foundation for Vision Awareness

04/09/2024

We are so incredibly grateful to everyone who donated items, attended, and bid at our silent auction this past Saturday. We exceeded our expectations and raised enough to help hundreds of Oregonians obtain the glasses they so desperately need. Thank you for your generosity! 🎉🎉 🎉

03/26/2024

Our second annual Silent Auction is only a couple weeks away! To all our eye care industry supporters, we hope you will join us at Oregon’s Meeting to bid on the wonderful donations we received! The generosity of the businesses and individuals is so heartwarming to all of us who aim to provide access to eye care to Oregonians in need.

01/16/2024

Save the date! Our 2nd annual OFVA silent auction will take place at Salishan Ocean Lodge on April 6, 2024, during Oregon’s Meeting. Join us! And if you would like to contribute to our silent auction, please reach out.

10/12/2023

Woodburn Vision Source, thank you for serving your community and providing a day of giving!

If you are an eye care provider and would like the OFVA to help you coordinate your day of giving and provide resources for eyewear, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at www.OFVA.org.

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04/15/2023

The bidding for the Oregon Foundation for Vision Awareness silent auction at Oregon’s Meeting is well underway! Thank you to all of of the sponsors and donors who generously donated all of these impressive auction items! Thank you to the doctors, staff and industry colleagues who are supporting the OFVA as we raise funds to provide care to our fellow Oregonians in need.

Donations generously provided by:
Pacific Cataract and Laser Institute
MacuHealth
VSP Vision Care
Pacific Artisan Labs
MODO Eyewear
141 Eyewear
Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation
Umpqua Bank
Portland Leather Goods
Amaterra Wines

07/29/2021

Thank you, Women In Optometry! ❤️

How can optometrists help patients who have no health insurance or vision coverage and cannot pay? In Oregon, all low-income children have access to vision insurance under the Affordable Care Act, but adults only have vision coverage under special circumstances. The Oregon Foundation for Vision Awar...

07/15/2021

Hello golfers and golfers who love to donate to a great cause! Bidding for this silent auction benefitting the OFVA is open now. Don't miss this opportunity to experience the renowned Bandon Dunes golf resort and bid today!

CLICK THE LINK HERE TO BID:
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07/14/2021

Check out our new video! Since we began hosting OFVA events in 2021, we have helped dozens of Oregonians. We could use your help to continue our mission of providing eye care and glasses to people in need. If you are an optometric physician in the state of Oregon, we would be thankful to have your help as an OFVA provider. Please visit our website at www.OFVA.org to sign up!

Learn more about the OFVA and how it helps Oregonians in need of eyecare.

06/26/2021

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to visit the new, expanded LEAP Lab and Eye Promise Optical, LLC located in Portland. This is where the OFVA eyewear orders are made. Thank you Kelly Shannon Asbra and the rest of the team for the lovely tour!

Lena Walker, OD
President of the OFVA

06/23/2021

Thank you to Dr. Amber Gatti Dunn and the staff at Gatti Vision for hosting our third OFVA event last month. In conjunction with Pacific University College of Optometry and Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation, you helped so many community members who could not otherwise afford an eye exam and glasses. Thank you for your kindness and generosity!

04/27/2021

Our second OFVA event was a huge success! Thank you to Woodburn Eye Center, Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation and Pacific University College of Optometry for helping so many patients in need of eyecare and eyewear last Friday!

02/06/2021

Our hearts are full after helping so many Oregonians obtain an eye health and vision exam as well as glasses at our first OFVA clinic day of the year. We are so grateful to the doctors and staff at Family Vision of Oregon, Scappoose, the Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation, and Pacific University College of Optometry who provided the staff and resources to meet the needs of the community. Looking forward to more OFVA events soon!

If you are a patient in need of an eye exam and glasses and meet the qualifications, you may apply at https://www.oregonoptometry.org/oregon-foundation-for-vision-awareness-ofva.

If you are an optometric physician and would like to have an event at your clinic or would like to be part of our growing network of participating doctors, contact the OFVA as well!