Chapter Advisor Form Submission
The Chapter Advisor must meet with Unite For Sight Chapter officers at least twice per year to plan upcoming activities and to review completed activities. After each semester review meeting, please submit a 1-2 paragraph Chapter review and plan of action to Unite For Sight management through this web form.
About Unite For Sight Chapters
Unite For Sight's chapters at high schools and universities are established only after an individual or group first applies to start a chapter, works with Unite For Sight staff to establish the chapter, and after the officers and optometrist/ophthalmologist advisor sign the Chapter Charter. All Unite For Sight volunteers are required to complete pre-service training, and only those who have completed the training are Unite For Sight volunteers. Chapters are required to hold two community-based programs per month, have biweekly phone conversations with Unite For Sight staff, and submit monthly updates online about chapter activities.
Our staff works closely with the volunteers to establish effective, high impact programs, and we maintain comprehensive records of all volunteer participants. Only those who have successfully completed Unite For Sight's training are permitted to participate in Unite For Sight programs.
Unite For Sight's university chapters provide free visual acuity screenings, educate children and adults about eye health and blindness prevention, and encourage the medically underserved to register for free health coverage so that they can receive complete eye exams by eye doctors. Our research, experience, and evaluation has enabled us to develop a highly successful program that ensures that patients receive the highest quality of care by locally available eye doctors through professional organizations such as the American Academy of Ophthalmology and American Optometric Association. Distinct from the university chapters, Unite For Sight's high school chapters focus on eliminating preventable blindness through eye health education programs, eyeglass drives, and raising funds to sponsor sight-restoring eye care in developing countries.
The Unite For Sight Coordinator Manual can be seen online at http://www.uniteforsight.org/start-a-chapter/manual-links You may contact Unite For Sight at volunteers@uniteforsight.org