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5x5 Challenge: Young Dollar, Big Impact At Combat Blindness International, we believe in the power of unity and the strength of young hearts. Let's prove that even if we don't have much money individually, our collective impact is limitless! Here's the challenge: donate $5 and encourage 4 of your friends to do the same. Together, with your friends, we can raise enough to transform someone's life with a sight-restoring surgery! Combat Blindness International is on a mission to help decrease curable and preventable blindness worldwide. We provide essential eye care to those who need it most. Your $5 can bring back the joy of vision to someone in need. How to join the 5x5 Challenge: 1. Donate $5 to Combat Blindness International at https://lnkd.in/ecaY4ig 2. Tag 4 friends who you challenge to do the same. 3. Use #5x5Challenge #CombatBlindness #SightSavers to spread the word. Let's make a difference that lasts a lifetime, one $5 donation at a time. Together, we can bring light to those in darkness. (Remember, even a small act of kindness can create a ripple of profound change. Let's rise to the occasion! #5x5Challenge #YoungDollarBigImpact #ChangingLives #PreventableBlindness #Donate #MakeADifference #EyecareForAll #SightRestoration #GivingBack #VisionForAll #25DollarsForSight #CombatBlindnessInternational #CreateARipple #YoungChangeMakers #GenZ #GiftOfSight

Day 6 of Donate Life Month's Spirit Week is an uplifting way to promote organ, eye, and tissue donation. That's because today is Create "Donate Life" Rocks day. Painted rocks have become a trend in communities all over the United States. The mission is simple: you paint a rock and place it somewhere for someone to find. Once found, someone picks up the painted rock and eventually places it in a new location. Painted rocks get traded out for other rocks with other messages. Some rocks say Kindness Matters. Some just have a simple design meant to brighten someone's day. A Donate Life rock, however, helps promote the ongoing need for organ, eye, and tissue donors to help give people the gift of life or sight. It symbolizes a message of hope for someone waiting for a life-saving or life-changing surgery. But, more importantly, for donor families, a Donate Life rock is a small token of the selfless gift their loved one gave to help someone in need. #lebw #givingthegiftofsight #donatelifemonth #spiritweek #donorfamilies #transplantrecipients

Mateusz, the son of one of our colleagues from Ailleron (Piotr Warchoł) is fighting a critical battle with a heart defect. The only chance to save his heart is surgery at Boston Children's Hospital, but the costs are overwhelming – 400,000 USD.      In Poland, doctors only offer palliative treatment, which is intended to "improve the patient's quality of life," but it doesn’t fix the defects. This treatment leads to the development of a single-ventricular heart, which has many long-term complications, including reduced efficiency of the body and liver cirrhosis. Moreover, no one can predict how long a child with this condition will be able to live. Sometimes, it's only a few years.   You’ve shown many times that Software Minders act with respect and care about those in need. Let's come together as a #OneTeam and make a life-changing impact!  To donate or take part in auctions, follow the links below:      Fundraising: https://lnkd.in/dkRDcScK   Charity auctions: https://lnkd.in/dZigZyNU

If you don't have 67 Minutes to donate today. Donate ZAR67 or USD67 to Rainbows and Smiles. Does it look like a fun organisation, well yes, they do make fun happen. They understand that families who have kids with cancer may only have very little time left in life to cherish special family moments, and hardly have budget for anything else but medical expenses. Rainbows and Smiles is an organisation I've started to love, because they are REAL and they are hands-on in supporting these families in need. Take 67 seconds and donate them a little something. https://lnkd.in/g-gRriFe

Today, I had the opportunity to donate blood at Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore for a friend's mother, who is about to undergo heart surgery. This experience reminded me of a few important lessons: 1. Small actions can have a big impact. Something as simple as donating blood can help save a life. 2. Health is a shared responsibility. We all have the power to support each other during tough times. 3. Giving back feels fulfilling. Acts of kindness not only help others but also bring a sense of personal fulfillment. Have you ever had the chance to donate blood or help someone in need? How did it make you feel? #BloodDonation #LifeLessons #SaveLives #GiveBack #HelpingOthers

🌟 As many of you know, I've been incredibly fortunate to be part of something truly meaningful with Relief for Human Suffering Foundation. It's a journey of compassion and transformation that has touched the lives of over 15,000 individuals in Africa since 2021. But there's more to be done! As part of the foundation’s funding appeal this #GivingTuesday, I've set up a personal fundraiser because there's a specific challenge we face: providing transportation for people in remote Nigerian towns to access critical surgeries for cataracts in our local partners’ city hospitals. Astonishingly, nearly half of those identified with cataracts during our outreaches never make it for the free life-changing surgeries, simply due to lack of transportation. Your donation isn't just a number; it's a lifeline. It'll directly enable someone to reach the hospital for a surgery that could change their world. Whether you can give a little or a lot, your contribution brings us closer to a world where everyone has a chance at clear vision and a brighter future. Join me in this personal quest to ensure no one is left behind. Click the link below to be part of this journey toward compassion and change. Your support means the world to them - literally. 🚐💙 #SightForAll #donateforchange #cataractsurgery #donateforchange #africarising https://lnkd.in/eqp8DaFa

Imagine your skin eating up itself, to an extent of affecting your bones and teeth? well, Esther Wanjiru, a resident of Githumu village, Kandara Constituency, Murang'a County, is facing a severe illness that began as a small scar beneath her right eye and has now spread to consume the entire right side of her face. Despite seeking treatment in multiple hospitals, her condition remains untreated, and financial difficulties have compounded her plight. However, there is hope on the horizon. Save a Life Community has identified a maxillofacial surgeon willing to perform the necessary surgery. Yet, the cost of the procedure exceeds Esther's means, necessitating external support. A heartfelt appeal is made to the public for assistance. Any contribution, regardless of size, will greatly aid Esther in accessing the life-saving treatment she urgently requires. Together, let's unite behind Esther, ensuring she receives the care she deserves and providing her with a pathway to recovery. Ways to give: Save a Life Paybill No: 4112079 Account Name: Save a Life Alternatively, you can donate via Paypal@savealifecommunity.org. #ServiceWithAHeart #Transforminglives #TheSaveALifeCommunity #charity #servicetohumanity #ServiceToHumanityIsServiceToGOD #transforminglives www.savealifecommunity.org

Imagine your skin eating up itself, to an extent of affecting your bones and teeth? well, Esther Wanjiru, a resident of Githumu village, Kandara Constituency, Murang'a County, is facing a severe illness that began as a small scar beneath her right eye and has now spread to consume the entire right side of her face. Despite seeking treatment in multiple hospitals, her condition remains untreated, and financial difficulties have compounded her plight. However, there is hope on the horizon. Save a Life Community has identified a maxillofacial surgeon willing to perform the necessary surgery. Yet, the cost of the procedure exceeds Esther's means, necessitating external support. A heartfelt appeal is made to the public for assistance. Any contribution, regardless of size, will greatly aid Esther in accessing the life-saving treatment she urgently requires. Together, let's unite behind Esther, ensuring she receives the care she deserves and providing her with a pathway to recovery. Ways to give: Save a Life Paybill No: 4112079 Account Name: Save a Life Alternatively, you can donate via Paypal@savealifecommunity.org. #ServiceWithAHeart #Transforminglives #TheSaveALifeCommunity #charity #servicetohumanity #ServiceToHumanityIsServiceToGOD #transforminglives www.savealifecommunity.org

In an increasingly divided world, let’s choose to embrace the spirit of #GivingTuesday and the broader #GivingSeason as we reflect on the impact our individual and collective acts of charity can have on others.  A simple gesture such as supporting a free clinic, donating needed items, tutoring a student to advance their education, or contributing to disaster relief – can truly change lives.  Today, I encourage everyone to give to a cause of choice or donate your time to better the life of another using your unique skills. Don’t have a cause in mind? Consider Surgery on Sunday Inc, a unique organization that provides free medically necessary outpatient surgery to uninsured and underinsured low-income individuals. Think kids that need their tonsils out, cataracts to restore sight, hernia repair and gallbladder removals. Surgery on Sunday truly changes lives one surgery at a time!