KUALA LUMPUR, 03 September 2010 – Boutique developer Trinity Group Sdn Bhd together with Lions Club International is bringing its most ambitious project to date, the ‘Walk for Sight’ charity event to Klang Valley for the first time, announced Lions Club District 308 B1 and B2 at a briefing today.
Held in conjunction with Lions World Sight Day, ‘Walk for Sight’ aims to raise funds for the preservation and restoration of eyesight among underprivileged persons through the Lions Eye Clinic.
“The World Health Organization has estimated that the number of blind people in the world could double in the next 25 years. Through ‘Walk for Sight’ and the Lions World Sight Day, we hope to heighten awareness and education about sight preservation and preventable blindness,
said Lions Club District 308 B1 Chairman of Sight and Conservation Dato’ Neoh Soo Keat, who is also founder and managing director of Trinity Group Sdn Bhd, a sponsor of the event.
One of the key focuses of the Trinity Group has always been about providing the best in terms of modern innovations and latest technologies, while delivering the best products with the customers and the surrounding community in mind – by producing better facilities that will help the overall growth of the residences. That same spirit of giving spills over to Trinity’s sponsorship of the Walk for Sight event, whereby we hope that through this event, we will be able to reach out to more communities and help them in their quality of life.
The charity fundraiser organised by District 308 B1 and B2 Lions will be held on the 10th of October 2010 at the Dewan Sivik MBPJ, Petaling Jaya. Starting at 7:00am, an estimated 10,000 participants are required to complete a 3km loop in pairs starting from Dewan Sivik MBPJ to Amcorp Mall, led by Selangor chief minister Tan Sri Dato' Seri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim and Selangor State exco member Elizabeth Wong.
“The twist is that one participant out of every pair will have to be blindfolded, making the 3km walk a lot more challenging for the blinded participant and the other who will have to guide his or her partner.” announced Dato’ Neoh.
“Its ultimate objective was to give everyone a taste of just how difficult and sometimes dangerous life can be for the blind, hopefully leaving a deep impression that will keep them on the alert for preventable and treatable blindness for themselves and the people around them,” he added.
The ‘Walk of Sight’ fund represents the hopes and aspirations of the blind. All proceeds from ticket sales, priced at RM10 per participant, will be donated to the Lions Eye Clinic at MAHSA University College in Kuala Lumpur, which provides free operations and intra-ocular lens (IOL) implantations for the poor and elderly who are blind due to cataracts.
Since its official launch by Minister of Health Dato’ Seri Liow Tiong Lai in February 2009, the Lions Eye Clinic has conducted a total of 197 cataract operations and treated 1419 patients for eye illnesses. District 308 B1 Lions hopes to upgrade this clinic into an eye hospital in the near future with the support of the public and benefactors.