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Declaring March as "Save Your Vision Month."
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WHEREAS, "Save Your Vision Month," is a national event sponsored annually in March by the American Optometric Association; and
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania College of Optometry is a major sponsor of "Save Your Vision Month" in the Delaware Valley; and
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania College of Optometry is celebrating: "Save Your Vision Month" with a vision health public awareness campaign with the theme "On the Lookout: Your Profession and Pastimes May Be Damaging to Your Eyes"; and
WHEREAS, The official 2001 "Save Your Vision" campaign kickoff in City Council will launch a series of free vision screenings at Day Care Centers, Regional Library Branches, Senior Citizen Centers and residential complexes; and
WHEREAS, The College of Optometry hopes that the public awareness campaign will encourage families and employers to develop a greater understanding of the important role vision plays in both the workplace and home; and
WHEREAS, Vision withstands varying degrees of stress and is placed at risk by certain daily activities both in the home and the workplace; and
WHEREAS, These stressors and hazards can be identified and minimized through education and regular eye screenings and vision care services; and
WHEREAS, Resources are available for patients through the services of the Eye Institute of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry; and
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania College of Optometry is also participating in Vision USA, a national effort to provide free eye examinations for working persons with no health insurance who have not had an eye examination in the last twelve months; now therefore
RESOLVED THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA declare and celebrate March as "Save Your Vision Month" and encourage and support "On the Lookout: Your Profession and Pastimes May Be Damaging Your Eyes."
RESOLVED FURTHER, That an Engrossed copy of this resolution be presented to a represent...
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