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JET Australia Foundation

Melbourne Chapter


World Braille Day - Awareness Event 2009
 

Reported By: Praka:sh Ra:ma:nuja Da:sa

Priya Bagvadbandhus,

January 4th is Louis Braille Day celebrated all over the world as 'WORLD BRAILLE DAY'. JET Melbourne has organised a walkathon on this eve. 

When: Sunday 4th Jan 09 at 12.00am
Where: Federation Square (In front of Flinders Street) 

Let us all participate in this event to create awareness towards blind. We request you to pass this message to your friends and like minded people for participating in this event.

Their confidence levels are high...
Their ears see... Their fingers read
Their hearts have courage... Their lives are full of zeal!
They are deprived of sight, yet their vision
far and realistic. Lets encourage them
-- Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swa:miji

 For any enquires or contributions please email jet.melbourne@yahoo.com.au or contact, 
 

JET Australia Foundation – Melbourne volunteers.

 Satya: (03) 9877 9737   Prakash: (03) 8521 3418
 Chary Mudumba- (03) 9511 7878


 DID YOU KNOW?
  • 22% of the worlds blind are in India, numbering to approximately one crore
  • 4.5 crores are blind in the world and 13.5 crores are visually impaired
  • In every 5 seconds 1 person goes blind... Every minute, 1 child goes blind
  • Little awareness and medication can PREVENT 75% of blindness
  • Consumption of Vitamin A, Milk and Green leafy vegetables can prevent blindness to some extent
  • Poverty, illiteracy and lack of timely medications are the main causes leading to blindness
 
LEND YOUR PARTICIPATION.... AND SUPPORT THE BLIND

You and I enjoy the beauties of the world .....HOW ABOUT THEM
IT'S OUR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ...SHARE YOUR PART

 
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