Carol presenting Montse Benitez with her favourite Eye Fund print during her visit with Lynn Sedgwick on behalf of Ashville Lodge in June 2012. The Montse Benitez Foundation had awarded Ashville Lodge funding to buy a firing kiln for pottery production.
Students of Birkenhead Sixth Form contributed to the Fractured Vision Exhibition in the Pavillion, Birkenhead Park
Carol and Paul present Gareth Jones from The Wirral with a Max digital enhancer
West Haddon Players collected £1,500 after nominating The Eye Fund as their charity of the year!
Eye Fund Trustee Helen Rowlands hosted the launch evening for The Eye Fund at her Nursery, Hope Park Community Nursery. Children of the nursery painted images in the style of Simon’s work which were displayed side by side for the evening.
Eye Fund Trustee Helen Rowlands invited Carol and Paul to set up shop in Health and Safety Executive Headquarters, where colleagues shopped during their lunch break
The Eye Fund has made several productive collections at Liverpool’s Central Station
Eye Fund Trustee Helen Rowlands (seated left) challenged colleagues at the Health and Safety Executive to a short story writing competition. The competition was judged by members of the HSE Book Club (standing) who were joined by crime fiction author Martin Edwards and Eye Fund Chair Carol Sherry (seated right).
Carol Sherry and Patron Mike McCartney presenting a cheque to Dr Deborah Broadhurst and Clinical Eye Research Business Manager Jayne Bradley from St Paul’s Eye Hospital
After some furious Ebay bidding, our signed Sigur Rós “Hlemmur” CD/DVD was finally won by Neil Walker, who paid an astounding £360 for it. Well done, Neil!
The Eye Fund aims to provide much needed counselling and aid to those who are losing their sight due to degenerative diseases, such as Retinal Cone Dystrophy, Cataracts, Diabetic Retinopathy, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Neurological Visual Impairment, Retinopathy of Prematurity as well as Age-Related Degeneration and other eye conditions.
We are a National Charity and with your help we can ensure counsellors in Ashville Lodge, St Paul’s Eye Hospital and Moorfields Eye Hospital and give us the opportunity to expand this help to other Eye Hospitals across the UK.
Every penny you can donate or minute of your time you can give will make a difference.
Please visit our Help section if you’d like to get involved, or use our contact form to get in touch with us.
Read About The Eye Fund to find out more about why The Sherry Family started the charity.
The third exhibition of Simon’s fantastic art work was held in The Gallery in Birkenhead Park, April 29th to 6th May. It was opened by The Eye Fund patron, Mike McCartney.
Invited guests enjoyed a preview of the exhibition. The Wirral Potters and members of The Wirral Society of the Blind and Partially Sighted craft group were inspired by Simon’s designs to create some amazing pieces.