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Prevent Blindness Georgia Hosts ‘Night for Sight’ Beer Tasting

To Raise Money For Free Eye Screenings in the Atlanta Community

- Non-profit Group Fundraiser Proceeds Will Go Towards Children Vision Screenings,

Affordable Adult Eye Care, and Community Eye Disease Prevention–

ATLANTA (July 24, 2014) – Friday, September 5, 2014: This marks the day Prevent Blindness

Georgia (PBGA) will hold their annual Night for Sight fundraiser. This enjoyable evening event

will feature wine and beer tastings, delicious food, fun and most importantly, warm company! It

will take place from 6:00pm until 9:00pm in a local brewery Monday Night Brewing located at

670 Trabert Ave NW Atlanta, GA, 30318. Best of all, one hundred percent of all ‘Night for

Sight’ proceeds will go towards Prevent Blindness Georgia. Specifically, the money raised will

help fund PBGA’s efforts to raise money for children and adults that cannot afford appropriate

eye care, are at risk for eye disease or are in immediate need of an eye screening.

All ‘Night for Sight’ fundraiser event ticketholders will also receive six beer-tasting tickets, three

wine tasting tickets, along with catered cuisine. Attendees will also have the opportunity to

purchase raffle tickets for the chance to win marvelous prizes like round trip airline tickets, Stone

Mountain Park passes, a D. Geller and Son diamond necklace and earring set, along with various

gift baskets. In addition, admission tickets, raffle tickets along with sponsorships can be

purchased online. A single ticket costs $40, while a VIP ticket is $75. Finally, raffle tickets are

available for $5 each, $12 for three tickets or $20 for five.

Last year, this annual fundraiser (then named ‘Brews and Chews’) saw a huge community turn

out. This year, Prevent Blindness Georgia hopes to double the annual event’s attendance and

increase the amount of funds raised. “We look forward to watching this fundraiser unfold every

year,” says Tolu Deitz, Prevent Blindness Georgia Director of Foundation and Corporate

Relations. She goes on to declare, “It is because of events like ‘Night for Sight’ that PBGA’s

goal to screen 37,500 children annually is attainable”.

While, it costs less than seven dollars to provide a child with a vision screen, 35,000

preschoolers are affected by vision impairments. PBGA’s eye screenings could lead to a

permanent cure, an affective treatment and/or appropriate care for various vision issues. PBGA is

hopeful that the community will enable them to help fund the many institutions and services they

currently offer both adults and children in need. Some examples of PBGA’s sight seeing

programs are the Vision Outreach Adult Vision Program, the Star Pupil Program as well as the

Georgia Retinal Imaging Project. Some examples of the services Prevent Blindness Georgia

offers are as follows:

Low cost eyeglasses, eye exams, education, and referrals for low income/uninsured adults

Free eye care and medication for glaucoma clients that financially qualify

Diabetic retinopathy clinics for adults at high risk of developing diabetes of glaucoma

Vision screenings throughout Georgia for children in prekindergarten

Prevent Blindness Georgia works hard to let the community know just how important vision

screenings and eye care are. And their hard work is paying off!

Read what others are saying about PBGA:

“I love Prevent Blindness Georgia! It’s a wonderful organization. I really can’t say

enough about the good work you do…It’s wonderful to see children’s vision problems

addressed and corrected” –A proud coach

“The clinic saved my career and my eyes. I’m very, very thankful for you and your

organization” – a appreciative Georgian

“Your organization has made a great difference in my son’s life” – a thankful mother

For more information on the Night for Sight fundraiser event, please contact Tolu Deitz with

Prevent Blindness at (404) 266-1465, visit www.pbga.org or email tdeitz@pbga.org with any

questions. We hope to SEE you there!

About Prevent Blindness Georgia

Prevent Blindness Georgia was founded in 1965 as the state affiliate of Prevent Blindness, the

nation’s leading volunteer eye health and safety organization since 1908. Its mission is to prevent

blindness and preserve sight for the residents of Georgia which is accomplished through vision

screenings for children and adults, eye exams and glasses for indigent seniors and homeless and

working poor adults, public education on eye health and safety to persons at risk for eye disease,

and vision screening training. To donate to our good work, visit www.pbga.org.

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