Inspirational Sinead's charity appeal

Inspirational legally blind marathon runner and Guinness World Record holder Dr Sinead Kane joined some young pals at the GPO on O’Connell Street, Dublin to launch Sightsavers Ireland’s 2019 Bright for Sight campaign, proudly supported by Post Insurance. 

 

 

Sinead together with the children were wearing vibrant yellow to encourage businesses across Ireland to go Bright for Sight, by wearing something yellow to work and make a donation on Friday June 21st and give the gift of sight to the people in the poorest countries in the world www.sightsavers.ie/bright. Just €32 can provide one cataract operation to restore one person’s sight. Why yellow - yellow is the easiest colour to identify for people with a visual impairment.

 

Sinead is a visually impaired athlete, a qualified lawyer, a keynote speaker and freelance researcher, who is a double Guinness World Record holder and has been awarded two PhD doctorates. Outstanding achievements considering she only has five percent vision and is registered as legally blind. Sinead came on board with Sightsavers Bright for Sight campaign last year and wants to continue to raise awareness of the Bright For Sight initiative.

 

Commenting on her involvement in the campaign Sinead said: “This is my second year as an ambassador for Sightsavers Ireland and we are asking as many people as possible across Ireland to take part in Bright for Sight by wearing something yellow on June 21st. We’d love to turn Ireland sunshine yellow so if people can dig out their lemon blazer, mustard socks, yellow heels or whatever they have and go Bright for Sight they will be changing someone’s life forever.”

 

 

For more information on how to register your company or to download a fundraising pack visit www.sightsavers.ie/bright