Tuesday, October 25 is our annual Fred Hollows Day, when we recognise the impact of one of our Old Boys and have the opportunity to contribute to his legacy. Young men can buy a sausage at lunchtime, make a donation as they enter assembly and try out the cataract glasses. 2022 marks 30 years for the life-changing work supported by the Fred Hollows Foundation:

"Here are some of the biggest achievements in the lifetime of The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ. But there's still more to do, so we won't stop until we've ended preventable blindness and visual impairment in the Pacific.

About the Foundation: Like our founder, legendary Kiwi eye doctor Fred Hollows, we believe everyone should have access to high-quality and affordable eye care. We support our partners to provide treatments for sight loss caused by diseases such as cataracts and diabetes eye disease. In many cases a short 20-minute operation can restore sight, a dose of antibiotics can prevent blindness or simply a pair of spectacles is all that is needed.

We support our partners to train local Pacific eye-health workers to provide services in their own communities. We also help to build and upgrade facilities, develop and introduce new technology, and provide vital equipment.

Since we have been working in the Pacific, we have supported:

- Over 1 million consultations

- More than 81,000 sight-saving surgeries

- The opening of 7 clinics and many outreaches every year to assist people in hard to reach and remote areas

- All 7 countries where we work now have full-time local eye doctors trained by us."