National Spex Day - NCBI - Ireland
National Spex Day is a campaign designed to promote children wearing their prescribed glasses and increase awareness about visual impairments. To celebrate the day pupils are invited to decorate their own NCBI Spex and make a small donation to wear the for the day.
What is Spex Day?
• A national school campaign to promote children wearing their prescribed glasses
• Each pupil receives a pair of cardboard “spex” to be decorated and worn on the day
• Classes can go through the educational activities provided to raise awareness about visual impairments
Why should we sign up?
• Free education pack for all schools that sign up
• Interactive lesson plans
• Faber Castell Art Supplies for the first 350 schools
• Prize draw for any schools that raise over €250
What does the school have to do?
• Encourage students to customize their glasses frames and wear them
• Choose a winning pair of “spex” for each class level and send them in to NCBI Head Office
• Collect €1 from all participating students (€2 from families with more than one child in the school)
• Have Fun!
Tell me about the competition…
• Prizes for each class level
• Winners receive a hamper of Faber Castell goodies for their class
• Winning glasses will be featured on Spex Day website
How do we sign up?
• Just fill in the participation form included with this letter email or fax to us, or pop it in the post (address and details below)
What will the money we raise go towards?
• Your local service users and regional offices
• Funds will go directly towards continuing to provide a support system to those living with sight loss in your area
Visit the National Spex Day Website.
Please feel free to contact us for more information:
Phone:1850 33 43 53 Fax: 01 830 7787 E-mail: spexday@ncbi.ie
Web: www.spexday.ie NCBI’s Website: www.ncbi.ie
Address: Spex Day, NCBI Head Office, Whitworth Road, Drumcondra, D9
NCBI (National Council for the Blind of Ireland) is a not for profit charitable organisation which offers support and services nationwide to those experiencing difficulties with their eyesight. About 18% of people using NCBI’s services are completely blind, while 82% have varying degrees of usable vision.
NCBI was established in 1931 to promote physical, economic and social independence of people with vision impairments and today, the organisation provides a range of services for over 14,000 people.
Our mission is to enable people who are blind and vision impaired to overcome the barriers that impede their independence and participation in society.
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