Join Team YYC’s Plane Pull team and find out more at pullforsight.ca. Supporting the Orbis plane pull means helping people get access to lifesaving treatment. Why: Because 80 per cent of people who face blindness suffer conditions that could be prevented, treated or cured and 90 per cent of all visually impaired people - 253 million people - live in places where it can be difficult to get the right treatment. Where: FedEx Ramp, Calgary International Airport, 24 Aero Dr NE, Calgary, AB T2E 8Z9 The Airport Authority is matching what our team raises to a maximum of $1,000.
#Orbis flight registration#
There is a $20 per-puller registration fee, and a commitment to raise an additional $30. What: Pull a 60-tonne FedEx 757 Cargo Plane a set distance, in the least amount of time. Orbis is an international non-profit that fights avoidable blindness by training eye care teams, strengthening eye health systems and working on the ground to provide lasting solutions to communities in need. Let’s pull together and join the Orbis Plane Pull for Sight! We need 20 people to join our Team YYC Plane Pull team to help fight avoidable blindness. What could be more fun than pulling a 50-tonne FedEx 757 Cargo Plane down a runway? Answer: Pulling a 60-tonne FedEx Cargo Plane down a runway.
#Orbis flight series#
The GE Aviation Lecture Series is made possible by the generous support of GE Aerospace./ Categories: YYC Events, What's Going On Orbis Plane Pull for Sight Register to attend in person at the Udvar-Hazy Center. Registration is required for in person attendance and encouraged for online viewing. If you require another access service to fully participate or have any questions about accessibility, please contact To ensure the best experience, please try to contact us at your soonest convenience. Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs) are available at the Airbus IMAX Theater upon request. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, and will be streamed on YouTube with live closed captioning. This program will be presented in-person at the Steven F. Hunter Cherwek, and director of aircraft operations and maintenance, Bruce Johnson, for an insider’s view into what it’s like to work on one of the world’s most unique aircraft and what’s ahead for this innovative organization and its fight against avoidable blindness. Join a conversation with Orbis’s vice president of clinical services and technologies, Dr.
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Since then, three generations of the Flying Eye Hospital have taken training to eye care teams in over 95 countries around the world.
But what if training from the world’s best experts could reach the eye care teams that need it most? Forty years ago Orbis’s iconic Flying Eye Hospital – a fully accredited ophthalmic teaching hospital on board a plane – took its very first flight.
Eye care nonprofit Orbis International began with a big challenge and an even bigger idea: around the world, millions of people lose their sight because they can’t access the care they need, while eye care teams struggle to get training to help them care for patients in their communities. The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital is unlike any plane you’ve seen before. Discover how aviation is increasing access to eye care in communities around the world
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