Salus University | BiddingForGood Fundraising Auction

The online portion of the "Looking Out for Kids" Fundraiser is now open. The auction will run from October 23, 2014 to November 1, 2014, with the live event taking place on November 1, 2014 on the campus of Salus University. The VIP reception starts at 6:30 p.m. and the general reception begins at 7:30 p.m.

Proceeds go to The Eye Institute of Salus University in order to support vision care services for children in need. Auction items range from exotic vacation getaways to donated items guaranteed to delight and surprise. So, tell your friends, family, community. Let the bidding begin and check back often for new items!

Note: Bidder is responsible for shipping and handling fees unless they attend the live event, which will be added to the winning bid amount.
Items will be shipped via Fedex and billed at standard industry rates.

Make Your Bid to Support the Looking Out for Kids charity

Now is your chance to not only get all the great items you want, but to do it knowing you are helping support our organization and mission.

The Eye Institute of Salus University uses the Looking Out for Kids fund in a number of ways. For many years, we have had a strategic alliance with the School District of Philadelphia to provide services to their children. Working closely with the District's school nurses, The Eye Institute deploys vision care teams to schools to provide free vision screenings. For children who fail the vision screening, we work with schools nurses to schedule them at one of The Eye Institute’s three locations for comprehensive vision care. Each year several hundred children are bussed to The Eye Institute for the care they need.

What we were able to accomplish this past year using the dollars we raised in 2013 was quite impressive. Working collaboratively with The School District of Philadelphia nurses, we provided the following services to children in the Philadelphia public schools during the 2013-2014 academic year:

Vision screenings to 1649 children
(737 children failed the screening due to poor vision).
Comprehensive vision and ocular health examinations to over 305 children by bussing the children to The Eye Institute’s pediatric service.
Distributed over 480 pairs of eyeglasses to public school children.

During the 2013-14 academic year and working collaboratively with Norristown Area School District’s school nurses, The Eye Institute established a school-based vision clinic that has been moved from school to school according to need. School nurses identified children who received comprehensive vision care in their own schools and when eyeglasses were needed, two pairs were provided - one set for home and another set for school. During this academic year, 185 children were examined in five schools and 334 pairs of eyeglasses were dispensed.

It was through the financial success of the 2013 LOFK fundraiser that we were able to expand our reach and impact.

The “Looking Out for Kids” charity fund also provides vision care services and eyeglasses to uninsured children referred to The Eye Institute from the Philadelphia City Health Centers, Delaware Valley Community Health, Inc., and the Greater Philadelphia Asian Social Service Agency (GPASS).