[FORESIGHT] Fall Newsletter

FORESIGHT

UC BERKELEY PRE-OPTOMETRY CLUB

Hello Foresighters!

I hope you've all had a great start to your semester! We are excited for our many upcoming events & we hope to see you there :)
A quick reminder to check out foresight.berkeley.edu for new listings & please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns!

Elina Shibata
Foresight President '23-'24

FORESIGHT | Fall Newsletter #1

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OVERVIEW

Announcements:

New Foresight Slack!
T-Shirt Design Contest
East Bay Center for the Blind Fundraiser

Upcoming Events:

First General Meeting
Pre-Opt 101 and UCBSO Presentation

Opportunities & Resources

East Bay Center for the Blind Volunteer Events
Contact Lens Study Participant
Volunteer for East Bay Center for the Blind

ANNOUNCEMENTS

New Foresight Slack

We've listened to your feedback and are excited to announce that Foresight will be transitioning into Slack as its main form of communication! We will be using it to send event reminders and provide a space for you all to ask questions. We will create channels for event opportunities, resources, mentorship programs/families, optometry school presentation links, etc. so don't miss out!

Sign up to join our chat HERE

T-Shirt Design Contest

Help design Foresight's new club t-shirt! Submissions are open NOW until Friday, September 8th at 11:59PM. We hope by making shirts this year, you all can wear them to Foresight events and help represent our club!

Here are the guidelines for creating your design:

Limit your t-shirt design to ONE color (the shirt itself can be a different color but your design needs to be one color)
“University of California Berkeley" and "Foresight Pre-Optometry Club” must be on the design
No dates or years on the design
Front side only! No sleeve or back designs please

While we prefer that you use CustomInk.com to create your design, feel free to use any website or program to create your shirt. If you are using a different program to create your shirt, please turn in your submission as a photoshop file, illustrator file, PDF, or high resolution JPEG file. You can submit as many designs as you'd like. If your design is selected, you will receive the t-shirt for FREE! Please submit your design(s) to Natalie, our wonderful web coordinator, at foresight.webcoordinator@gmail.com.

Once submissions are in, a form will be sent out for voting. The winner will be announced in the following newsletter and on our social media!

East Bay Center for the Blind Fundraiser

The East Bay Center for the Blind is doing sticker fundraiser to help support the work that they do during the year like provide Braille classes etc. Each sticker is $5 and is 3" by 3" in size; looks super clean and is a great way to support the blind community. If you're interested in purchasing one of these stickers for $5 (all proceeds go straight to the center), reach out to vickie_kuo@berkeley.edu and she will reach out to you to find a way to get a sticker to you!

EVENTS

Foresight Gen Meeting #1

Wed, August 30th 6:10 - 7:30 p.m. Minor Hall 491

Please save the date! We will be going over details such as membership dues and active member requirements, upcoming events, and important updates. We would love to see you there!

Pre-Opt 101 & UCBSO Presentation

Wednesday, September 20th 6:10 - 7:30 p.m. Minor Hall
(more details coming soon!)

Come out to this presentation to learn more about optometry and see if it’s the right career choice for you! You will be able to learn about what optometry has to offer and what it takes to become an optometrist, as well as how to prepare for optometry school in undergrad.

We will be welcoming Dr. Mika Moy from the Wertheim School of Optometry here at UC Berkeley to come talk about the optometry program at Berkeley and answer your questions!

OPPORTUNITIES

East Bay Center for the Blind Volunteer Opportunity

The East Bay Center needs volunteers for the Solano stroll on September 10 to help count money and provide vision aid with checks for two hours in Solano (rides can be arranged)!

If you're interested in helping out with either of these events, please reach out to Vickie Kuo at vickie_kuo@berkeley.edu or on Facebook Messenger!

Volunteer for East Bay Center for the Blind

The East Bay Center for the Blind (ebcb) is seeking volunteers on a short and long term basis to assist with the Center's daily operations, programs and events. Our hours of operation are Tues-Fri 10am-3pm, and we sometimes host events and activities on Saturdays.

Volunteer Opportunities:
1. Assist with clerical tasks
2. Reading of printed materials aloud
3. Provide support for community outings and events (purchasing of food and supplies, preparation and clean-up, sighted guide for walks and outing activities)
4. Transportation (access to vehicle necessary)
5. Provide technical assistance (ie data entry, website development, research etc)
6. Assist with outreach and fundraising

If you are interested and would like more information please contact Jan Santos (Executive Director) or Mike Cole (President), @ 510-843-6935, email info@eastbaycenterfortheblind.org attention Jan and Mike in the subject line.
www.eastbaycenterfortheblind.org
View the flyer here

*Volunteering for at least 3 hours can qualify as 1 event toward active membership requirement. Please send photo proof of volunteer attendance to Ravneet at foresight.secretary@gmail.com

*For up-to-date job and volunteering opportunities, please click HERE.

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