May is Healthy Vision Month, and Vision To Learn needs your help to get the word out about easy steps kids and families can take to keep their eyes in great shape!
You can help by posting about eye health to your Facebook or Twitter feed with the hashtags #HVM2015 and #VisionToLearn — today and throughout the month of May.
Here are some sample posts and tweets you can use, or feel free to create your own.
Thanks for your support and please spread the word!
Facebook
FacebookMay is Healthy Vision Month! Approximately 1.5 million kids nationwide lack the glasses they need to see the board, read a book or do their math homework. That’s why I support Vision To Learn, a nonprofit that gives free eye exams and glasses to students in low-income communities. #HVM2015 #VisionToLearn
For Healthy Vision Month, I’m posting this picture of me in my first pair of glasses. Without glasses, I wouldn’t be who I am today. That’s why I’m proud to support Vision To Learn, a nonprofit that provides kids with the glasses they need to succeed. #HVM2015 #VisionToLearn
It’s Healthy Vision Month! You can help your child succeed at school and prevent serious eye diseases by taking them to get a dilated eye exam. #HVM2015 #VisionToLearn
Have you been to the optometrist lately? Have your kids? Optometrists recommend infants have their first comprehensive eye exam at 6 months of age. Children then should have additional eye exams at age 3, and just before they enter the first grade — at about age 5 or 6 #HVM2015 #VisionToLearn
Twitter
TwitterMay is Healthy Vision Month! 1.5 million U.S. kids need glasses. Thanks @VisionToLearn 4 bringing free exams & glasses to students #HVM2015
67% of kids who fail a vision screening don’t get follow-up care. @VisionToLearn brings free eye care to schools #HVM2015
Kids w/ poor vision struggle in school. @VisionToLearn gets them the glasses they need to succeed, for free! #HVM2015
Help your child succeed at school and prevent serious eye diseases by taking them to get a dilated eye exam. #HVM2015 #VisionToLearn
Give infants first eye exam at 6 months, again at 3, and when they enter school. Prevent serious eye diseases during #HVM2015 #VisionToLearn
