Are you trying to give again this vacation season? Why not do one thing completely different and be part of the Orbis Canada Flight for Sight journey sport?
Flight for Sight is a 60-minute immersive leisure expertise the place Dave and I host groups competing in journey trivia challenges and interactive video games. It’s the proper group-constructing occasion for firms trying to carry their workforce collectively or you may join individually and be part of an current group. Register right here
FedEx and Orbis Flying Eye Hospital
During the course of the occasion, contributors might be entertained by “yours truly” as Microsoft pilot Chris Levesque takes you thru units of reside-streamed flight simulation experiences on the state-of-the-art Microsoft Flight Simulator. The flight simulations are precise GPS Satellite imagery.
Participants who participate within the Orbis Flight for Sight occasion will even take a digital tour of the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital. This is a tremendous airplane that flies world wide serving to these in want. FedEx donated a cargo jet that was remodeled right into a state-of-the-artwork educating and coaching eye hospital.
Nearly 1 billion individuals world wide reside with imaginative and prescient loss or blindness that might be prevented or handled if that they had entry to the care that we take so simply as a right. Your participation will assist to finish avoidable blindness for these dwelling in love and center-revenue international locations the place eye care doesn’t exist.
Be there December 1, 2022 – Trivia for a Great Cause
The subsequent Flight for Sight occasion is going on on December 1, 2022. Teams of as much as 12 individuals are required to fundraise not less than $2,000. That’s simply $166.66 per individual. So get your co-employees, household, or buddies collectively for a enjoyable solution to increase cash for a charity! Having hassle getting 12 individuals? No Problem. Solo vacationers can be part of an current group!
Going Alone? Take a Solo Flight and Join an Existing Team
The December 1, 2022 flight is now open to solo vacationers! There is not any must recruit 11 different buddies, household, or colleagues. Instead, you’ll simply must pay your $25 registration payment, increase the person fundraising minimal of $250 and also you’ll be positioned in a group of as much as 12 of your fellow solo journey seekers. How simple is that? And you’ll make new journey-loving buddies simply in time for the vacation season.
Register for the December occasion at this time!
Microsoft Simulator
Throughout the day, there are three completely different hour-lengthy occasions the place groups compete towards one another for factors. The general winners might be introduced on the finish of the ultimate occasion.
The occasions are a lot enjoyable with groups engaged on completely different challenges from “Spot the Difference“, to “Rebus Puzzles” to answering journey trivia. It’s a enjoyable solution to take a look at your journey data and make new buddies. For companies and associations, it’s an awesome group-constructing train
Not solely that, however all through the competitors, you’ll be capable to see precise satellite tv for pc imagery of Microsoft Flight Simulator as you be part of Captain Levesque on digital flight experiences that take you to the farthest corners of the world.
Flying Eye Hospital
The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital was made attainable by the occasion sponsor FedEx who donated this one-of-a-sort airplane and remodeled it right into a state-of-the-artwork educating and coaching eye hospital.
The flying eye hospital travels to half a dozen locations every year geared up with a full medical group from greater than 30 international locations. Doctors, nurses anesthesiologists, and biomedical engineers volunteer their time to share their experience with native medical professionals.
The flying eye hospital’s purpose is three-fold. To assist deal with eye issues that might be simply cured if solely individuals had entry to medical professionals, increase consciousness of eye well being with native governments, and to coach native medical professionals.
1 Billion People Live with Avoidable Eye Disease
Sadly, 90% of the 1 billion individuals dwelling with avoidable eye illness reside in low and center-revenue international locations. There is the place the flying eye hospital change into so necessary. Not solely does the volunteer workers deal with eye illness, however it additionally creates alternatives, simulation coaching, and sharing of experience with native medical professionals.
The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital additionally generates consciousness about eye well being in low and center-revenue international locations and opens dialogue with native governments and ministries of well being to assist change world eye well being insurance policies and priorities.
Flight For Sight Helping to End Avoidable Blindness
The Flight for Sight occasion is close to and expensive to our hearts and we’re honored to be again as hosts of the 2022 occasion. We have a lot enjoyable assembly individuals from world wide and sharing our love for journey for an necessary trigger.
Flight for Sight additionally provides you the prospect to see a number of the biggest wonders of the world in a method that few individuals ever can – all in 60 minutes and all from the consolation and security of residence.
But it’s about extra than simply the unimaginable view. Flight for Sight is an immersive and fascinating leisure and group-constructing expertise. Throughout the reside-streamed flight simulation expertise, your group of as much as 12 individuals will earn factors in a sequence of downside-fixing challenges and ability-testing trivia competitions that may take a look at your collective mind energy and artistic pondering.
So don’t delay, be part of us on December 1 for the flight for Sight Event right here.
FedEx National Event Sponsor
Since 2009, FedEx has been the National Event Sponsor of Orbis’s different annual fundraising occasion, Plane Pull for Sight. We attended Plane Pull for Sight this 12 months and it’s one enjoyable occasion! Imagine having a tug of conflict with a cargo jet airplane! Events happen in Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver. Start planning your group for subsequent 12 months’s airplane pull proper now!
These occasions have raised over 2 million {dollars} to assist finish avoidable blindness by funding the Flying Eye Hospital packages.
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Fly world wide from the consolation of your own home. You’ll see first hand what its wish to fly the Microsoft Flight Simulator. And you should utilize it your self with the X-Box Game Pass.
You’ll be capable to take a look at your flying abilities from small planes to large physique jets as you soar above the far corners of the world. During the occasion, you’ll get to see an skilled pilot in motion!
We hope that you’ll open your hearts and wallets to boost funds for this necessary trigger. It’s a enjoyable occasions and it’s much more enjoyable when you realize you’re doing a little good on this planet.