A donation of $64,400 was made thanks to IRIS stores!
February 2017 was IRIS Mundial Month in all IRIS stores across Canada. For each pair of eyeglasses sold during this special month, a donation of $10 was made to IRIS Mundial contributing to the grand total of $64 400! We warmly thank all the owners and the team...
A donation of $5,300 from the IRIS Ophthalmology Clinic!
IRIS Mundial sincerely thanks the IRIS Ophthalmology Clinic for its participation in the IRIS Mundial month. During the month of February, a donation of $50 was made to IRIS Mundial for every ocular surgery carried out, and raised over $5 300. On behalf of the world’s...
Video: IRIS Mundial volunteers in action in Haiti
The following link contains a wonderful video filled with moving and powerful images that was produced on the heels of the last IRIS Mundial mission to Miragoane in Haiti. Thanks to the work of the 28-strong passionate team of volunteers team, the mission enabled...
IRIS Mundial honoured at the Gala Maillon d’or!
IRIS Mundial is the proud recipient of the charity award given by the Quebec Council on Franchising (CQF). Click here to read the article: IRIS Mundial- Gala Maillon d’or (ENG) On January 23rd, IRIS Mundial was granted this award in recognition of their volunteer’s...
Haiti, November 2016 – training mission: objectives achieved
The IRIS Mundial training team is back from Haiti! Volunteers Dr. Marie-Chantal Hudon, optometrist, Dr. Annie Moreau, ophthalmologist and Mrs. Catherine Rioux, General Manager of IRIS Mundial, have returned from a training mission for the teammates of our two ongoing...
IRIS Mundial newsletter – October 2016
To learn more about our activities, here’s the IRIS Mundial newsletter of October: click here. “Poverty is not simply measured by inadequate income. It is manifested in restricted access to health, education and other essential services” — UN Secretary-General, Ban...
Congratulations to Dr. Francine Lavallée
To highlight its generosity and great commitment to IRIS Mundial projects, the Jean-Pierre Tchang Award was created in 2009 to reward the volunteer whose contribution stands out. For 2016, during the IRIS Mundial Annual Volunteers’ meeting which was held in...
Something you shouldn’t miss! Mission 2016 – Haiti, in words and images
Here is a really interesting and touching article: in May 2016, 1725 patients were fortunate enough to receive visual care thanks to a dedicated and passionate team of volunteers. There were no eye care services in the area until the arrival of the IRIS Mundial team....
Races for the benefit of IRIS Mundial: more than $12,600 collected!
A huge thank you to the 60 runners for their fundraising effort in the Scotiabank Charity Challenge through the Tamarack Ottawa race weekend: the event was a great success! Congratulations to everyone for their performance despite the oppressive heat sometimes near...