Celebrating our champions, You! Thank you!!
If you are reading this article, then you will probably know how vital MDNZ’s resources, information and support are for people with macular degeneration.
You may be someone whose sight has been saved through using an Amsler Grid; or someone who now eats healthily thanks to the nutrition and recipes that MDNZ shares; or someone who found a listening ear on the 0800 Helpline at a time when you were feeling anxious about your macular degeneration diagnosis.
Grant, whose story you can read here (https://www.mdnz.org.nz/stories/grant-and-donnas-story) saved his daughter’s sight by making her check the Amsler Grid every time she visited him. At 49, Grant’s daughter Donna, discovered she had macular degeneration and started treatments immediately. The Amsler Grid saved Donna’s sight.
Grant knows others who are less fortunate. A table tennis playing friend thought she was struggling to see because of old age. She only discovered macular degeneration when it was too late. If only she had known about the disease and had used an Amsler Grid regularly.
MDNZ recently held a campaign that ended on the 31st March to raise funds to distribute and share Amsler Grids and awareness around the country. I am writing to say thank you for your wonderful donation and for taking action to help others.
Two generous donors offered to match your donation. By answering their call, you have doubled your impact. Thanks to you, in the coming year, MDNZ will have a busy schedule distributing more Amsler Grids and reaching more people. We want to get a Grid into the home of every person over 50 years of age in New Zealand.
It is not too late to help. Please fill in the donation form at the back of this newsletter or go online to www.mdnz.org.nz to donate.
A big thank you for your support. You are the true champion in the fight to save sight.
