{"id":21407,"date":"2018-04-03T07:50:35","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T23:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/?p=21407"},"modified":"2018-04-03T11:12:48","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T03:12:48","slug":"reading-glasses-for-senior-citizens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/?p=21407","title":{"rendered":"Reading glasses for senior citizens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\":4\">\n<div id=\":2\">\n<div role=\"main\">\n<p>SUPP Piasau branch Women section distributed nearly 700 pairs of reading glasses to citizens aged 35 years and above at \u00a0Persiaran Kabor yesterday. The recipients were all of different races and age group.<\/p>\n<p>Women section member, \u00a0Betty Pong said the event was held in conjunction with International Women\u2019 Day to raise awareness on the importance of taking care of eyesight. Last week 60 pairs were given out.<\/p>\n<p>The event is more of an awareness campaign to educate the elderly and those approaching that age to take better care of their own eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Those who came to apply for the eye-glasses have to undergo an eye-screening conducted by a volunteer certified optometrist.<\/p>\n<p>Piasau assemblyman Datuk Sebastian Ting, was also present to support the event and \u00a0he was happy with the good respond.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/unnamed-12.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-21408\" alt=\"unnamed (12)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/unnamed-12-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/unnamed-12-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/unnamed-12.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/unnamed-11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-21409\" alt=\"unnamed (11)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/unnamed-11-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/unnamed-11-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/unnamed-11.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/unnamed-10.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-21410\" alt=\"unnamed (10)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/unnamed-10-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/unnamed-10-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/unnamed-10.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SUPP Piasau branch Women section distributed nearly 700 pairs of reading glasses to citizens aged 35 years and above at \u00a0Persiaran Kabor yesterday. The recipients were all of different races and age group. Women section member, \u00a0Betty Pong said the event was held in conjunction with International Women\u2019 Day to raise awareness on the importance of taking care of eyesight. Last week 60 pairs were given out. 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