Hong Kong has the highest myopia rate among schoolchildren globally. To promote eye health, the new Orbis • Mentholatum Primary School Campaign "Blindfold Lunch" 2024-25 offers a unique dark experience. Orbis will provide "Blindfold Lunch" materials to participating schools. Students will wear eye masks during lunch to understand the importance of healthy vision. Orbis ambassadors will host an eye care seminar and visual games, encouraging students to share their experiences and fostering empathy and helpfulness.
Primary School Campaign 2024-25
Preparing interesting and meaningful extracurricular activities for students? Teachers can use a lunch break to let students eat in the dark, conveying the difficulties of being unable to see. Orbis campus team is ready to hold an eye care seminar to educate students about common eye diseases and raise awareness of the risks of developing myopia.
A Ground Breaking Blindfold Experience
Successfully enrolled schools will immediately receive the following "Blindfold Lunch" activity materials for FREE.
• Paper-made blindfold mask
• Eye-chart
• Healthy Vision Fun Fact Booklet
• A sample parent letter (to help parents understand the activity)
• A dedicated fundraising webpage for school (where parents can directly donate online, saving administrative time)
• "Blindfold Lunch" activity guide (to assist teachers in leading the activity)
• Eye-chart
• Healthy Vision Fun Fact Booklet
• A sample parent letter (to help parents understand the activity)
• A dedicated fundraising webpage for school (where parents can directly donate online, saving administrative time)
• "Blindfold Lunch" activity guide (to assist teachers in leading the activity)
Students Who Donate $50 or More
to support Orbis' global blindness prevention work will receive cute stickers (to decorate the blindfold mask), Braille feedback cards, and tactile coloring pages.
Wonderful Sharing of Events
Miss Hui, Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School
“The hands-on activities help students reflect on the importance of eye protection and cherishing their vision.”
Miss Wong, St. Matthew's Lutheran School (Sau Mau Ping)
“The program features both educational talks and hands-on blindfolded activities, offering a flexible learning experience.”
Enroll Now
Enrollment Process
Registration - Fill out the online registration form at least 4 weeks ahead the activity date.
Confirmation - Orbis will call your school within 2 weeks for confirmation.
Materials Distribution - Orbis will send the paper-made blindfold masks, eye-chart and Healthy Vision Fun Fact Booklet for the blind based on the number of participants, and provide the "Blindfold Lunch" activity guide to the teachers.
Parent Promotion - The school will distribute the parent letter, paper-made blindfold masks and Healthy Vision Fun Fact Booklet to students and to encourage donations.
Fundraising - Orbis will set up a dedicated fundraising website for your school to collect parent donations. Teachers can still collect cheque donations and mail to Orbis.
Donation Rewards - Orbis will distribute the cute stickers, braille feedback cards, and tactile coloring pages based on the number of donors.
Activity Arrangement - The school can arrange the "Blindfold Lunch" date on its own. Additionally, the Orbis team can visit the school to conduct a separate eye care talk.
Special Thanks
