FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information:
Prevent Blindness North Carolina
Edwin Jeffords, President & CEO
919-755-5044
[email protected]
Prevent Blindness North Carolina Returns to the NC State Fair Offering Life-Changing Vision Screenings for Free
RALEIGH, NC: Prevent Blindness North Carolina cordially invites you to visit our booth at the 2026 North Carolina State Fair between October 15th and October 25th to participate in a Free Vision Screening, learn from experts about the importance of vision and eye health, or collaborate to create interactive and educational content for your own audience. Our booth is a double booth (#30 and #31) in the Education Building parallel to Hillsborough Street.
As a member of our local media, we are giving you first access to interactive content creation at our booth. Our vision screenings can be discussed on radio, in video for TV and social media and we can give you written information for any published articles. This is a great opportunity to help raise awareness for such an important topic but also to create engaging content with your audience that positively benefits their health.
“We love providing this valuable community service for free during the NC State Fair each year. Our team works very hard throughout the year providing these life-changing services directly to communities across the state, but the NC State Fair gives us an opportunity to serve right here in our own backyard. We see many of the same faces each year, and we’re constantly reminded by those that visit our booth, how valuable our screenings are to their vision and eye health,” said Edwin Jeffords, President & CEO of Prevent Blindness North Carolina.
“We want to make sure that anyone coming to the fair knows they can come to our booth, have some fun and learn at the same time. As a nod to the wonderful environment of the NC State Fair, we’ll have handouts and raffles throughout the eleven-day event. Everyone who visits us will leave us knowing more about their own vision and eye health than they did before. The best part is there is no cost to the fairgoers,” said Wendy Aves, Community Vision Program Director, Prevent Blindness North Carolina.
Did you know that on average:
- 10% of NC preschool children have a vision problem,
- 25% of school-aged children have a vision problem,
- 60% of Americans over age 40 have a vision problem?
PBNC vision screenings are vital interventions, offered for free, to help identify these issues as early as possible when there can be a chance of repair or many times, even reversal.
During the NC State Fair each year, PBNC focuses on the adult population, and offers these free vision screenings to all adults who are interested. Many of our local media partners have used this as an opportunity to get a vision screening while broadcasting (live or recorded), sharing the importance of vision and eye health, while also engaging listeners/viewers to learn more through Prevent Blindness NC at the booth.
Key Activities Available at the 2026 Prevent Blindness NC State Fair Booth:
- Free Vision Screenings
- Visual Health Risk Assessments
- Educational Information on Specific Eye Conditions
- Promotional Giveaways for Fairgoers
About Prevent Blindness North Carolina (PBNC):
PBNC was organized in 1967 as a nonprofit health agency and an independent affiliate of the national organization, Prevent Blindness (established in 1908). The daily mission of PBNC is to prevent blindness and preserve sight through direct services and programs, education, and advocacy. Each year, over 450,000 people in North Carolina receive vision screenings, treatment, or direct financial support because of PBNC’s life-changing programs. Learn more at: https://nc.preventblindness.org
Please contact Edwin Jeffords at 919-755-5044 to arrange a time to visit the booth and learn more or even create your content with Prevent Blindness North Carolina.
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