Congratulations to the Visions of Hope Winners!

Thank you for all the support for the Visions of Hope vision therapy video contest! In total, there were almost 500 votes from all over. There were some very creative videos and we want to thank everyone who put time into making and submitting one!

And the winning video, as announced by Jillian and Robin Benoit, authors of Jillian’s Story, during the Vision and Learning Month Webinar last night:

Congratulations! Your video will show people around the world what vision therapy can do!

Please visit Covd.org to see all the finalists many other wonderful vision therapy success story videos.

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Does “Back to School” Mean: Back to Homework Battles and struggles with reading?

Everyone is invited to a very special web interview on Thursday, Aug 25th at 9 pm EDT.  Jillian and Robin Benoit, authors of Jillian’s Story: How Vision Therapy Changed My Daughter’s Life, will be sharing their story, how Jillian struggled, the solution that worked for them and offering help to families all over the globe.  Please RSVP, “seating” is limited, go to www.joinwebinar.com and enter the meeting ID number which is 917-050-066, your email address, etc. Just follow the instructions from there.

At the end of the webinar the winner of the  Visions of Hope Video Contest with be announced.  The winning video will also be posted on the COVD blog and will be shown at the COVD 41st Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, NV.

For more on National Children’s Vision and Learning Month, visit COVD.org.

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Even more Visions of Hope Videos about Vision Therapy!

Hopefully you have already voted in the Visions of Hope contest! If not, do it now!

Unfortunately, we only had 12 spaces for videos on the voting application. And we had some VERY GOOD videos that did not make it into the voting for one reason or another. So please take a moment to watch three of these videos below. And remember, you can see all the videos on the COVD Youtube channel.

And don’t forget!

You are invited to a very special web interview on Thursday, Aug 25th at 9 pm EDT.  Jillian and Robin Benoit, authors of Jillian’s Story: How Vision Therapy Changed My Daughter’s Life, will be sharing their story, how Jillian struggled, the solution that worked for them and offering help to families all over the globe.  Please RSVP, “seating” is limited, go to www.joinwebinar.com and enter the meeting ID number which is 917-050-066, your email address, etc. Just follow the instructions from there.

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Voting has begun for Visions of Hope Video Contest!

Thank you to all of the people who have submitted vision therapy success stories for the Visions of Hope video contest! We are so proud of your hard work! There have been more heartfelt and genuine entries than we expected and we love it! Every single one of these videos is important because it shows the huge difference that vision therapy made in a person’s life. The variety of videos show that vision therapy is not just for kids, and not just for adults, but for anyone who has a functional vision problem that they want to solve.

So now that we have all of the submissions, voting has begun! And voting is easy:

1. Just follow this link to the voting application.
2. Sign in to Facebook.
3. Watch all the videos.
4. Click like for the videos that you want to win.
5. Share with any friends and family.

You can vote for as many videos as you like but you can only vote once for each video. Watch them all because they are all unique.

Be sure to vote soon! The video with the most votes will be announced on August 25  during a  free webinar to celebrate National Children’s Vision & Learning Month. The winning video will also be posted on the COVD blog  and will be shown at the 41st COVD Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, NV.

Also, since we received more videos then we were able to showcase here, you can go to the COVD YouTube page and watch more vision therapy success stories. They are very moving. Stay tuned because we will be featuring some of these fantastic videos here on the COVD blog in the next few weeks!

If you have questions about the contest please email info@covd.org.

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How to make the best Visions of Hope Video!

So with one week to go. you’ve committed yourself to creating a Visions of Hope Video! And now you are thinking, what should this video be about, exactly?

Here are some guidelines to help you create the best possible video:

• Think of the video as a brief interview answering the following questions:

o What was life like before Vision Therapy?

o Were you/the patient years behind in school or certain subjects like reading or math? Where there parts of your job that you didn’t feel you could do well?

o What other types of therapy or treatment were employed before vision therapy?

o What are some specific examples of improvement you have seen?

• The video does not have to be complicated or fancy if you don’t want it to be. Just be yourself.
• The video should be short – about 3 minutes.
• If you would like your doctor or therapist to participate, you are welcome to do so, but this is not a requirement
• The Vision Therapy patient needs only be identified by first name.

The video with the most votes will be announced on August 25  during a  free webinar to celebrate National Children’s Vision & Learning Month. The winning video will also be posted on the COVD blog  and will be shown at the 41st COVD Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, NV.

COVD looks forward to helping you spread your success with people all over the world!  If you have questions about the contest please email info@covd.org.

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Free Webinar with Jillian and Mrs. Benoit! Discussion about visual skills for success and the winner of the “Visions of Hope” Contest!

Remember Jillian, who created the excellent “Harry Potter themed Vision Therapy cuccess video? COVD, with support from Jillian and her mom, Mrs.  Benoit, is encouraging optometric vision therapy patients to share their positive stories and is hosting the First Annual “Visions of Hope” Optometric Vision Therapy Video Contest! The contest is open to any patient who has received optometric vision therapy. The deadline for video submissions is August 10th. We already gotten some great submissions we’ve made it even easier for you to submit a video!

We are happy to announce that the public is invited to a free web-based interview with the Benoits. Find out why Jillian used to struggle with school and is now doing great — What was the key to opening the door to her success? Time will be provided at the end for questions, however, if you would like to email your questions prior to the interview, please email them to info@covd.org.

It is Mrs. Benoit and Jillian’s hope that by writing their book and sharing their story they can help millions of families. Attend this FREE web event to find out what you can do to ensure your child has all the visual skills required for academic success. As a special treat, the winner of the “Visions of Hope” contest will be announced during this web event!

The meeting is being held just in time for the new school year, Thursday, August 25th at 9 p.m. EDT. Seating is limited to the first 1,000 people to respond. To register for this free event, go to:  www.joinwebinar.com and enter the meeting ID number which is 917-050-066, your email address, etc. Just follow the instructions from there.

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