As a local and truly independent optical and audiology service provider, we’re proud to support local, national, and international charities. We have been so privileged to work with some fantastic charities doing incredible work.
See Ability
Vision Care for Homeless People
Aid for Ukraine
Cancer Research UK
CHECT (Childhood Eye Cancer Trust)
World Sight Day
Optometry Giving Sight
Gift of Sight
Moorfields Eye Charity
Southampton Sight
Blue Apple Theatre
We’ve also worked with optical partners delivering glasses for children in Guatemala.
A charity collecting new pyjamas donations, which are donated to hospitals, hospices and women’s refuges. We were a collection point over the winter receiving over 100 pairs of pyjamas from our generous patients (&staff!)
To make a difference in these young people’s lives, make a donation, find out more at childrenshospitalpyjamas.co.uk.
A Southampton charity providing volunteers visiting and offering emotional support to blind or partially sighted people in their homes.
During our Chandlers Ford branch’s 40th birthday celebration, we raised £750 for the Charity.
Can you help people living with sight loss? Find out more by visiting southamptonsight.org.uk.
Richard Rawling, our Managing Director, completed a skydive raising money for CHECT the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust.
The day of the jump was a beautiful blue sky and the photographs were amazing.
An incredible £2,933.76 was raised, which Richard presented to Priyanka Kotecha, the Fundraising Manager of The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust.
Congratulations to Richard for completing the jump, and to CHECT for the fantastic work they do.
The work of CHECT (The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust), is close to our hearts, after the nephew of one of our Optometrists was diagnosed with a tumour in his eye during a routine eye test. Thanks to early detection and successful treatment, he survived, and his eye was saved, but it was a stark reminder of how important charity work like CHECT’s is. This experience sparked our commitment to supporting the charity.
Join us in supporting CHECT and help spread awareness about Retinoblastoma. Learn more and donate by visiting CHECT.org.uk.
At Rawlings Opticians & Hearing Care, we believe access to quality eye care should never be limited by location or circumstance. That is why we are proud to support international outreach projects that help provide vital vision care to children and families in underserved communities around the world.
Members of our team recently took part in an optical outreach initiative in Guatemala, working alongside fellow eye care professionals to deliver eye examinations, vision support and essential care to children who may otherwise have little or no access to professional eye services. The project helped bring clearer vision and greater opportunities to hundreds of young people, many of whom were receiving an eye examination for the very first time.
The experience was both humbling and inspiring, reflecting the values that sit at the heart of Rawlings — compassion, care and a commitment to improving lives through better vision. We are honoured to support initiatives like this and to play a small part in helping communities access the eye care they deserve.
