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Ten-year old's Christmas Wish comes true

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December 23, 2015
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Contributed Ten-year-old Karyssa Lennon gets her eyes tested by Dr Silvia Diaz, optometrist at the Eyelite Optical clinic in Kingston.
Contributed A delighted Karen Hall (left), and her10-year-old daughter, Karyssa Lennon, are all smiles along with Dr Silvia Diaz after a visit to the Eyelite Optical clinic in Kingston recently. After texting in her wish for her daughter to get a pair of glasses to the Digicel Wish Upon THE STAR promotion, Hall was delighted when her daughter received a full optical examination and a free pair of glasses for Christmas.
Contributed Dr Silvia Diaz, optometrist at the Eyelite Optical clinic in Kingston helps 10-year-old Karyssa Lennon try on a pair of glasses after completing her optical examination. Karyssa received a free pair of glasses after her mom, Karen, texted this wish to the Digicel Wish Upon THE STAR promotion.
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For Karen Hall, her biggest Christmas wish was getting her daughter, Karyssa Lennon, a new pair of glasses.

After receiving multiple complaints from the 10-year-old about not being able to see the whiteboard properly in class, Hall tried just about everything she could to ensure that her daughter received a new pair of glasses before the new year.

"I couldn't afford to renew Karyssa's glasses, even though I tried. I even joined a partner, but I couldn't find it to pay every week so I had to stop," Hall shared. "So when I saw the Digicel Wish Upon THE STAR ad in the newspaper, I didn't hesitate to send in a text to the number, hoping they would help me out."

She added: "I was overjoyed when I received the call from Digicel saying that they were going to have Karyssa's eyes tested and give her the glasses for free. I'm very grateful to Digicel, THE STAR and the staff at Eyelite Optical Jamaica for all their help this Christmas. It really means a lot to us."

The Digicel Wish upon THE STAR initiative invites persons to send a text with a Christmas wish for themselves or someone else to 482-6700. Keep checking THE STAR for updates - your wish could be granted this Christmas!

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