Run, walk or cycle to support Aston Villa’s Foundation Vision Project

Run, walk or cycle to support Aston Villa’s Foundation Vision Project

The Aston Villa Foundation is excited to announce the launch of its most recent medal challenge in support of the Villa Vision project. To celebrate 125 years of Villa Park, the club’s official charity is asking fans to run, walk or cycle 12.5km.

Villa vision is a Premier League / Professional Football Association and Aston University supported initiative designed to raise awareness on the importance of eye health, particularly amongst children. The project aims to help inspire children and adults on the importance of eye health and vision as well as ways to look after the eyes for the future.

Clear vision and healthy eyes are essential in supporting every child to reach their potential. Through fun, interactive lessons at schools, educational material and eye testing services, Villa Vision helps spread the message of healthy eyes and ensure children are seeing clearly.

Poor vision can often go unnoticed, particularly amongst children so Villa Vision provides the opportunity for children to have a free vision screening check at school. In addition to this, for those children requiring further investigation the initiative provides a full eye examination and glasses if required for free using a fully equipped mobile eyecare unit.

The distance of 12.5km can be completed per day, per week or over the month depending on the ability of the participant. The challenge runs from Friday, August 19 until Friday, September 16. The 125 years medal is a limited-edition piece, and only 150 medals are available.

Participants will need to sign up by email and the club will provide participants with all the information they need in order to start the challenge. The club asks potential participants to not start the challenge until it has been confirmed by a member of the Foundation team. Furthermore, the club asks partakers to donate £30 directly to the Foundation or raise at least £50 to take part in the challenge. Funds raised from the medal challenge will support the Foundation’s Villa Vision project.