RP International Spreads Holiday Cheer with The Eyes of Christmas™

Los Angeles (PRWEB) December 10, 2013

Helen Harris RP (Retinitis Pigmentosa) International --(http://www.rpinternational.org) the longest-standing non-profit organization leading the way for medical and technological advancements for the visually impaired initiates a Holiday Season fundraising campaign. Funds raised by this years 19th Annual The Eyes of Christmas television special will go directly towards the charitys efforts to support the visually impaired.

The Eyes of Christmas" television special is the brainchild of blind activist and RP International (RPI) founder Helen Harris. The event features TheatreVision airings of Frank Capras Its A Wonderful Life, which includes an optional simulcast audio track description on the SAP channel for the visually impaired, narrated by former President George Herbert Walker Bush. NBC will air the special on December 14th and December 24th at 8:00 p.m.

The Eyes of Christmas features a special 2 hour TheatreVision described holiday classic movie of Charles Dickens, Scrooge and a 30-minute broadcast program on Christmas Day hosted by Vin Scully on Christmas Eve and morning on ION Media Network, WE -Womens Entertainment Network and FOX-KCOP Los Angeles.

Participating stars that will be sharing Holiday messages and support for RPI include Vin Scully, Celine Dion, Garth Brooks , Reba McEntyre, Sandra Bullock, Tom Hanks, Nicole Kidman, Bob Costas and Natalie Cole. Hollywood studios supporting the show and featuring special film trailers include; Paramount (Jack Ryan), Universal (47 Ronin,), Disney (Saving Mr. Banks), Sony (American Hustle), 20th Century Fox (Secret Life of Walter Mitty) and Warner Bros. (The Hobbit: Chase III). Harris invites sighted viewers to tune in to take the "traveling eye test." This simple visual test is designed to help people spot possible signs of eye disorders to seek early diagnosis and treatment, possibly averting vision loss.

In addition, RPI is pleased to announce the release of Harris book, How To Survive Losing Vision (AuthorHouse). As a homemaker in her 30s, Harris and two out of her three sons were diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa. For the next 40 years, she embarked on a mission to find a cure for blindness. The book offers her personal experiences, support and tips for anyone managing and overcoming progressive blindness due to retinal disease. It can be purchased on Amazon.com and at http://www.AuthorHouse.com . The book is also available as an e-book and a Kindle version, which is text-to-speech enabled. The audio book versionread by actors William Atherton (Ghostbusters, Die Hard, The Last Samurai) and Golden Globe winner Camryn Manheim ("The Practice," "The Ghost Whisperer")will be available on December 20th, 2013.

The song, The Eyes of Christmas album in English, Spanish and Korean can also be purchased at EyesOfChristmas.org or by calling RP International at (818) 992-0631. For more information, please visit http://www.rpinternational.org or http://www.eyesofchristmas.org

President George H.W. Bush Describes For The Blind The Film Its A Wonderful Life "Eyes Of Christmas- Celebrity Broadcast

RP International Spreads Holiday Cheer with 19th Annual The Eyes of Christmas Telecast For The Visually Impaired - Kicks-off with NBC Airing Frank Capra Classic Its A Wonderful Life, Audio Described by former US President George H.W. Bush Followed by Special Holiday Programming For The Visually Impaired On ION Media Network, WE, and Fox/KCOP in Los Angeles

Broadcast includes eye test for early detection of visual disorders and degenerative eye diseases.

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RP International Spreads Holiday Cheer with The Eyes of Christmas™