Thank you and congratulations to all of our 6C volunteers for your help in ensuring that children can see clearly. 20,596 children have been screened in Colorado this year and 2,882 children were referred to an eye doctor due to detection of a vision problem (14 percent). In the 6C district, 10,301 children have been screened and 1,953 referred for a 19 percent rate of referral. The rate of myopia (nearsightedness has increased substantially from 3 percent to 8 percent. This corresponds with studies that have shown the increase in the amount of screen time due to remote learning during Covid and the increase in video gaming among children. This increase began prior to Covid and has gotten worse with children being identified with myopia at a much younger age than in previous years. Thank you so much, 6C volunteers! Your efforts on behalf of our program are truly appreciated.