i don't know where you are from but Prevent Blindness is a great organization where you can do vision screenings. Joining the pre-optometry club (If your school has one), or find one a near by school, they usually have community activities, seminars, and other activities. If you are a student, you can also go to the state optometric association conferences or city wide. Those are good networking opportunites with professionals and students. . . these are a few ideas I can think of. You can always work as an optician or an optometrists assistant . . .
