Cathy and I always angst at the end of the year on where to place our charitable donation. We wait until the end of the year as we donate 10% of our annual income from this blog and our sister site www.opticalvisionresources.com. Vision Care would seem to be the obvious choice but because there are so many other needs it is makes it hard to … [Read more...]
I was sorry to read that Jay Jay French's 18 year old daughter Samantha suffers from the debilitating eye disease, Uveitis. The good news is because of his daughter's condition, Jay Jay French has been an outspoken voice for the uveitis awareness cause for a few years now. "When my daughter was six, she had a routine eye exam at school … [Read more...]
Both Shirley and I are big on Giving Back. This story of Massachusetts Optometrist, Dr. Irvin Fradkin demonstrates how the power of one person can launch a national program. All he did was ask for a $1 donation to help send people to school. 'Fifty years ago, an optometrist from Massachusetts launched a campaign in his hometown of Fall River, … [Read more...]
I am very inspired by both Amy and Jim Schneider, founders of Eyes of Faith Optical, the hope-inspired, designer eyewear brand. Cathy and I met them both when each of our companies was just starting up a couple of years ago. We have continued to be impressed with how this company walks the talk plus they produce beautiful eyewear…Jim returned a … [Read more...]
Dear Optical Vision Site Readers, Hello! I wrote a short paper for your blog this past July during which time I was in Orissa India through the program Unite for Sight. I was there to volunteer at the Kalinga Eye Hospital, located in Dhenkanal, for the entire month of July. Now that I am back and settled again, I thought I could write about my … [Read more...]
Both Shirley and I are big supporters of Giving Back, and one of the best things an eyecare professional can do is give the Gift of Sight. The World Sight Day Challenge offers a fantastic opportunity for eyecare professionals to support an international Day of Awareness about Blindness, give back to their community and use skills to help people all … [Read more...]
We first posted about "Bess the Book Bus" program back in 2009 and have been following reports ever since as being avid readers ourselves, Cathy and I love this program. What's not to love about it? “Eyenstein” and Bess the Book Bus Provide Free Eyecare, Eyewear and Books to Children across the country. Most recently seen at East Harlem … [Read more...]
If you are ever wondering why you should support a vision charity, this picture speaks for itself We have complied a partial listing of Vision Charities. As an FYI here are some stats Over 45 million people in the world are blind—a figure that is expected to grow to 76 million by 2020. Of these, 80 percent of the blindness … [Read more...]
I recently attended a Melissa Etheridge concert, she played her "pink" guitar. At the end of the tour, she will keep one for herself and the other will be auctioned on ebay with proceeds going to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. This event got me thinking about how many Optical Vision Site sponsors support Breast Cancer prevention … [Read more...]
There are some optical companies that make a lot of noise about giving back and some are rather quiet about their contributions. The Walman Optical Company is rather quite about what they do so we would like to make a little noise about their incredible efforts. Charitable giving is a huge focus for the company. Walman has given back over the years … [Read more...]
Our Opti-fun report from VEE 2011 has to include the 4th annual EyeRock fund raising event. We have friends in the band! Bill Gerber and Gerard Santinelli to name just two. I saw your sets guys, fantastic music and for a great cause. Proceeds go to the non-profit organization OneSight and the musicians are really talented providing great … [Read more...]
On Thursday October 14, thousands of optometrists, their staff, patients, staff of optical companies and Optometry students across Australia, Canada, the USA, UK, Ireland and Norway are participating in the World Sight Day Challenge. Kudos to each office and person who is participating in World Sight Day. For those who are not participating, … [Read more...]
A couple of months ago, Vision-Ease Lens employees got involved in sewing up clothes for a program called Little Dresses For Africa, in which the employees donated materials to make dresses and send to orphanages in Central Africa. In keeping with their tradition to be a good corporate citizens, Vision-Ease Lens (VEL), manufacturer of ophthalmic … [Read more...]
Nearly 60 blind and visually impaired children and adults from all over California attended the Encinitas Lions Club 15th annual Blind Surfing Event last Sunday, September 19, 2010. The San Diego Surfing Academy and Swami's Surfing Association offered professional surfing instruction, and members of the Lions Club provided lunch and … [Read more...]
We never cease to be amazed by the philanthropic values of the optical industry. We like to support these companies and one way we can do that is tell our readers about events that they can participate in. As you may or may not know, October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and we have several sponsors involved in activities associated … [Read more...]
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