New York Eye’s Arthur Jankolovits, president (r) with Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Driven to 10Give. NASCAR driver, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. with New York Eye’s Shannon Melendez, SVP, operations.
CHARLOTTE, N.C.— New York Eye is a sponsor for the 4th Annual Driven to Give event which benefits The Dale Jr. Foundation (TDJF). This years’ event took place last month here and capped a year-long fundraising initiative for TDJF. It is estimated that over $750,000 will be raised during 2014.

The Dale Jr. Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 2007 by NASCAR Driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr. The charity is dedicated to giving underprivileged individuals with a focus on youth, the resources to improve their confidence and education and the opportunity to achieve extraordinary goals.

The foundation supports over 300 charities nationally and locally, including Make-A-Wish Foundation, Speedway Children’s Charities, Ace and TJ’s GRIN Kids, Barium Springs Home for Children, VH1 Save the Music Foundation, Blessings in a Backpack, Mooresville Soup Kitchen and more.

New York Eye is the licensee for the Dale Jr. Eyewear Collection, which has the look of “spirited All-American style and the “work hard/play hard” sensibilities of its namesake. For more information on TDJF, go to www.thedalejrfoundation.org.