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Essilor Vision Foundation
will launch the new Vote for Vision campaign.
DALLAS—Essilor Vision Foundation (EVF) believes all kids can be winners with clear vision and is kicking off 2020, by launching its Vote for Vision campaign. Vote for Vision encourages people to prioritize their children’s vision and to donate to the foundation so children in underserved communities around the country can receive critical vision care. In its announcement, the foundation noted, "To most people, 2020 is just another year. But for the vision industry, 2020 is the year of vision -- a year when everyone should make their eye health a priority and be advocates for the estimated 12 million kids in America with a vision impairment. It is estimated that half of those 12 million kids are not getting the care they need due to barriers of awareness, access and affordability of vision services. You can help a child receive life-changing vision care by Voting for Vision in 2020."

Patients/consumers can Vote for Vision by making a donation to help someone in need receive an eye exam and glasses. This year, thanks to a generous matching grant, every donation made by an individual will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $100,000. That means a donation can make twice the impact and help two children receive a vision exam and glasses for a life-changing donation of $50. During the Vote for Vision campaign, anyone who donates $25 or more will receive a Vote for Vision T-shirt.


Dawn Alcorn (l) and Becky Palm of the Essilor Vision Foundation display signs for the Vote for Vision campaign.

Stated, EVF president Becky Palm, “Vision is an issue everyone can support, but many people do not know that millions in this country face obstacles when it comes to getting vision care. With Vote for Vision, people in the U.S. can make a pledge to give kids in this country the head start they deserve."

This year promises to be significant for EVF, as the foundation is on track to provide two million pairs of glasses. Since 2007, Essilor Vision Foundation has provided more than one million pairs of eyeglasses to individuals in need. Essilor Vision Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public, non-profit organization committed to eliminating poor vision and its lifelong consequences.