Latest News Kids Vision for Life Kicks Off 12-City Mobile Clinic Tour By Staff Wednesday, October 8, 2014 12:21 AM DALLAS— Kids Vision for Life, a charitable program created by Essilor Vision Foundation, is launching a nationwide mobile clinic tour. The 12-city tour, which kicked off here on Oct. 6 and ends in Memphis, Tenn. on Nov. 16, is intended to build awareness within various communities among parents and educators and their elected officials, while providing vision services to students in need at no cost to the families. As part of the tour, elementary school students will receive examinations and vision screenings, and those in need of glasses can select their own frames to be delivered the same day or within a few weeks, depending on the complexity of the prescription. “We are continuously looking for innovative ways to spread our message and build awareness about the strong connection between healthy vision and education,” said Stephen Shawler, president, Essilor Vision Foundation. “The mobile tour not only helps us achieve that goal, but also allows us to expand our services to additional cities around the country and provide them with this life-changing service.” Upcoming tour stops include: Atlanta, on Oct. 11; Charleston, S.C., on Oct. 12; Greensboro, N.C., on Oct.13; Alexandria, Va., on Oct. 16; Washington, D.C., on Oct. 17; Columbus, Ohio, on Nov. 2; St. Louis, on Nov. 8 and Louisville, Ky., on Nov. 15. During its journey the mobile clinic will cover more than 3,000 miles. Along the way, fellow drivers and spectators will be able to participate in the journey and spread the word by sharing a picture with #EYEspyKVFL. The mobile clinic will also have the unique opportunity to visit Essilor labs in North and South Carolina where the first pairs of KVFL program glasses were made. Further along the road trip, the mobile clinic will assist employees in Columbus, Ohio, where recent vision screenings have identified more than 40 students in need of eye exams. Since 2008, Kids Vision for Life has provided more than 305,000 vision screenings, dispensed more than 83,000 pairs of glasses and performed eye exams for youth across the country. In its sixth year of operation, the Foundation aims to screen an additional 130,000 children and dispense more than 37,000 pairs of new eyeglasses.