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Stores in the state of Victoria purchased a Tobii Eye
Gaze (a device which tracks eye movement) for the
local Royal Children’s Hospital, using money raised
through the Specsavers community programme.
This will enable children unable to communicate
through speech or sign language to communicate
using their eyes.
Hong Kong
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Our support-office team donated 8,000 obsolete
and discontinued frames to Lions Club International
for distribution to high-poverty locations around
the world.
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We raised HKD 2,674 for the Hong Kong Blind
Union, which strives for equality, opportunities and
independence for people with visual impairments.
Langaliki Langaliki
Manufacturing and distribution
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Through various fundraising activities, Aston Labs
Talented Aboriginal artist Langaliki Langaliki
sadly passed away last year.
in Birmingham raised £2,000 for the Teenage
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Cancer Trust Young Persons Unit at the Queen Langaliki Langaliki had worked with Specsavers
Elizabeth Hospital. for three years, creating three limited-edition
frames that raised more than $162,000 for The
Airways Optical raised money for various charities,
Fred Hollows Foundation.
donating £1,000 to the Wave 105 1,000 Faces appeal,
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£1,000 to Countess Mountbatten Hospice Charity and Wanting to continue Langaliki Langaliki’s legacy,
£230 to Cancer Research. Specsavers and The Fred Hollows Foundation have
Szatmar Optikai raised more than £2,000 for
local charities through various fundraising activities
including wear it pink, and charity walks in the
local area.
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begun a collaboration with another Aboriginal
artist, Peter Datjing Burarrwanga. Peter has
experienced the foundation’s work first-hand,
having undergone sight-saving cataract surgery.
Vision Labs had a busy year supporting a number
of charities, including Breast Cancer UK, Sight
Concern, Sport Relief, Midlands Air Ambulance
Charity, MacMillan Cancer Support and the British
Heart Foundation. They also donated more than 500
Artist Dick Frizzell’s limited-edition
glasses frame helped to raise money
for The Fred Hollows Foundation in
New Zealand.
volunteer hours to the local community.
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International Glazing Services and Lens-Online
Ltd have spent more than 500 volunteer hours
supporting their local communities and raised more
than £2,000 for local causes.
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Hi-Spec Lenses raised around £2,700, which it
donat ed to Movember, Macmillan Cancer Support,
and ‘Change for Lee’ (Brain Research Trust).
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