Essilor Works To Raise Awareness Among Young And Old
Claire (Quebec) and from July
11-14 in Langley (British Columbia).
At the Pointe-Claire event, 133
athletes had an eye exam and 180
pairs of eyeglasses were distributed.
In Langley, 165 pairs were made.
Essilor International has been the
worldwide, exclusive supplier of
corrective lenses for the Opening
Eyes program, created by the
Special Olympics and the Lions
Club, since 2002.
Essilor Canada has become Silver
National Sponsor of Optometry
Giving Sight in 2013. The corporate
missions of Optometry Giving
Sight: Transforming lives through
the gift of vision, and Essilor:
Seeing the world better, create a
natural synergy between the two
organizations dedicated to ensure
that each of us have the ability
and access to better sight. We are
very proud to have received, a
World Sight Day Challenge GOLD
AWARD. This was made possible
because in addition to Essilor’s
corporate contribution, on World
Sight Day and during the month
of October 2013, Essilor employees throughout Canada organized
awareness and fundraising
campaigns.
Supporting employee’s involvement in the community Essilor
Canada encourages and supports
its employees’ implication in many
causes, whether it be the Quebec
sales teams implication with the
MIRA Foundation, sales representatives from BC taking part in
the Optometry Sun Run, or other
teams and individuals involved in
programs such as Run for the
Cure or the “Canada Motorcycle Ride for DAD”
.
Essilor Canada will also join the
Essilor Vision Foundation, which
purpose is to:
– Provide vision services to
children who cannot afford them
otherwise
– Educate parents, teachers, and
the general public about the importance of connecting dots between
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– Take a leadership role in
creating partnerships with the
goal to provide vision care for
the underserved in Canada
– Create awareness to support,
sustain, and expand our outreach
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