(PRESS RELEASE) NEW YORK, N.Y. — At EssilorLuxottica’s New York, N.Y. Headquarters, the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation joined Special Olympics International to formally recognize their renewed partnership. After over 20 years of working together, the organizations will continue to join forces to advance and promote access to vision care through the Opening Eyes program, a vision screening that offers diagnostic clinics and prescription eyeglasses for Special Olympics athletes.
Since 2002, this collaboration has provided over 250,000 pairs of glasses to athletes worldwide.
Becky Palm, Executive Director, OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation North America shared, “For more than two decades, our collaboration with Special Olympics has provided eye care to hundreds of thousands of athletes. Through our continued partnership, we look forward to delivering life-changing eyecare to these inspiring individuals at an even greater scale.”
David Evangelista, President and Managing Director, Special Olympics Europe Eurasia and Senior Advisor for International Development at Special Olympics International, added, “Our partnership with the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation empowers our athletes with the eye health and vision care support they need to achieve their best- both on and off the field of play. We are honored to continue to build upon our global partnership and committed to growing its impact together for those who need it most.”
