They will receive grants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000.
It's part of its Refresh America program.
It is partnering with Optometry Giving Sight and The Canadian National Institute for the Blind.
The chain is collaborating with Diff Charitable Eyewear.
He's leaving after a 52-year career in vision and health.
Funds raised will provide vision care to over 23,000 children in underserved countries.
The Mark W. Franks and Mary Franks Scholarship and Loan Fund is valued at $1.5 million.
It will hold charitable vision clinics in remote communities.
It's passed $1M in cumulative funds raised.
The gift will be divided over five years.
It will see an annual donation of over 60,000 optical frames and sunglasses.
It also rolled out a van equipped with eye exam technology.
Non-profit organizations were nominated by eyecare professionals nationwide.
It comes from the Knights Templar Eye Foundation.
The funds will be used to help provide patient care to overseas refugees.
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The group also announced a shift in focus. Kovin Naidoo has resigned as CEO of the Brien Holden Vision Institute and its foundation. Yvette Waddell has been...
It builds on an earlier $2M grant. Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia has received a $5 million gift from philanthropists Vickie and Jack Farber to create...
(PRESS RELEASE) BIRMINGHAM, AL — This May, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry Student Volunteers completed a service trip to Panama, making it the...
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