FGX International Donates Approximately 1.5 Million Reading Glasses and Sunglasses to Support Restoring Vision’s Missions

Talk about a company doing something amazing and really making a difference in many, many lives.

FGX International (Foster Grant) donated approximately 1.5 million Reading Glasses and Sunglasses to support restoring vision’s missions to aid efforts in developing countries throughout the world.

I think this is absolutely exceptional!

“FGX International is proud to support Restoring Vision in supplying eyewear to individuals in developing countries,” said Alec Taylor, FGX International. “Many people who will be helped by this donation need reading glasses to perform nearby tasks such as reading and sewing that are critical to their well-being.”

The company’s donation provides an affordable solution to presbyopia, a condition where, with age, the eye exhibits a progressively diminished ability to focus on near objects. Sunglasses are also important in fighting cataracts and ptyergia. These can be quite debilitating and affect people who live in tropical climates and work outdoors. They also protect eyes from dust and smoke. The eyewear provided by FGX and Restoring Vision provides a cost-effective method of improving productivity and quality of life of the poor in the developing world. Reading glasses enable individuals to improve productivity and enable them to earn a greater income, thereby avoiding poverty.

It’s incredible to think what a huge difference a pair of glasses can make in someone’s life. To see… and to have power vision and have your eyes protected against the sun rays, it’s something that many people take for granted. It’s just so special to see Foster Grant reach out to developing countries and quite literally, give them the resource to do things better and easier.

“This donation is remarkable,” said Mark Sachs of Restoring Vision. “It dramatically increases our ability to support new and larger groups in developing countries. We are no longer restricted by supply in reaching out to groups with permanent clinics in developing countries. Now, with this amazing donation of new readers, we will be able to help thousands of people remain productive and contributing members of their communities. We sincerely thank FGX for their unprecedented and generous donation in support of our program.”

I am proud to be working as a Foster Grant Ambassador and see them doing such powerful and extraordinary things!

Disclosure: I am a Foster Grant Ambassador. All opinions in this post are 100% my own.

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Audrey McClelland has been a digital influencer since 2005. She’s a mom of 5 and shares tips on her three favorite things: parenting, fashion and beauty. She’s also a Contemporary Romance Author.

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