OneSight Timeline

1988:

Pearle Vision Foundation grants funds to organizations seeking cures for Diabetic Retinapothy
Give the Gift of Sight in-store programs begin with vouchers for free new eyewear in LensCrafters stores across North America

1990:

Eyewear collection program begins at all LensCrafters across North America

1991:

First Give the Gift of Sight Global Clinic to Costa Rica: 8,600 people helped

1993:

Hometown Day is established across all LensCrafters stores, creating the single, largest day of giving within the Give the Gift of Sight program

1994:

Give the Gift of Sight is honored with the United States President’s Volunteer Action Award (honors volunteers that give hundreds of thousands of hours per year helping others) for its commitment to providing eye care to the underprivileged

1995:

Give the Gift of Sight launches “Seemore,” OneSight’s first Vision Van to bring eye care to children in need; 1998, sister “Iris” joins the fleet

The first Eyewear Recycle Center opens at LensCrafters headquarters in Mason, OH

1996:

Give the Gift of Sight Outreach programs begin

1999:

One millionth recipient, Jessica, a young school girl, is helped in Washington, United States

Ghouls and Goblins trick or treat for eyewear on the first annual Sight Night

2001:

Two millionth recipient, Julia, a grandmother, is helped in Bolivia

2003:

Community I-Care programs begin in Asia Pacific including a partnership with Croc Festival™ to provide free vision care & eyewear to children in remote parts of Australia
Three millionth recipient, Gabriel, a young boy, is helped in Ecuador

2004:

Give the Gift of Sight Regional Clinics introduced in North America to help U.S. school children
Four millionth recipient, Hannah, a teenage girl, is helped during a North American Clinic

Vision Van helps 6,155 people affected by Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana and Texas, United States
Community I-Care wins the prestigious Australia Business Arts Award for community services provided through the Croc Festival™ eye care Clinics

2005:

Agordo, Italy Eyewear Recycle Center opens

2006:

Five millionth recipient, Lavonte, a teenage boy, is helped during a North American Clinic

2007:

Six millionth recipient, Victory, an adult monk, is helped in Thailand

New Eyewear Recycle Center opens in Port Washington, NY, USA

2008:

Give the Gift of Sight, Community I-Care and Pearle Vision Foundation unite under a new global organization, OneSight

OneSight launches the Dr. Stanley Pearle Scholarship Fund to provide scholarships to students pursuing a degree in Optometry
China Regional Eye Care Programs begin with local Clinic in Tianjin
New Eyewear Recycle Centers open in North Ryde, Australia and Pederobba, Italy
OneSight program is launched at Oakley; first Oakley employee attends a OneSight Clinic in El Salvador
OneSight Asia Pacific conducts first Clinic to Tuvalu, a small South Pacific island

2009:

Seven millionth recipient, Mistie-Lea, a homeless teenager, helped in Sydney, Australia

OneSight programs established across Europe including: Austria, England, France, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Nordic countries and Spain
Hometown Day becomes OneDay as Luxottica employees worldwide join together to help those in need
New Eyewear Recycle Centers open in Sydney and Eye Biz, Australia; Milan, Italy and Columbus, Ohio; Sacramento, CA; and Oakley Headquarters USA

2010:

OneSight programs established in South Africa, India, Turkey, Brazil, Mexico, Belgium, Croatia, Switzerland, Israel
New Eyewear Recycle Centers open in Sedico, Italy

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