As student loans surpass $1 trillion in the United States, there is one Columbus, Ohio resident who now won’t need to add to this staggering statistic. 18-year-old Dzjera Latham was awarded with a four-year college scholarship covering tuition and text book costs, valued at nearly $70,000 by VSP Vision Care. Latham, who is attending The …
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In the home of the Ohio State Buckeyes, whose proud colors include scarlet RED and grey, one area in Columbus is glowing in a cool hue of BLUE, for a good cause. Starting tonight, the VSP Eastern Operations Center (affectionately known as the EOC) joins the list of more than 1,000 monuments in 80 countries …
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Did you know this week was Customer Service Week? Customer Service Week is an international event devoted to recognizing the importance of customer service and to honoring the people who serve and support customers with the highest degree of care and professionalism. In 1992 the U.S. Congress proclaimed Customer Service Week a nationally recognized event, celebrated annually …
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Do you have an eye for fashion? Do you dream as an aspiring fashion designer? If you’re looking for a U.S. city tailored for fashion designers, then well-known fashion capitals such as New York and Los Angeles may be the first names that come to mind. However, one can look no further than Columbus, Ohio …
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Columbus area residents in need recently received free eye exams and glasses onboard SeeLia, the fully-stocked, 45-foot-long, state-of-the-art VSP mobile eye clinic at St. Stephen’s Community House. Local VSP optometrist Jackie Davis, O.D., and The Ohio State University (OSU) optometry student Kacie Kreifels volunteered their time to examine patients onboard the mobile clinic, which is outfitted …
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The VSP® Eye on Diabetes campaign recently completed its final outreach event of 2012, by visiting York, PA to provide comprehensive eye exams and health risk assessments for diabetes and high blood pressure to local residents in need. This event wrapped up the campaign’s third year of providing low-income, uninsured and underinsured residents across America …
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The Hester family of Columbus is moving into a newly completed house thanks in part to the work of employee volunteers from the Columbus-based Eastern Operations Center of VSP® Vision Care and Habitat for Humanity – Greater Columbus (HFHGC) on Saturday, May 19. VSP volunteers spent the day completing construction work on the home, which was …
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On April 19-21, 161 low-income, uninsured Ohio residents received free health services, including comprehensive eye exams, glasses and health risk assessments for diabetes and high blood pressure during the VSP Eye on Diabetes campaign’s second event of 2012. Additionally, 61 patients were identified for being at-risk for diabetes after being examined at the events. Partnering …
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Today was Day 3 of the Eye on Diabetes campaign in Ohio, and many patients in need were happy to receive free eye care, glasses and health risk assessments for diabetes and high blood pressure. We recently caught up with two more integral people behind the campaign in Columbus, VSP employee Sharon Hollis and Shelli …
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It’s day 2 of the VSP Eye on Diabetes campaign in Columbus, Ohio today, as free comprehensive eye exams, glasses and health risk assessments for diabetes and high blood pressure are being provided to Ohioans who are low income, uninsured and underinsured, and have or are at-risk for diabetes. This event has been particularly unique as students and Dr. …
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