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Tyreke Evans talks Jimmer, Kings, and more in exclusive interview with Yahoo! Sports Radio

Posted on January 9th, 2012 by Alex

Tyreke Evans drives to the hoop - Photo Credit: Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images

NBA star Tyreke Evans recently spoke about his return to the court following the NBA lockout, the current state of his Sacramento Kings and vision drills that help his game during his interview with Yahoo! Sports Radio on Sunday. Want to know what he thinks of his new teammate, former BYU phenom Jimmer Fredette, or his new head coach, Keith Smart? Curious about what his favorite sports vision drill is? Learn more by listening to Tyreke’s interview below.

If you catch the sports vision drill Tyreke used to do with his brother, email it to prteam@vsp.com and you’ll be entered to win an item autographed by Tyreke!

 

 

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About Tyreke Evans and VSP Vision Care:
VSP Vision Care is proud to be the exclusive eyecare and eyewear provider for Tyreke Evans. Tyreke plays professional basketball for the Sacramento Kings and was named 2010 Rookie of the Year. He’s the fourth rookie ever to average 20 points, 5 assists and 5 rebounds per game. The only other players to accomplish this were Oscar Robertson, Michael Jordan and LeBron James. Not only is good vision a critical component for being successful in sports, it’s also an important part of every day life. Be sure to follow VSP Vision Care on Facebook and Twitter to keep up with Tyreke’s Activities.

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Watch a Boys & Girls Club member’s experience of receiving the gift of sight

Posted on December 28th, 2011 by Alex

Just in time for the season of giving, Sacramento’s FOX affiliate (KTXL) recently aired a special story on Christmas Day about one of the 50,000 Boys & Girls Club members who are receiving the gift of sight from a VSP doctor courtesy of the VSP Eye Pledge campaign. Watch the story here.

To learn more about the VSP Eye Pledge campaign, please click here.

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Boys & Girls Club hosts celebration of 50,000 at-risk youth receiving gift of sight

Posted on December 19th, 2011 by Alex

Kate Renwick-Espinosa, CMO of VSP Global celebrates the VSP Eye Pledge with Sacramento-area Boys & Girls Clubs members

In recognition of the VSP Eye Pledge campaign reaching its goal to provide more than $19.2 million worth of free eye exams and glasses to 50,000 at-risk youth across America, the Boys & Girls Clubs Teichert Branch in Sacramento and VSP Vision Care (VSP) hosted a fun-filled celebration Friday.

Kate Renwick-Espinosa, CMO of VSP Global speaks to Boys & Girls Club members

Karolina Maluga, development manager of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Sacramento was on-hand to receive a giant gift certificate for 50,000 free eye exams and glasses on behalf of Boys & Girls Clubs across the country. Local Boys & Girls Club members also enjoyed an eye-opening tour inside one of VSP’s state-of-the-art, 45-foot mobile eyecare clinics.

In the online campaign that kicked off in mid-August, VSP Vision Care and Boys & Girls Clubs of America partnered to encourage people across the country to visit www.SeeMuchMore.com and take the free VSP Eye Pledge. For each pledge made, a gift certificate for a free eye exam and glasses was directed to a local Club child in need.

VSP Vision Care and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America launched the free campaign to encourage consumers to take care of their vision.

Children from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Sacramento, Kate Renwick-Espinosa, CMO of VSP Global, Karolina Maluga, Development Director of Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Sacramento and Dave Dess, VP of VSP Vision Care Marketing

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50,000 children across America to receive the gift of sight thanks to the VSP Eye Pledge campaign!

Posted on November 15th, 2011 by Alex

THANK YOU to all who took the free VSP Eye Pledge and helped us reach our goal of providing 50,000 children in need with a free eye exam and glasses, a donation valued at more than $19 million!

Boys & Girls Club members will receive free eye exams and glasses thanks to the generosity of the fifty thousand people across the country who took the pledge to not only take care of their eyes, but directed care to a child in need.

Since the VSP Eye Pledge campaign launched in mid-August, more than half of those who pledged opted to direct a free eye exam and glasses to a Club most in need. Pledge-takers also had the option to direct to a child from a local Club in their area.

A special thanks to the individuals in these nine states that helped us receive the majority of our pledges:

  • California
  • Illinois
  • North Carolina
  • Georgia
  • Texas
  • Indiana
  • Florida
  • New York
  • Missouri

One in four children have an undetected vision problem that can interfere with their ability to learn. Manashe, age 13, from Plainfield, N.J., was struggling in school because he couldn’t see the board.  Just a few weeks ago, he received a free exam and glasses from the VSP Eye Pledge campaign and is already improving in class and on the field.

“Without the VSP Eye Pledge campaign, our kids wouldn’t have an opportunity to get this health check up which is greatly needed, ” stated Kenya Mutyanda, Unit Director of the Plainfield Club of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Union. “Sometimes kids start to act out in school and you may think they are just having behavioral issues. But actually it stems from being frustrated because they can’t see. The Union County Plainfield Club is thankful for the VSP Eye Pledge campaign and helping our kids see their best.”

Visit SeeMuchMore.com to learn more about the VSP Eye Pledge Campaign and check out the video below to see how your pledges have helped children. Plus, you can still take the VSP Eye Pledge and promise to care for your eyes. Your promise helps support the donation of free eye exams and glasses to those in need and keeps eye health top-of-mind.

Once again, THANK YOU for helping provide the gift of sight to 50,000 Boys and Girls Club members across the country!

 

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VSP and Crocker Art Museum: Taking it to the streets!

Posted on September 30th, 2009 by Jessica G.

We know that VSP has an affinity for outreach programs. So, when we learned of the Crocker Museum’s Art Ark program, we knew it was a perfect fit!

VSP embarked on a one-year sponsorship of the Art Ark program, a mobile art museum that travels to schools in the Sacramento region, giving students access to art that they may not otherwise have. Art is so often a visual representation, sharing a close tie with healthy eyesight.

Bev Thorn is a Crocker Art Museum docent and a VSP employee.

Bev Thorn is a Crocker Art Museum docent and a VSP employee.

The Art Ark sponsorship isn’t VSP’s only support of the Crocker. VSP employees, such as Bev Thorn, are also active with the Crocker Art Museum. Bev, a 20-year veteran of volunteering at the Crocker, shares:

“I think it’s so awesome that VSP is sponsoring the Crocker’s Art Ark! Programs like art and music always seem to be among the first casualties of the budget ax, meaning fewer school kids get to visit the Crocker in person during these tough economic times.

The Art Ark is a perfect fit for VSP. Its traveling nature echoes the Mobile Clinics that support our eyecare outreach. And, it’s a perfect pairing with our ongoing commitment to kids through the Sight for Students® program.

I’ve been volunteering at the Crocker for years now. After 20 years of helping visitors engage with art in my role as a docent, I suppose I’m biased. But, the museum truly is an incredible asset to our region. And it’s going to get even bigger and better next year with the opening of major expansion.”

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