Did you know March is American Red Cross Month? The American Red Cross was created in 1881 by Clara Barton and officially chartered by Congress in 1900 to provide national and international relief during disasters, and to give relief to the military and serve as a means of communication between members of the Armed Forces …
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East coast residents felt Sandy’s wrath all over New Jersey and New York from power outages to massive floods to devastating fires. The storm even swept entire neighborhoods away. The VSP Sales Office in Parsippany, NJ didn’t have power for nearly two weeks and the sales team was anxious to return to work to ensure …
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Recently, Sacramento Kings star Tyreke Evans teamed up with VSP Vision Care to host a charity basketball camp for Sacramento area children in need for the second year in a row. The kids had a great time shooting hoops and participating in a question and answer session with Tyreke. Local VSP optometrists Tiffany Lu, OD, Russell Ng, OD, and …
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August of 2005 brought devastation to the Gulf Coast region with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and VSP responded by developing our Mobile Eyes program. The Mobile Response Team (MRT) experience from a volunteer’s perspective is worth sharing. Can you imagine leaving your family, city and work routine to join 6 strangers with whom you must …
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Today’s post is written by guest blogger Smith Wyckoff, an Associate Marketing Manager with Transitions Optical. Smith manages the mobile clinics partnership with VSP. Looking back on the 2nd year of Transitions Optical’s partnership with the VSP Mobile Eyes program, I am thoroughly impressed at the way this outreach program delivers on its promise to provide eyecare …
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I am constantly reading the blogs and articles from the VSP Mobile Clinic team and it always seemed like the people who participate have such rewarding experiences–I used to think it was just a marketing strategy. That is until I joined up with Lori F., Vicki A., and the Mobile Clinics team at the Loaves …
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This week, we are heading down to the Los Angeles Sports Arena to provide vision care services in the largest-ever free healthcare event in the U.S. to date. The four-day clinic (Thursday through Sunday) will bring eye doctors together with hundreds of physicians, dentists, nurses, and general volunteers to service thousands of people in need. …
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SeeZar, one of VSP’s mobile eye clinics, is in Detroit, Michigan for a two-day vision clinic. VSP is providing free comprehensive eye exams and eyewear to many local children. Bess the Book Bus, a traveling literacy outreach program, is also there to hand out free books! Check out the short clip from our event below and read the full …
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VSP is partnering with the Georgia Optometric Association and St. Mary’s Community Center this week to provide free eyecare and eyewear to children in need in Savannah, Georgia. VSP’s brought its mobile eye clinic, SeeZar, to Savannah on Monday, and with the help of local optometrists, will continue this service to pre-selected children until Wednesday, August 11. Here is a clip from …
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We boarded a plane in Sacramento early Sunday morning ready to spread our wings and go where neither of us had ever gone before … to Milwaukee. The land of brats, brews and cheese. Three of my favorite things. However, I quickly reminded myself this was not a trip about me. This was a trip …
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