Posts Tagged ‘Tampa’

Make a Difference through the VSP Eye Pledge Campaign!

Since the Eye Pledge campaign kicked off three months ago, more than 47,000 people have made the promise to care for their eyes! In return, VSP has provided free eye exams and glasses to Boys and Girls Clubs of America for each Eye Pledge taken. But we are still in need of more pledge-takers in order to reach our 50,000 goal.

See how your Eye Pledge helps children in need:

-Watch (below) how the VSP Eye Pledge campaign, with the support of a local VSP optometrist, helped Atlanta-area children improve their eyesight and performance in school.

-Boys & Girls Club members in Tampa, Florida, have also benefited from pledge-takers like you through the campaign. See how the life of one young student in particular has changed (below).

Take the free VSP Eye Pledge now and help us reach our goal of providing 50,000 kids a free eye exam and glasses. You can make a difference!

Fore Healthy Sight!

Jill N. is a member of VSP's Corporate Public Relations team

Jill N. is a member of VSP's Corporate Public Relations team

 

“Golf is an ineffectual attempt to put an elusive ball into an obscure hole with implements ill-adapted to the purpose.”  ~Woodrow Wilson

 
For the second year in a row VSP has the opportunity to participate with Transitions Optical at the 2010 Transitions Championship for Healthy Sight as part of the “Live Your Vision Pavillion” and “Healthy Sight Village.” VSP will be one of a few optical industry partners on hand providing information, education, and hands-on experiences that will include sports-vision demonstrations, golf clinics, eyewear fashion shows and health and wellness screenings.

 VSP will be included in a new “Competitive Advantage” area developed by Transitions, VSP and Nike Golf, where attendees will have the opportunity to learn how vision impacts athletic performance (I don’t know about you, but I definitely blame my eyesight, among other things, for my golf performance…), how general fitness impacts their golf swing (so you’re NOT supposed to match the number of beers to the number of strokes?), and how the latest technological innovations like performance eyewear and golf apparel can help them golf and look their best (who cares how good you are if you don’t LOOK good doing it?).

Prior to the tournament, VSP will also partner with Transitions and Prevent Blindness Florida to provide three days of charitable outreach to local Tampa children and  adults in need. After the outreach, the VSP mobile clinic will be showcased during the tournament to help educate attendees on the importance of eye health and giving back to your community.

As part of the fun leading up to the tournament, VSP conducted a sweepstakes and one lucky winner was selected to attend the tournament with three friends. Stay tuned to see the tournament through his eyes as he creates and posts a video diary of his experience.

Check out a video from last year’s event with SeeZar! YouTube Preview Image

Win a trip of a lifetime! Trip for Four to the Transitions PGA Championship for Healthy Sight!

Transitions ChampionshipFORE! Even better – Four!

That’s right! VSP will send you and three friends to the 2010 Transitions PGA Championship for Healthy Sight!

Need more details about the prize?

male golferWell, VSP and Transitions are teaming up to offer a lucky fan and three friends a free trip to the 2010 Transitions PGA Championship for Healthy Sight at the Innisbrook Golf Club and Resort in Florida on March 19 – 21 including:

  • Roundtrip airfare for 4 to Tampa + transportation to and from airport to Resort
  • 2 Double Occupancy hotel rooms at Innisbrook Resort for three nights (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
  • Tickets to Championship for (3rd Round) Saturday and (Final Round) Sunday
  • Admission to Links & Drinks event featuring special guest Pro Golfer John Mallinger
  • Nike Sunwear
  • Private consultation with kinesiologist for swing improvement
  • HD Flip Camera

Sound good?

The sweepstakes is open to legal residents of  the United States (except Florida, New York & Rhode Island) who are at least 18 years of age.

Act now!

Entries are only accepted until February 29 at 11:59 p.m! You can be our lucky winner! Go to VSP’s Facebook Fan Page to enter, and while you are there, become a fan of VSP!

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From the Road – Incredible Kids

Kim R. is part of VSP's Mobile Clinics team.

Kim R. is part of VSP's Mobile Clinics team.

Although I don’t have children, I am reminded in my job how incredible kids can be. Take for example, Travis, a sweet young man I met in Tampa, FL last week while I was working on the mobile clinic at an elementary school.

Travis came on board for his eye exam and learned that he needed glasses. While he was selecting his frames with one of his friends (who happened to be a little girl), I asked them “are you girls having fun selecting your frames?”

“I am a boy,” Travis said. I apologized to him and he replied “That’s OK, I get it all the time.”

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From the road: Helping out in Florida & South Carolina

Tresa Dupray is a member of VSP Ophthalmic Services team.

Tresa Dupray is a member of VSP Ophthalmic Services team.

Today we have a guest blog from Tresa Dupray, a VSP Mobile Response Team member.

I’ve worked for VSP for many years and have been proud of the efforts we have made to give back to our community.  I joined the Mobile Eyes program as a Mobile Response Team member so that I could become a part of VSP’s gift of giving.  I spent the past two weeks traveling with the Mobile Clinic providing free exams and glasses to children in Tampa, FL and to the homeless in Charleston, SC.   My experience with the program has far exceeded my expectation. Read more »