Davis Vision gives 4,000 frames to Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
PLAINVIEW, N.Y. (May 19, 2010) - The Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute of Albuquerque, N.M. (SIPI) not only trains students to enter the field of optometry, but it also provides affordable eye care to the Albuquerque community. In an effort to help SIPI further its mission, Davis Vision recently donated 4,000 eyeglass frames.
"This is the largest donation the vision program has ever received, and we anticipate that this donation is going to help us for the next five years," said Samuel Henderson, coordinator instructor for Vision Care Technology at SIPI. "We're going to work with the Lions Club and different tribes in New Mexico and the Southwest area to help them provide affordable eye care."
The frames were donated through Davis Vision's Focus on AmericaSM community outreach program. They will be used for laboratory and dispensing classes in SIPI's opticianry program and for children and the elderly with limited resources. Frames will be provided for free, with lenses offered at a minimal cost.
SIPI's Vision Care Technology Program is designed to educate students in the vision care field as dispensers, opticians, vision care technicians or assistants. SIPI students' vision education and training is balanced with outreach to the local community providing vision services and materials to those in need.
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About Davis Vision
Davis Vision is part of the HVHC Inc. group of companies, which also includes Viva International Group and Eye Care Centers of America. One of the nation's premier vision benefits companies headquartered in Plainview, N.Y., Davis Vision has been providing comprehensive vision benefits for nearly 50 years, and currently serves more than 55 million individuals nationwide through an extensive blended network of nearly 30,000 ophthalmologists and optometrists, in addition to many opticians and top national retail providers. Davis Vision regularly donates eyeglass frames to individuals in need both locally and around the world. To date, Davis Vision's outreach programs have provided more than $13 million in vision services and eyewear. For more information about Davis Vision, visit www.davisvision.com.
Students and teachers from SIPI's Vision Care Technology program welcome Tom Davis, Davis Vision's executive vice president/chief marketing officer (second from right) to their school.
Sam Henderson, coordinator instructor, Vision Care Technology, shows Davis Vision's Tom Davis around the Vision Care Technology Unit, where many of the donated frames will be used for training purposes.
