Who is Community I-Care?
Community I-Care is a registered Australian charity, which was initially created by Luxottica in 2003 with the goal of providing eye care to Australian communities in need. We now also partner in overseas missions with our USA Foundation 'Gift of Sight'.
Community I-Care is committed to helping disadvantaged people see more clearly and have been a charitable leader in the optometric industry through the establishment and growth of our programs. It is their common belief that clear vision is a basic right, not a luxury.
What has Community I-Care done so far ?
The program has screened 122,246 people, many of them children, and donated more than 70,000 pairs of spectacles in the last 5 years.
Community I-Care has been the major sponsor of the Croc Festivals® held annually throughout remote and regional Australia. These 3-day festivals provide the perfect environment to screen and test thousands of school students. Free prescription spectacles in brand new frames are given to all students who need them. Since 2003, we have screened 51,797 students, conducted 2,758 eye exams and provided 1,159 pairs of glasses.
In addition, there are regular regional clinics run in South Australia and Queensland to assist Indigenous Health Services and key partnerships with The Salvation Army, Mission Australia and the KIDS Foundation.
The partnership with the Salvation Army works on the ground level with our Laubman and Pank stores where Salvation Army representatives identify people in need of spectacles who can't afford them, and referring them to the service in-store, which is at no cost to the patient.
Community I-Care also partners with the Luxottica USA Foundation 'Gift of Sight' on overseas missions to provide recycled glasses to local communities in need in countries such as Thailand, China, and Mexico.
How you can help....
By donating your old glasses or by making a tax-deductible cash donation at one of our Laubman & Pank stores.
For more information visit the www.communityicare.org.au website
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