Today, we are supporting a wonderful and vital national organization, Vision to Learn, in their quest to provide free eye exams and glasses to children in low-income communities. Since their founding in 2012, Vision to Learn has facilitated over 430,000 vision screenings, provided 85,000 eye exams, and given out 65,000 pairs of glasses—all free of charge. Why Vision to Learn? Vision to Learn provides a crucial service to schoolchildren in the U.S. There are an estimated two million kids who lack glasses, which makes it hard for them to succeed in school. Studies have shown that 95% of low-income first graders who need glasses don't have them. Vision to Learn's mobile eye clinics tackle this problem by visiting the kids who are most in need, and providing them with eye exams and glasses. Kids with corrected vision are more confident, participate more in class, and see improvements in their grades. In fact, research from UCLA has found that after receiving glasses from Vision to Learn, kids' GPAs and math scores went up. For more information, visit www.visiontolearn.org. On this Giving Tuesday, give the gift of brain health while making a difference for kids who need glasses. For every gift or subscription you purchase today, we will give a $10 donation to Vision to Learn, to help even more kids get the glasses they need to be learners and achievers. Plus, you get $30 off your purchase—our gift to you.* |