ABB OPTICAL GROUP announced that 10 non-profit organizations have each won $1,000 in the optical product distributor’s inaugural grants program, ABB Cares.
Launched in August 2014, the program celebrates organizations throughout the US that have improved the quality of life in communities served by ABB. Due to the large number of applications, 140 non-profit organizations nominated by eyecare professionals nationwide, ABB expanded the number of $1,000 grants available from five to 10.
“At ABB OPTICAL GROUP, we firmly believe in the power of corporate giving, and we are proud to support organizations that have a tremendous impact on the lives of so many,” says CEO Angel Alvarez. “We thank our customers, eyecare professionals nationwide, for all of their nominations and for making this program such a success.”
The 2014 recipients of the ABB Cares grant program are Best Buddies Indiana, Indianapolis, Ind.; Buddy Cruise, Lithia, Fla.; Corpus Christi Metro Ministries, Corpus Christi, Texas; Hope Children’s Home, Tampa, Fla.; Lighthouse of Pinellas, Largo, Fla.; MEND of Pacoima, Calif.; Prevent Blindness Northern California, San Francisco; Semper Fido, Marlton, N.J.; Southeastern Guide Dogs, Palmetto, Fla.; and Vision to Learn of Los Angeles, Calif.
Click HERE for more on each non-profit organization and the eyecare professionals who nominated them.
