RestoringVision Completes Leadership Team with Addition of Vice President of People, Expands and Strengthens Program Department to Include Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
RestoringVision has expanded and completed the formation of its Leadership Team with the addition of Fredric Lomangino, new Vice President of People, along with other vital roles added at a time of critical growth and global expansion of the organization’s team, programs, and impact.
RestoringVision Launches 20th Anniversary Giving Campaign – A Brighter Future is in Sight – this Giving Tuesday
RestoringVision invites all to be vision champions during the largest day of global giving this November 28 – #GivingTuesday – to support a noble cause as the organization aims to scale its work to solve the global presbyopia crisis in which 826 million people worldwide cannot access or afford the reading glasses they need to correct their sight.
A Global Movement Gains Momentum at the 78th United Nations General Assembly, New Pivotal Partnerships, and Philanthropy Wins
As our world continues to face many challenges and the heartbreak of another war and humanitarian crisis, this time in Israel and Gaza, our thoughts and prayers for global peace remain. We also continue to remain focused on where we can be of service and contribution to making the world a better place and serving the most vulnerable and underserved.
RestoringVision Engages Two New Brands to Join its Customer Giving Initiative, Further Advancing Private Sector Impact in Solving the Global Vision Crisis
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (October 31, 2023) – RestoringVision is thrilled to announce two new optical brands have committed to engaging their customers at the point of sale to donate and build the movement of vision champions supporting people in need of vision services and eyeglasses worldwide. MAMAEYEWEAR and OPR Eyewear – two New York City-based […]
20 Years of Clear Vision: An Anniversary Blog Series Celebrating RestoringVision’s Leaders, Partners, and Supporters Featuring Board Chair Kevin Hassey
By Stephanie Godward, Director of Marketing and Communications RestoringVision’s Board Chair, long-time optical marketing executive Kevin Hassey, is passionate about solving the global vision crisis and is personally energized by the organization’s remarkable ability to scale because of its unparalleled network of 3,000 partners worldwide, including governments and NGOs. “The problem is clearly huge, and […]
Meet RestoringVision’s Production Manager: Angelique Gordon
Angelique Gordon joined RestoringVision in August 2021 as its Operations Supervisor in Lockbourne, Ohio, where RestoringVision’s distribution center and operations are located. In September of this year, she was promoted to Production Manager. At the RestoringVision DC, Angelique is responsible for all products coming in and going out of the distribution center. With the DC […]
RestoringVision Highlights the Solution to 81% of the Vision Crisis and the Global Need for Reading Glasses this World Sight Day on Oct. 12
This World Sight Day, RestoringVision is engaging its partners and donors to help millions of people around the world love their eyes by increasing awareness and equitable access to vision screenings and reading glasses, as 826 million people living in extreme poverty are struggling with presbyopia, near vision loss that occurs as a natural part of the aging process.
Celebrating 20 Years of Impact: Oct. 2, 2023
From our humble beginnings to a global movement, we’ve reached 25 million people in need across 147 countries during the last two decades.
20 Years of RestoringVision: How One Man’s Drive Changed 25 Million Lives Worldwide
In just a few days, on October 2, 2023, we celebrate 20 years at RestoringVision. It’s a momentous date in our organization’s history as it signifies 20 years of lives empowered across the globe, 20 years of human potential unlocked through the power of vision screenings and eyeglasses, 20 years of progress towards a world where everyone who needs glasses has them, and 20 years of work towards a more equitable world with clear vision.
From Our Founder: Reflecting on 20 Years of Impact and Lives Transformed
RestoringVision was founded in 2003 by Mark Sachs, a veteran of marketing in the optical industry. On an optical mission trip, Mark observed that more than 50% of people who visited the optical clinic needed only a pair of reading glasses to correct their vision impairment. Upon his return to the United States, Mark secured […]
