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Goodyear Mayor James Cavanaugh, The Boys & Girls Club of Metropolitan Phoenix and Eyeglass World Team-Up to Help Phoenix-Area Underprivileged Children
By MARKET WIRE
Jul 12, 2008 - 2:36:01 PM

PHOENIX, AZ -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 07/12/08 -- Eyeglass World, a leading national eyewearretailer that offers quality, selection, service and fashionable brandnames at affordable prices, today celebrated the grand opening of its newstore in the metropolitan Phoenix area by helping local underprivilegedchildren with undiagnosed vision problems. The store also held a full dayof festivities to mark its arrival in Goodyear, including a ribbon-cuttingceremony with Goodyear Mayor James Cavanaugh, music, food and giveaways.

As part of its Live With Vision program, Eyeglass World invitedunderprivileged children from the Boys & Girls Club of Metropolitan Phoenixto the new store to receive free eye exams and glasses.

Live With Vision is a national program developed by Eyeglass World thatprovides eye care products and services to children in need, and raisesawareness of the importance of vision screenings and proper eye care.Undiagnosed vision among children is a growing issue that contributes to achild's performance in school and overall behavior. Many children arestruggling with issues at school and at home that are stemming fromunidentified and undiagnosed vision problems.

"We're very pleased Eyeglass World has become a part of our community,"said Mayor Cavanaugh. "And we are grateful for their commitment to helpingchildren in our area who cannot afford proper eye care."

The new 4,000 square foot location features more than 2,000 brand nameframes in the latest eyewear styles and designs from brand names such asNike, Gucci, Donna Karan and Calvin Klein. An optometrist is available onsite 7 days a week for eye exams, prescriptions and even Lasik eligibilityscreenings and post-operative appointments.

"Goodyear has become one of the fastest-growing areas in metropolitanPhoenix and we are looking forward to becoming a part of this thrivingcommunity," said Veronica Stiteler, general manager of the GoodyearEyeglass World. "We offer consumers the most well-known brands in eyewearat affordable prices plus trusted eye care, making us the ultimate one-stopshop for eyewear in the area."

Hours for the Goodyear store are: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Saturday,9 a.m. - 6 p.m.; and Sunday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. The store is located at15465 W. McDowell Road in Goodyear; phone: 623-247-2706.

Eyeglass World is a leading retailer of eyewear, offering consumers thebest quality, most current and fashionable brand names, finest service anda large selection in a professional superstore environment. Eyeglass Worldhas 63 stores in 23 states across the country that offer a wide selectionof more than 2,000 name brand frames from top designers such as Nike,Gucci, Donna Karan and Calvin Klein. In many locations, Eyeglass World'son-site labs can manufacture any prescription in as fast as one hour.Eyeglass World also offers top brands of contact lenses, such as ACUVUE andCIBA Vision, as well as an assortment of sunglasses. As one of thecountry's largest eyewear retailers, Eyeglass World has strong buying powerthat enables it to offer consumers the best quality eyewear at greatprices. Eyeglass World accepts most insurance plans, with frequentpromotions making vision care even more affordable. More information isavailable at www.eyeglassworld.com.

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