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Alicia Isenberg

GOOD DEEDS

Tortoise & Blonde has donated more than $230,000 worth of frames and lenses to Eye Care 4 Kids, a charitable organization providing professional eyecare to low-income, visually impaired children.

AWARDS

Santinelli International honored George Westinghouse High School senior Gaspar Ramirez with the second annual Santinelli International Award.

Prevent Blindness America's (PBA) Star Pupils is accepting nominees for its Most Beautiful Eyes Contest. Parents of children 17 and under can submit a photo of their child to the Star Pupils Facebook page (facebook.com/pre-ventblindness) for a chance to win a $25,000 scholarship. The winner will be announced at PBA's annual dinner on November 18. Two runners-up will receive money and prizes valued up to $2,500.

Santinelli�s Mark Kaplan (l) with Santinelli International award winner Gaspar Ramirez

BUSINESS UPDATES

Transitions Optical, Inc., has announced its new IndyCar sponsorship of Penske Racing's Ryan Briscoe. The newly decorated No. 6 car made its first appearance in June at the Milwaukee Mile 225 race.

Guests, including delegates from the Vision Council of America and the European Council of Optometry and Optics, recently gathered in Rome for the EUROM I, the European Federation of Precision Mechanical and Optical Industries' annual meeting, to discuss market trends, regulations, and other important industry topics.

Essilor of America celebrated the 20th anniversary of its ever-popular Varilux Optometry Student Bowl, held at this year's Optometry's Meeting in Salt Lake City.

Contestants at Essilor of America's 20th anniversary Varilux Optometry Student Bowl

Transitions Optical-sponsored Penske No. 6 car recently debuted the Transitions logo

People
ClearVision Optical has announced the appointment of Dan McCall to its newly developed chief sales officer position. In addition to overseeing sales growth opportunities, McCall will execute and manage strategic business development campaigns. Coburn Technologies has welcomed three new members to its sales team. Pedro Parra has rejoined the company as sales manager for Latin America; Andrew Senior, formerly of Briot, Topcon, and Santinelli, is a new senior sales representative; and Mark Higgins, who most recently headed sales and marketing for Optimus Lens, is senior sales representative.	Dan McCall, ClearVision Optical
Shamir Insight, Inc., has expanded its sales coverage with the addition of its newest account executive, Elly Lawler. VSP Optics Group has named Dave Delle Donne vice president of business development. In his new role, Delle Donne will lead and manage business development strategy for multiple areas of the company.	Elly Lawler, Shamir Insight