ANNUAL REPORT 2004 - Luxottica Group
ANNUAL REPORT 2004 - Luxottica Group
ANNUAL REPORT 2004 - Luxottica Group
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GIVE THE GIFT OF SIGHT, A LUXOTTICA GROUP FOUNDATION<br />
collaborating with new colleagues builds mutual<br />
respect and teaches appreciation for the differences in<br />
cultures and people. In an organization as vast as<br />
<strong>Luxottica</strong> <strong>Group</strong>, understanding and recognizing the<br />
value of diversity is, without a doubt, a crucial value.<br />
Teamwork - All Give the Gift of Sight activities,<br />
particularly international missions, require intense<br />
teamwork to maximize the use of resources and time<br />
to help as many people in need as possible. This<br />
experience improves problem-solving, innovation and<br />
leadership opportunities for the associates and<br />
doctors who volunteer.<br />
Serving those around us - Through the Give the Gift of<br />
Sight programs, volunteers learn how valuable it is to<br />
provide people with eyecare. This awareness can add<br />
great satisfaction to their daily work and enrich the<br />
rapport with customers.<br />
<strong>2004</strong><br />
In <strong>2004</strong>, Give the Gift of Sight provided free eyecare to<br />
609,099 people worldwide, up 12% from the previous<br />
year. Specifically, 281,455 people received eye exams<br />
and eyeglasses through 12 international missions in<br />
Thailand, Mexico, Ecuador, Paraguay, Chile and<br />
Honduras.<br />
In North America, the program helped perform eye<br />
exams in schools and stores of the <strong>Group</strong> and<br />
provided eyeglasses in hospitals and retirement<br />
centers, helping a total of over 328 thousand people.<br />
Thanks to the strong dedication of the program to<br />
children, during the year its two vision vans provided<br />
with new eyeglasses 14,729 children living in isolated<br />
and remote areas of North America. In the cities,<br />
through Hometown Day, 39,064 children and adults<br />
received eye exams and screenings.<br />
In <strong>2004</strong>, three new international programs were<br />
introduced:<br />
- The “Maxi Mission”, able to help a large number of<br />
people in a short time, such as in Thailand, where in<br />
two weeks 39,725 people in need were helped;<br />
- The “Frontier Mission”, combining an international<br />
mission with vision vans equipped with labs for<br />
manufacturing eyeglasses; and,<br />
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- The “Satellite Mission”, with teams that can travel to<br />
reach people in need who live in remote areas, even<br />
hundreds of miles from the care centers.<br />
In <strong>2004</strong> the former LensCrafters Foundation changed<br />
its name to “Give the Gift of Sight, A <strong>Luxottica</strong> <strong>Group</strong><br />
Foundation”, reflecting the <strong>Group</strong>’s involvement and<br />
commitment to the program.<br />
Finally, on November 16, <strong>2004</strong>, Gift of Sight was<br />
honored with the Ron Brown Award. The Ron Brown<br />
Award is the only U.S. presidential award recognizing<br />
companies for outstanding achievements in the<br />
community.<br />
THE FUTURE<br />
The exciting results to-date of the program are the fruit<br />
of the passion and commitment of volunteers,<br />
vendors and charitable partners as well as of <strong>Luxottica</strong><br />
<strong>Group</strong>. The joy and enthusiasm that comes from<br />
reaching these goals are such that Give the Gift of<br />
Sight has set even more ambitious goals for the future.<br />
In 2005, the program plans to help 700,000 people in<br />
North America and internationally through missions,<br />
and to recycle 600,000 prescription eyeglasses and<br />
sunglasses. These are ambitious undertakings, that<br />
Give the Gift of Sight and <strong>Luxottica</strong> <strong>Group</strong> and its<br />
partners feel are within their reach.<br />
In 2005, the Foundation will also benefit from the<br />
additional support and help of the new members of<br />
the <strong>Luxottica</strong> <strong>Group</strong> team from the acquisition of Cole<br />
National.<br />
Give the Gift of Sight was born of the conviction that<br />
vision is not a luxury, but a right of every human being.<br />
The involvement of the <strong>Group</strong> in the program adds<br />
great meaning to day-to-day work and provides<br />
employees with the opportunity to live out a deeplyfulfilling<br />
experience. For this reason, <strong>Luxottica</strong> <strong>Group</strong> is<br />
fully committed to this program and will continuously<br />
look for new ways to contribute and participate in its<br />
growth.<br />
For further information, please visit the program’s<br />
website at www.givethegiftofsight.org.