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FUNDACIÓN DEVLYN

F              or more than ten years
               Fundación Devlyn has helped
               visually-impaired individuals
               in Mexico through the efforts
of the 80-year-old Grupo Devlyn, the largest
optical retailer in Latin America. The Devlyn
Foundation has donated more than 1,000,000
frames and glasses to low-income individuals
through their “Jornadas de Salud Visual”
program and is instrumental in fostering
the “Programa Nacional de Voluntariado
Corporativo.”

As an aside, Devlyn will be showing their
wide-ranging collection of vintage eyewear in
the Frames throughout History exhibition at El
Palacio de los Palacios in Mexico City, a “must
see” show which opened in April. For more
information:

Fb: Fundación Devlyn @fundaciondevlynmx
Twitter: @DevlynFundacion
or [email protected]

                                                 FUNDACIÓN CINÉPOLIS

                                                 A  nother key player for the visually-impaired
                                                    is Cinépolis, the largest movie chain in Latin
                                                    America. It offers the program “Love is born
                                                    in Sight” and has helped over ten thousand
                                                 economically-challenged people suffering from cataract
                                                 blindness to regain their visual health.
                                                 fundacioncinepolis.org

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                                                 read much more at radarmicha.com

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