ABB OPTICAL GROUP Continues its Commitment to Local Communities
with its Fourth Annual ABB Cares Program
Applications for this signature annual grants program available August 1
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (June 16, 2017) – ABB OPTICAL GROUP, a leading national distributor of optical products, will begin accepting applications for its fourth annual ABB Cares program on Monday, August 1, 2017. ABB Cares highlights and celebrates organizations throughout the country that have improved the quality of life in local communities.
The program is open to all eye care professionals who want to nominate an outstanding non-profit organization in their community. ABB OPTICAL GROUP will award an ABB Cares Platinum grant of $5,000, two Gold grants of $2,500 each, and four Silver grants of $1,000. Since the inception of the program three years ago, ABBOPTICAL GROUP has awarded grants totaling $38,000 to 24 organizations throughout the country that improved the quality of life in their communities.
“ABB OPTICAL GROUP believes in giving back to our communities and supporting organizations that positively impact those in need,” says ABB OPTICAL GROUP President Brad Weinbrum. “Through the ABB Cares grant program, we are able to help those organizations that Eye Care Professionals so passionately support in their communities.”
Organizations do not need to focus on eye health to qualify for the program. To be considered as a grant recipient, all candidates must comply with the following:
- The organization must be a 501(c)(3) organization and must be able to provide a valid tax ID number.
- The organization's local office must be within 30 miles of the nominating practice's primary location.
- Applications must be completed and submitted online.
- Applications open August 1. The deadline to submit an application is 11:59 p.m. EDT on August 31, 2017.
For more information or to submit an application, visit ABBOptical.com/ABBCares.
ABOUT ABB OPTICAL GROUP
ABB OPTICAL GROUP is a leading distributor of optical products in the United States. The company supplies nearly two-thirds of eye care professionals across the country with brand name contact lenses, fully customizable gas permeable and custom specialty soft contact lenses, ophthalmic lenses and more. The company's Digital Eye Lab is a fully automated optical lab dedicated to freeform digital lens fabrication. ABBOPTICAL GROUP also offers practice building services such as pricing strategy tools, business reviews, annual supply staff training and e-commerce solutions. For additional information, visit ABBOptical.com.