VSP Vision To Share: Change A Veteran's Life #SeeMuchMore – With Designer Sunglasses Giveaway

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Getting old stinks sometimes. Over the summer I noticed that things on paper and on the computer weren’t as sharp as they should be. It took me back to when I was a child. As a young child my vision was fine. Until it wasn’t. In what seemed to be the blink of an eye I went from having good vision to having headaches and not seeing well. A trip to the eye doctor brought the news that I had horrible vision and a prescription for eyeglasses. And lo and behold that’s when I discovered that bowling pins had stripes. I hadn’t been bowling all that long so discovering that bowling pins had stripes was news to me. I started to see things that I’d never seen before in a whole new light.
I can’t even imagine what it must be like to suddenly not see things you’re used to seeing clearly, or not see them at all. This is something that veterans in our country face all the time. Today, there are 21.2 million U.S. veterans, according to the US Census. A staggering 1.5 million of them have a vision-threatening eye disease. Many more have low vision, and 160,000 of them are legally blind. Why? As it turns out, veterans can be at an increased risk for eye injury as a result of their time in combat. It’s a shame for anyone to have severe vision problems, but I find it especially saddening to see men and women who have laid their life on the line to protect our country now have a vision condition resulting from time in service. We may not be able to restore the vision of these heroes but there is something we can do to make a difference. We can share.

With a network of over 30,000 eye care providers, VSP Vision Care is the largest national not-for-profit vision benefits provider. Their mission is to help people see and are committed to wellness for their over 66 million members. It is with that mission in mind that they created “Vision to Share”, in hopes of changing the life of a veteran through America’s VetDogs.
America’s VetDogs provides highly trained guide dogs to help veterans lead active, independent lives. It costs $50,000 to raise and train each dog, which is then given to the veteran at no cost. Puppies in this program are trained from birth for two years. America’s VetDogs matches each dog’s skills and personality to the disabled veteran’s needs. Once placed, dogs typically work with the veteran until they are 10 years old. Retired dogs are adopted.
Check out Brian’s story.

With the help of folks like you, VSP will donate $50,000 to train and match a guide dog with a veteran whose vision is impaired. What do you need to do? Click to share. More specifically, you’ll need to visit SeeMuchMore.com and click on “Vision to Share.” Every time you share the video, VSP will donate to the care and training of a guide dog – up to $50,000!
VSP really wants to reach their goal. In order to thank those of you that are sharing they are providing a pair of designer sunglasses (valued at $250-$400) for me to award to one lucky Mom Knows It All reader. You ready? Go!

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One (1) winner will receive a pair of designer sunglasses (valued at $250-$400).

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Enter using the Giveaway Tools widget below. The winner will be selected by the Giveaway Tools widget. If you’ve entered any of my giveaways before then you know that you must complete the mandatory required entry, and that only comments containing all of the requested information will be eligible for entry. US addresses only please, no PO Boxes. Good luck to everyone that enters!

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