Miami Lighthouse and the Florida Panther’s Foundation join forces to provide financially disadvantaged Florida students the opportunity to have better vision at no cost. With the $25,000 donation from the Florida Panther’s Foundation, Miami Lighthouse’s Florida Heiken Children Vision Program can broaden its reach throughout South Florida and serve more students who are in dire need of eye care. The addition of the fifth mobile unit will allow the program to reach its goal of 800 schools and 24,000 students this year alone.
An estimated 14,000 Florida students will not have access to affordable eye care this year which can interfere with their school performance and their overall quality of life. The Florida Panthers are teaming up with the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired to ensure no student gets left behind. This Thursday at 12:00 PM, their new mobile eye exam unit is making its inaugural visit at North Miami Elementary. With the $25,000 donation from the Florida Panthers Foundation, Miami Lighthouse’s Florida Heiken Children Vision Program can broaden its reach throughout South Florida and serve more students who are in dire need of eye care.
Famed broadcaster Randy Moller, VP of Broadcasting and Panthers Alumni, along with Stanley C. Panther the Mascot will be in attendance.
“The Florida Panthers organization from ownership on down is proud to support our local community champions. Through the grant program, we were able to identify and support the unbelievable work being done by the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Florida Heiken Children’s Vision Program,” says Randy Moller, Panthers Vice President of Alumni and Broadcasting. “As a retired hockey player, I know that good vision helps you to keep your eye on the puck.”
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