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At the beginning of 2003, The Sāfilo Group signed a three-year agreement with Special Olympics in support of its Special Olympics Lions Clubs International Opening Eyes program, a vision care initiative to help athletes improve their vision. Sāfilo supports the Opening Eyes program by supplying free optical frames and sunglasses. Sāfilo, which has always paid special attention to social causes and to the world of sports in general, found it natural to get involved with Opening Eyes.
Sāfilo will donate 11,000 frames and 20,000 sunglasses per year for three years, and is already working to give Special Olympics and Opening Eyes support in various other ways, including promotional material and special press releases.
The Special Olympics-Lions Clubs International Opening EyesŪ initiative was established to respond to athletes needs for greater optical services and offer them superior care that they may not have acquired otherwise. Through Opening Eyes, Special Olympics athletes are able to receive free vision screening, eye glasses and sports goggles. Opening Eyes is part of the Special Olympics Healthy AthletesŪ initiative, designed to help Special Olympics athletes improve their health and fitness, leading to an enhanced sports experience and improved quality of life.
The Sāfilo Group, one of the world's leading producers of optical glasses, sunglasses and eyewear for sports, does business on the international market, with collections bearing its own Sāfilo brand, as well as the Carrera, Smith, Oxydo and Blue Bay labels, in addition to the licensed lines produced on behalf of Gucci, Polo Ralph Lauren, Christian Dior, Diesel, Valentino, Oliver by Valentino, Max Mara, Pierre Cardin, Burberry and Yves Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Stella McCartney, Giorgio Armani, Emporio Armani, Boucheron. For the American market, Sāfilo produces the Fossil, Nine West, Kate Spade and Saks Fifth Avenue collections.
Sāfilo is present in more than 120 countries around the world and markets its products through subsidiaries and exclusive distributors.
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