Stanton Optical Involved in Operation Sneaks for School

PALM SPRINGS, Fla., Aug. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- All schools in Palm Beach County, Florida have a specific dress code including the need for students to wear shoes at all times. 1 in 5 school children in the Palm Beach County School District need help obtaining proper clothing for the school year as over 40,000 or 20% of school age children live in families that are at or below the poverty level.

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Operation Sneaks for School is a community partnership with WPTV News Channel 5 and non-profit charity groups, with news anchor Kelly Dunn as the official spokesperson for the program.  Stanton Optical is proud to be involved in this community service event which collects donations of new and gently used children's shoes across south-east Florida during the entire month of August.

Cristina Otero, Integrated Account Executive for WPTV-TV mentions that "Our goal is to raise awareness that many local area school children need a simple pair of shoes to go to school.  We plan on collecting shoes for the month of August and will be reaching our community online, on air and through social media to get our viewers to donate shoes for children. We would love for Stanton Optical to be a part of this. It's a great opportunity to give back to the community."

Stanton Optical is an advertiser in the TV programming for the event and they are making a corporate sponsorship donation to enable a local charity organization to buy shoes for school children in Palm Beach County. Stanton Optical's south Florida stores are also official drop-off locations for the collection of new and used shoes. Look for the blue In Jacob's Shoes donation bins at any of Stanton's south Florida stores including Boca Raton, Palm Springs, Jupiter and Stuart.

In Jacob's Shoes
The Jacob S. Zweig Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 2009 by Harlene and Murray Zweig in memory of their son Jacob who died in 2008. The organization collects donations of shoes, backpacks and school supplies for distribution to children in need throughout Broward and Palm Beach County. All used shoes collected during Operation Sneaks for School get delivered to the In Jacob's Shoes warehouse in Pompano Beach for cleaning and refurbishing before donation to local charity groups.

The Jacob S. Zweig Foundation, Inc.
3452 NW 27th Avenue
Pompano Beach, FL 33069
954-757-9030
www.injacobsshoes.org

About Stanton Optical
Stanton Optical, with headquarters in Palm Springs, Florida, has over 30 locations in major markets throughout the United States including Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin. The optical store offers a great selection of prescription men's eyeglasses, name brand women's glasses and kid's eyeglass frames at each of their retail locations.

The nationwide eyeglass store encourages their employees to get involved in the local community. The company is especially proud of their community involvement initiatives with their support of non-profit charity groups and humanitarian organizations. Recent corporate giving efforts included monetary and product donations to New Eyes for the Needy, Lions Club Recycle for Sight, Valley Center for the Blind and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Stanton Optical Corporate Headquarters
3801 S. Congress Avenue
Palm Springs, FL 33461
561-275-2020
internetmarketing@stantonoptical.com
www.stantonoptical.com

Media Contact:Lynn Smythe, Vision Precision Holdings, 561-459-3263, lsmythe@stantonoptical.com

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