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Blackfin Supports Andrea Bocelli Foundation

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Blackfin continues its philanthropic work with the Andrea Bocelli Foundation. Every year, since 2015, the company has lent its support to the Foundation to help it achieve its mission, namely to give everyone a chance to express themselves as best they can, creating opportunities for growth and nurturing talent.

Ever since it was created, Blackfin has supported the Voices of Haiti, a choir of sixty talented children aged between 9 and 15 who come from some of the poorest areas of Port-au-Prince. Thanks to music, the sixty-strong members of the choir have found a way of escaping violence and poverty, working hard to develop their talent. They have followed a structured course of study with tenacity and discipline and have achieved a great accomplishment: Voices of Haiti are featured in Maestro Andrea Bocelli’s latest musical project, his new album “Sì”, which was released on October 26, 2018.

“It is a great honour for us to support the Foundation and we are particularly excited to see – and hear – the magic of these youngsters who, under the guidance of Andrea Bocelli, have been given the chance of a new life. It is a message of hope and values, a message which the Maestro spreads throughout the world, testimony of his generosity, something that makes us Italians very proud. This mindset reflects our way of doing business and is the embodiment of our concept of neomadeinitaly”.

Source: Blackfin

Neff & Tessel Optometrists Joins the FYidoctors Family

FYidoctors announces that Neff and Tessel Optometrists, located in Guelph Ontario, has recently joined the FYidoctors family.

This acquisition adds to FYidoctors growing presence in Southwestern Ontario. Equipped with a range of diagnostic technology, a wide selection of designer and exclusive label frames and internal freeform lens designs, our newest location demonstrates FYidoctors’ continued commitment to the southwestern Ontario region.

Drs. Neff and Tessel have been partners since August 1998, a practice of over 20 years. Providing exceptional service to their patients and families, they strive to stay up to date with the latest technologies, enhancing the patient experience in their offices. Services include contact lens fittings, binocular vision training, sport and safety eyewear. Says Dr. Tessel, “Joining FYidoctors allows us to deliver the very latest in eye care technology, through support and training, while we continue to offer the best optometric care available. All of this, while retaining our local, family feel in our practice and our community.”

Dr. Tessel continues, “Over the years we’ve enjoyed the community focus of our practice, supporting local sports teams and numerous events as an appreciation for the support. We receive many recommendations from our patients to their family and friends and frequent comments on how wonderful the staff is and how they appreciate our attention to detail. We care for our patients and their families, we care for our staff; basically, we care”.

Dr. Tessel further states, “We’re tremendously excited to take this next step in growing our practice by joining the FYidoctors family. We wanted to join a team that understood the importance of optometrist-led care and shared our values. FYidoctors has proven its commitment to investing in the latest technology and innovation to deliver the best patient care, and we look forward to further building our practice and continuing to serve our community with the FYidoctors team.”

Dr. Alan Ulsifer, Chairman & CEO of FYidoctors, adds, “I continue to be humbled by the growth of our company in Ontario. Drs. Neff and Tessel and their team bring our first practice to the city of Guelph. This practice is well known and respected in the community and we are excited to help them grow even more in their community. This year will be our biggest growth year it the history of our company and Ontario practices are a key reason for this growth.”

Source: FYidoctors

Centennial President Steve de Pinto Passes Suddenly

Steve De Pinto
January 14, 1955 – November 18, 2018

It is with great sorrow that Centennial Optical announces the sudden passing of  President,  Steve de Pinto on November 18, 2018.  Mr. de Pinto was a a leader, mentor and friend of many at Centennial Optical and beyond.

After completing his MBA degree at the University of Toronto, Steve became the driving force in building Centennial’s lens business as Vice President, taking on the overall management of the company in 2006, when he became the company’s President and CEO.

Avid chess player, reader and thinker, Steve embodied Centennial’s founding principles of integrity, fairness and true partnership with suppliers and customers, as established by his father Roger, who founded Centennial in 1967. Steve cared deeply about the employees of Centennial and applied the same principles of fairness and respect with each member of the Centennial family.

Highly respected throughout the industry, Steve established many successful relationships with suppliers and customers. The Centennial Optical team is committed to continuing Steve’s legacy, working together with our partners to grow Centennial as he envisioned, providing the best in products and service to the optical industry.

Steve de Pinto is survived by his parents Roger and Denise de Pinto, his daughter Arielle, son Shael, sister Carole, partner Tracy Calvert, and an extended family. Much loved, Steve will be greatly missed by all.

Donations in tribute to Steve may be made to the Odette Cancer Centre of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre at www.donate.sunnybrook.ca/ tribute.

Acuvue Oasys with Transitions Makes Time’s “Best Inventions of 2018”

Time has selected ACUVUE® OASYS with Transitions™ Light Intelligent Technology™ as one of the ‘Best Inventions of 2018,’ in its annual round-up spotlighting groundbreaking innovations worldwide.

Developed through a strategic partnership between Johnson & Johnson Vision and Transitions Optical, this innovation represents an entirely new category of contact lenses that provides wearers with vision correction and reduces blaring light for all-day soothing vision.

“We are very proud to see ACUVUE® OASYS with Transitions™ Light Intelligent Technology™ selected by TIME magazine as one of the ‘Best Inventions of 2018’ . This innovation will revolutionize contact lenses and photochromics by introducing the benefits of light adaptation to more patients” said Chrystel Barranger, president of Essilor Photochromics and Transitions Optical.

“Addressing the unmet needs of contact lens wearers, this innovation contributes to achieving our mission to bring good vision to each person on the planet.”

Read the complete press release from Essilor HERE.

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