Vision Of Children

International classical recording superstar Andrea Bocelli gave a sold-out performance at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla's Sherwood Auditorium on November 11 to benefit the Vision of Children Foundation.

(VOC) is a national foundation dedicated to the eradication of hereditary childhood blindness and vision disorders in industrialized nations. Dimension One is proud to announce that they have selected VOC as their corporate philanthropy, and are committed to helping VOC in their efforts to achieve their goal.

"D1 Spas continually prides itself on being an industry leader and had been searching for a worthwhile cause to which we could dedicate support" said Hallam. "The relationship we have formed with VOC will allow the company to create a 'grassroots campaign' with the organization and give our help to make a real difference in the lives of thousands of children."

In 2001, D1 Spas approached VOC suggesting that it become the official beneficiary of a national fundraising program that D1 Spas would launch and support according to Sam Hardage, Chairman of the Board of Directors of VOC.

The national fundraising campaign was launched on October 25, 2002, at D1 Spas' 25th Anniversary Celebration, where the company presented their first check to VOC as a $75,000 donation.

"The relationship will assist VOC's goal of eliminating childhood blindness through the ongoing commitment and support of D1 Spas and our D1 dealers. We want to help communicate VOC's mission to our thousands of customers locally, regionally, nationally and internationally," said Bob Hallam, President and CEO of Dimension One Spas.

The first manufacturer to install Braille as part of its state-of-the-art control panel, D1 Spas will help promote VOC by including information in select consumer product packaging information. Additionally, D1 Spas also will be distributing educational materials to its extensive dealer network and manufacturers' representatives.

D1 Spas also sells the CDs of world famous Andrea Bocelli at participating dealers. All profits are donated to VOC. Bocelli, who has been blind since the age of 12, first teamed with VOC several years ago, raising more the $300,000 to support research with the potential to benefit hundreds of thousands of children around the world.

"More than 20 babies are born each day into certain blindness," said Hardage. "Some will never see their mothers' smiles, while others will grow up knowing that they will lose sight in one or both eyes before the end of their teens. VOC and D1 Spas are committed to helping eradicate the major causes of childhood blindness and vision disorders."

For more information about the Vision of Children, please visit http://www.visionofchildren.org