Discerning Eye Donates $8,000 to the
Johnson County Crisis Center in 2009
5% Of All December Sales Were Donated
We are proud to announce that the third annual Eye Gave Back Campaign was a fantastic success! During the month of December, Discerning Eye pledged to donate 5% of our total sales. Thanks to you, our loyal customers, our donation this year was $8,000!
Food Bank Assistance
This donation will be used to help fund the local Food Bank program, which is experiencing an all-time high in demand for supplemental food assistance. The Eye Gave Back campaign funds will help to purchase items to be used in more than 1,200 food bags.
Over $20,000 Donated To Date
Since the start of the Eye Gave Back Campaign in 2007, Discerning Eye has donated over $20,000 to the Johnson County Crisis Center! This has been a truly amazing accomplishment and we could not have done it without you!
Discerning Eye owner, Joni Schrup, and staff members present the Johnson County Crisis Center with a $8,000 donation.
From left, Joni Schrup, Owner, Discerning Eye; Sam Schrup, Discerning Eye; Joni Long, Discerning Eye; Beth Ritter Ruback, Crisis Center; Danielle Squier, Discerning Eye; Becci Reedus, Crisis Center; and Dr. Dan Wolfe, Discerning Eye.
Discerning Eye Donates $7,100 to the
Johnson County Crisis Center in 2008
5% Of All December Sales Were Donated
Thank you for making this year's Eye Gave Back campaign the best Eye Gave Back Campaign yet! Buying your eyewear and sunglasses from Discerning Eye this December, enabled us to donate $7,100 to the Johnson County Crisis Center.
The $7,100 will be used to help fund the local Food Bank and Emergency Assistance program at the Johnson County Crisis Center.
This donation topped last year's by over $2000. To date, Discerning Eye has donated $12,100 to the Johnson County Crisis Center and we could not have done it without your patronage! THANK YOU!
Help Us Again Next Year
It's easy! All you have to do is shop at Discerning Eye next December and a portion of your purchase will be donated to the Johnson County Crisis Center.
With your help, we look forward to making next year's Eye Gave Back campaign even more successful!
Discerning Eye owner, Joni Schrup, and staff members present the Johnson County Crisis Center with a $7,100 donation.
From left, Sam Schrup, Discerning Eye; Joni Schrup, Owner, Discerning Eye; Becci Reedus, Executive Director, Crisis Center; Judy Atkins, Crisis Center; Joni Long, Discerning Eye; Beth Ritter Ruback, Crisis Center; Dr. Dan Wolfe, Discerning Eye; and Cait Schrup, Discerning Eye.
Discerning Eye Donates $5,000 to the
Johnson County Crisis Center in 2007
Discerning Eye, a full-service optical boutique, is proud to announce that its first Eye Gave Back Campaign has raised $5,000 – $2,000 more than the original goal – for the Johnson County Crisis Center Food Bank. The donation will be used to purchase approximately five tons of food for the Center.
The campaign ran from Nov.19 to Dec. 31, 2007 and allowed Discerning Eye customers to designate a portion of their purchases to be donated to the Food Bank. Customers also had the option of receiving an Iowa City/Coralville area gift certificate in lieu of the donation.
Last year Discerning Eye donated $5,000 to the Johnson County Crisis Center.
Discerning Eye owner, Joni Schrup said she was thrilled with the outcome. "It was amazing to see how many people were willing to give back to the Crisis Center," Schrup said.
Schrup noted that more than 90 percent of Discerning Eye’s customers decided to donate during the giving campaign.
"We want to thank Discerning Eye and its customers for the creative yet simple way they gathered this $5,000 gift for the Crisis Center. Successful partnerships like this are a great example of neighbors helping neighbors" said Ross Wilburn, executive director of the Crisis Center.
Schrup said the Eye Gave Back Campaign will become an annual event at Discerning Eye, with a new goal for December 2008. "This year’s event was more successful than we could have imagined because of the generosity of our customers,” Schrup said. "With their support, we know we can reach our goal of raising $6,000 for the Crisis Center during next year’s campaign."
Schrup and Discerning Eye employees will present the $5,000 donation to Wilburn and other Johnson County Crisis Center board members at 11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 14 at Discerning Eye, located at 119 E. Washington St.
Johnson County Crisis Center Food Bank services are available to residents of Johnson County on a regular basis. Every year the Johnson County Crisis Center provides assistance to 4,000 unduplicated households. The Food Bank distributes more than 700 food baskets each week, about nine tons of food, with 80 percent of food distribution coming from donations. Of those receiving assistance, 56 percent are under the age of 18 and 25 percent are single mothers with young children.