CHICAGO—Prevent Blindness America’s third annual Prevent Blindness America Swing Fore Sight Golf Tournament held on Oct. 6 raised nearly $140,000 to go toward programs and services of Prevent
Blindness America.
 
The outing was held in conjunction with Vision Expo West at the Bali Hai Golf Club in Las Vegas, just prior to the start of the show.

PGA swing coach and golf instructor, Matt Killen was on-hand to offer free tips to all of the golfers, sponsored by Transitions Optical, Inc.

Participating sponsors of the tournament included Transitions Optical, Inc.,1-800-Contacts, Advantica Eyewear, AO Safety, Carl Zeiss Vision, CIBA Vision, CooperVision, Definity, Essilor, Eyecare Business, First Vision Media, Gerber Coburn, Hilco, Hoya Vision Care, Jobson, Kenmark Group, Leybold Optics USA, Luxottica/EyeMed, National Association of Vision Care Plans (NAVCP), Pro Fit Optix, Quest Optical, Refac Optical Group, REM Eyewear, Satisloh, Shamir Insight, Signet Armorlite, SoloHealth, Sperian, Stereo Optical, U.S. Vision, Vision-Ease, Viva International, VSP Global, Walman Optical, Zyloware, The Vision Council and the International Vision
Expo/Reed Exhibitions.

“We want offer our profound thanks to all of our generous sponsors as well as our participants, who helped to make this tournament a complete success,” said Hugh R. Parry, president and CEO of Prevent Blindness America, the nation's oldest non-profit eye health and safety organization. “We also want to thank everyone on our planning committee including our committee chairperson, Dave Pierson. Because of their dedication, the Third Annual Swing Fore Sight tournament was the most successful we have ever had.”

The Swing Fore Sight tournament prize winners including the First Place Foursome from Advantica Eyewear, Second Place Foursome from Transitions Optical, Inc, and the Third Place Foursome from Satisloh.

For more information on this year’s event, or for information on sponsorship or registration for the Swing Fore Sight Golf Tournament in 2011, please contact Colleen Robbins at (312) 363-6023.



The Advantica foursome celebrating their first place finish in
the Prevent Blindness America Swing Fore sight Golf Tourney
which was held at the Bali Hai Golf Club
prior to the start of Expo.

Dave Pierson (r), Refac Optical, who chaired the event,
congratulates the Transitions foursome that placed second
in the tournament which raised nearly $140,000 for programs
and services of PBA.

Hugh Parry, PBA President and CEO with volunteers from
Transitions volunteers (l to r) Cheri Guy, Mary O'Hara
and Cathy Carson.

Swing Fore Sight Chair Dave Pierson (second from right)
celebrates with the team from Refac Optical Group.

The Transitions team in a lighter moment during the
Swing Fore Sight golf tournament.

PGA Swing Instructor Matt Killen (l) giving advice
to one of the tournament’s golfers.