ATLANTA — It’s the season of giving, and the Atlanta Hawks and Georgia’s Own Credit Union have partnered to give some elementary students the gift of sight!
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On Friday, the organizations teamed up with Vision to Learn, a national initiative, and held a “Season of Giving” celebration.
During the celebration, almost 60 students at Dunbar Elementary School in southwest Atlanta received eyeglasses, free eye exams and vision screenings.
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The students were called individually to the stage to receive their prescription eyeglasses.
The event is part of a larger collaboration between both organizations that will see 5,000 students across metro Atlanta provided with eyeglasses during the Hawks’ 2022-23 regular season.
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