LOS ANGELES, Aug. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — SunGod Sunglasses (www.SunGod.co) surpassed $90,000 on its Indiegogo campaign this week. In celebration, they have extended their campaign to launch #Vision:Giving, their charitable campaign to help restore sight, prevent blindness and promote equality for people who are irreversibly blind in developing countries through Sightsavers (www.sightsavers.org).
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"Due to the incredible support we have received for our campaign so far, we are in a position where we can make a significant difference to those suffering from visual impairment and blindness," says Ali Watkiss, cofounder of SunGod. "That's why, for every pair of SunGod sunglasses we sell, we will help restore the vision of one person in a developing country."
More than 285 million people live with blindness or visual impairment, with around 90% of these people living in the world's poorest countries. Yet 80% of all visual impairment can be prevented or cured through medication or surgery.
With the launch of the #Vision:Giving campaign, the opportunity to get pre-ordered SunGods is available through Tuesday, August 20th. The charitable donation will be included for every pair of sunglasses that have been sold throughout the campaign (2528 pairs to date). Each pair of SunGods sold will help restore the vision, provide medication to prevent against river blindness, to trachoma operations or cataract operations of one person in a developing country through the Sightsavers organization.
Contribute and learn more about the SunGod Sunglasses campaign here: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sungod-sunglasses
Please follow SunGod Sunglasses on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/sungodsunglasses
Follow SunGod Sunglasses on Twitter @We_Are_SunGods
About SunGod Sunglasses
SunGod Sunglasses (www.sungod.co) are customizable, polarized sunglasses built from innovative memory plastic TR90, a unique and flexible material which protects the glasses from snapping or breaking. They feature high protection lenses that filter 100 percent of UVA and UVB rays to reduce glare and enhance optical clarity. Equipped with a lifetime guarantee, there are 10,000+ possible color combinations that can be created with the SunGod Designer here: .
Notes to the Media:
- All pairs are customizable (on their designer, found here) and come with a white SunGod microfiber cleaning and storage pouch
- Free shipping in the US and UK (for the rest of the world, add £5)
- Crowdfunding enables people with a great business idea to ask the general public for the funding they need to set up or expand. The business sets a target for the money it wants to raise on an all-or-nothing basis and explains how it will use the cash. People can then make pledges for small amounts of money in return for a reward if the target is reached.
- Project home page: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sungod-sunglasses
- Ali and Zoe are entrepreneurs who love customization, for more information about Ali and Zoe's sister business, Hats for the Hill can be found on the website: hatsforthehill.com
Media Contact:
Ronjini Mukhopadhyay
PR for SunGod
Email
(949) 295-9779