Eyes On The Community
At Premier Family Eye Care we believe strongly in giving back to the community and caring for the eyes of all those in need. Outreach programs represent an opportunity to show the community the level of commitment our optometrists have to their community. The staff also plays an important role in community outreach.
Indian Trail Lions Club
The Indian Trail Lions Club is part of an organization of over 48,000 clubs with a worldwide membership of more than 1.35 million members. Their major focus is serving the needs of the blind and visually impaired in the Indian Trail Community. They provide eyeglasses and eye exams to underprivileged children and adults as well as financial assistance for treatment of vision and hearing conditions for those unable to pay for those treatments. In addition, they provide scholarship assistance for individuals with visual or hearing impairments.
Premier Family Eye Care collects used eyeglasses for repurposing and donates them to the Indian Trail Lions Club. Dr. Mack also partners with them on providing eyeglasses to qualifying individuals and provides staff for the annual Vision Van the Lions Club offers for the Indian Trail community.
Operation Christmas Child
December 2022, Premier Family Eye Care was delighted to support Operation Christmas Child during the holiday season! Read more
YoungLife
In October 2022, we partnered with YoungLife Union County to help raise funds and awareness for the mission of YoungLife through their 8th Annual Golf Tournament. Premier Family Eye Care was able to donate $5000 that will go towards helping middle school, high school, and college kids in Union County!
Young Life is a Christian ministry that reaches out to middle school, high school, and college students in all 50 of the United States and in more than 100 countries around the world. Their mission is to introduce adolescents to Jesus Christ and help them grow in their faith.
Kids around the world are searching for hope, meaning and belonging. Young Life programs connect with them and accept them as they are. Through club meetings, retreats and camps the volunteers show middle schoolers, high schoolers and college kids a chance to live life to the fullest.
Find more information about YoungLife at https://younglife.org
Samaritans Purse Operation Christmas Child
Operation Christmas Child opens doors for the Gospel to reach places that have never heard about the eternal hope of Christ. As donations are filled into shoe boxes and sent far around the world, communities are learning of God’s love and new churches are being planted.
Premier Family Eye Care collects donations from the community for about 6 weeks each fall. Dr. Mack covers the cost of shipping all the boxes that are donated. Then, Premier closes the office doors for one afternoon each year so the staff can spend that time assisting at Samaritan’s Purse Warehouse inspecting the boxes and shipping them abroad.
Charlotte Eagles
The Charlotte Eagles coaches are highly skilled in their abilities to coach soccer. In addition, they are passionate about getting to know each player personally and encouraging them to develop as Christians. Players of every age learn to improve their soccer skills as well as grow in their understanding of their faith. Read more
Fellowship Christian School
Fellowship Christian School in Monroe provides wholesome academic Christian education. Instruction is individualized, meeting students at their own needs whether remediation or enrichment is required. Students are taught one-by-one all day in every level.
Sun Valley Spartan Wrestling Camp
The scholarship provided by Premier Family Eye Cares’s donation covered the cost of a two day wrestling camp for area students in-need to get instruction on the sport of wrestling. Participants were able to learn from current varsity players, college coaches as well as elite All-American and National Champion wrestlers who shared their expertise at this year’s camp.
New Hope Baptist Church Summer Camp at Caswell
Fort Caswell offers retreats and summer camp opportunities for students to focus on Jesus as well as a chance to build community with friends from the church. The scholarship provided allows students to attend camp at a discounted rate.
The Joy of Others Walk-Run
Joy of Others is a BAPS Charity which works on five key areas. It aims to express a spirit of selfless service through Health Awareness, Educational Services, Humanitarian Relief, Environmental Protection & Preservation and Community Empowerment.
Indian Trail Athletic Association
The Indian Trail Athletic Association prides itself on quality programming in youth sports. They have earned the title “The Most Trusted Youth Sports Organization in Union County” and are proud of being able to provide affordable, high quality athletic programs to the children in the community. Funds donated provide programming for children in need as well as the upkeep of quality athletic facilities.
Mission of Sight – Jamaica
March 2022
Premier Family Eye Care values giving back to our community! On March 22, 2022 we partnered with Mission of Sight in Jamaica to donate a portion of every dollar that day to this great organization. We are proud to say we were able to raise $1,600 donated directly to Mission of Sight! A big thank you to our community for supporting us and our charitable efforts!
Mission of Sight is dedicated to helping those who cannot see or struggle with impaired vision to get their life back by restoring their sight. They understand the impact vision has on the quality of life. Whether through surgery or simply vision correction, they are focused on improving life by improving vision. In addition, they believe in treating not only the human body but the human spirit.
Mission of sight operates in a 10,000 square foot facility which houses an eye clinic and surgery center. Since the inception of the center, the Mission of Sight teams of volunteer eye care professionals and surgeons have treated tens of thousands of patients, performed thousands of cataract and other eye surgeries, as well as hundreds of laser and glaucoma procedures. A countless number of lives have been changed forever through their efforts.
Find more information about Mission of Sight online at www.missionofsight.org
Common Heart is a grassroots movement of friends creating a small revolution of kindness in Union County to eradicate food insecurity and eliminate generational poverty. They house four local food pantries for individuals to access, on-the-go mobile pantries, and a common pantry for volunteers to pick up groceries and deliver to needy families. In addition, coursework is available to help build problem solving skills for those that are challenged with generational poverty, and free tax preparation services. To help stimulate folks to volunteer, this foundation offers poverty simulations that help others walk in the experience of those in poverty.
On September 28, 2021, we partnered with Common Heart of Indian Trail. We donated 30% of every dollar that day to this great organization. Read more
The powerful connection between horses and people can help individuals learn, grow and heal. Using Equine Assisted Learning (EAL), horse professionals help people become more aware of their body language and what they are truly saying to those with whom they interact. The horses at Two Hearts One Language deliver horse activities which require participants to focus on non-verbal communication and calm assertiveness. What is learned in the arena carries into everyday life.
On Thursday, June 24th, we donated 30% of every dollar to Two Hearts One Language, a local Non-Profit Organization located in Monroe, NC. Read more
Premier Family Eye Care Charity Opportunities
- Donations of used frames and lenses
- Staff participation at Annual Vision Van Exams
- Partner in providing Lion’s Qualified Patients with Prescription Glasses
- Sponsored hole for Golf tournament https://www.operation-save.org/events.html
- Sunglass donations for silent auction ($398 value)
- Staff Volunteered 6 Hours packing shoeboxes at the Charlotte packing facility
- Purchased 250 Operation Christmas Child boxes. Promoted, Coordinated and Collected 105 Operation Christmas Child boxes from patients and community and donated the shipping costs: $1030
- 50% donations from daily purchases ($3000 total donations)
- $500 sponsoring a 5K Fundraiser
- $175 Donation for School Solution Project
- Provided tuition for 2 day wrestling camp for needy athletes $150
- $350 Contributed to youth group camping trip to Fort Caswell
- Sunglass Donation for silent auction $262
- Purchased Preprinted Shoeboxes and Display Supplies.
- Collected and paid $840 Shipping costs for 84 Operation Christmas Boxes
- $5000 Donation to Annual Golf Fundraiser
- 50% donation from daily purchases $1707.78
- $500 Contribution to Walk/Run Fundraiser
- 30% Donation from daily purchases $1623.20
- $250 Sponsor of Youth Recreational Program
- 30% Donation from daily purchases $1359.84
- 30% Donation from daily purchases $2255.08
(Ongoing) Indian Trail Lions Club
4/16/24 Operation Save
2/1/24 Union County Young Life
12/23 Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child
10/27/23 Union County Young Life
10/03/23 Charlotte Eagles
9/27/23 Fellowship Christian School
9/26/23 Sun Valley Middle & High School Spartan Wrestling
8/4/23 New Hope Baptist Church
5/22/23 Charlotte Eagles
November/December 2022 Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child
10/4/22 Union County Young Life
8/18/22 Charlotte Eagles
5/13/22 The Joy of Others
3/22/22 Mission of Sight
2/3/22 Indian Trail Athletic Association
9/28/21 Union County Common Heart
6/24/21 Two Hearts One Language
