**Perpetual Glasses to Kids In Need**
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**NounsDAO Grant Proposal**
By Joshua Fisher & Fitz Frames
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**tl;dr**
In celebration of the fact that every Noun is a glasses wearer, Fitz Frames would like to propose a perpetual funding allocation to deliver prescription eyeglasses to children in need.

Fitz Frames in partnership with Vision to Learn (as well as additional outreach partners) can deliver a no-cost eye exam plus an annual membership to Fitz Frames for children in need. A Fitz Frames membership includes two complete pairs of prescription eyeglasses with unlimited replacement frames should they lose, break, grow out of the glasses, or their prescription changes.

In addition to their Fitz Frames Membership each child will receive an additional free pair of Noun Frames, glasses that mimic the pair worn by their favorite Noun.

We seek for NounsDAO to allocate 1% of the treasury on an annual basis, distributed quarterly, to fund this project. The current treasury of 6,676 ETH could support >2.1K children right now for the cost of .031 ETH($100) per child. We want to impact >10K children through this campaign and the reach of the program will grow as the treasury grows. We ask that you commit to a 1 year agreement with automatic perpetual renewal unless voted down.
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**Overview**
The Challenge: Vision impairment is a growing crisis in the US and globally. In the US alone, it is estimated that nearly 10% of kids under 18 have an undiagnosed or untreated vision impairment. This is the single largest factor correlated with negative outcomes including dropout rates, teen pregnancy, and juvenile incarceration.

It’s understandable, given that even a modest untreated visual impairment can be misdiagnosed as ADHD, learning disability, or just a slow learner. This is particularly acute in minority communities and economically disadvantaged areas. Over the past ten years, the number of children diagnosed with vision impairment has gone from 24% to 31%. This is only being exacerbated by increased screen time at ever younger ages.

Thankfully, this is an easily solvable problem; early intervention with eye exams and glasses arrests decline in eyesight and the associated social problems. In fact, a recently published [study by Johns Hopkins](https://visiontolearn.org/news/a-remarkable-vision-for-the-future/) indicated that getting kids the glasses they needed led to dramatic gains in learning, the equivalent to nearly half a year of instruction. However, eye exams are only half of the problem, and keeping kids in well-fitting reasonably priced glasses as they grow is an intractable problem.

Fitz Frames has been addressing this problem for the past two years by offering reasonably priced, custom-fitted eyewear delivered directly to kids (and their families). With both a single purchase option and annual membership, Fitz solves this pain point for kids by providing (and keeping) great glasses on their face. Like Nouns, FItz is a digital product, using their iOS app they provide a virtual try-on, and scan the user’s face (taking over 40,000 measurements) and then 3D print made-to-measure glasses at their manufacturing facility in Youngstown, Ohio. Each pair is fitted with prescription lenses and shipped directly to the customer, with no need for a family member to take time off work to go back to the store to be fitted.
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**Proposal**
Fitz would like to propose a perpetual funding mechanism in order to expand our existing social good efforts and deliver eyewear on an ongoing basis to kids in need:
1% allocation of the Nouns treasury dedicated on a recurring annual basis, distributed quarterly, to providing no-cost vision tests plus Fitz Frames memberships to kids in need (allocation can be increased by vote of Nouns
Fitz will provide annual memberships at cost of .031 ETH($100)/kid/year discounted from .058($185)
Fitz will provide an additional free pair of Noun Frames, mimicking their favorite Nouns
Outreach partners will identify recipients and provide no-cost eye exams
Fitz will provide a twice-annual report of progress to the Nouns Collective membership
Program will be perpetually renewed on an annual basis unless voted down

Like Nouns, Fitz is using the power of technology to change the world. We think this is a natural partnership that would not only do a tremendous amount of good, but also help to get the word out about Nouns in the press. Fitz has had a lot of success telling our story in the press, and we think that this novel tangible application of blockchain governance doing tangible good would be very interesting to several media outlets. At Fitz we believe that those who can see the world are the ones who can change the world. NounsDAO embodies this ethos completely, and we couldn’t imagine a better partner.
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**Noun Frames**
Fitz will integrate Nouns Frames into their application so that users can pick their favorite Noun and receive glasses that mimic those frames as well as have the Noun itself printed on the side of the frames as well as the Noun number printed on the inside.

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**About Fitz:**
Fitz Frames: https://www.fitzframes.com/

Fitz for Good - how Fitz has worked with VTL to provide glasses for kids in the past:
https://vimeo.com/377468371

How Fitz has worked with Healthcare community to provide protective prescription eyewear to drs and nurses across the country - https://news.yahoo.com/local-hero-nyc-glasses-maker-171104609.html

Fitz in the Press - How we came to be and why we matter to kids - https://abcnews.go.com/Business/startup-offers-affordable-eyeglasses-kids-flatter-faces/story?id=65014415

**About Vision 2 Learn:**
https://visiontolearn.org/about/from-the-founder/