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# Free Glasses For Kids v3 
By Jawshua Fisher & Fitz Frames

## tl;dr:
Nouns, a visionary ethereum experiment, can change the lives of **100,000 Kids** in the most authentic way possible by providing them with vision screenings, exams, and glasses all free of charge. Nouns can literally give vision to children!

https://tenor.com/view/collective-nouns-nounish-nounsdao-dao-ming-si-squirtle-gif-24463832

### Recap: Prop 12: Nouns x Fitz Frames Free Glasses For Kids v2:
[Nouns x Fitz Free Glasses For Kids v2](https://nouns.wtf/vote/12) was a huge success. We were able to visit 3 schools, complete 355 eye exams and dispense subscriptions for 285 kids in need, delivering a total of 391 custom fitted 3D printed Fitz Frames glasses to date. 

We spent a significant effort developing Noun Frames which inspired other builders and led the way for FUN Frames and Fashion Frames to move into development.  

Highlights & Updates: https://discord.com/channels/849745721544146955/903032675043016746/920205659675439116

![Nouns Frames Pic|326x500, 50%](upload://6QoMt9y1XuK7I7hMMyxEbLYP5R7.jpeg) 

https://vimeo.com/708413500


# Nouns x Fitz Frames FGFK v3:
We want to do this again, but this time let’s do more! 

Continuing our partnership with Fitz Frames & partnering with Vision to Learn we want to cover **100,000 Kids** across America. 

Vision To Learn is a trusted provider of eye care for kids in need. They successfully delivered over 80K Glasses in 2021 and this year they are on pace to deliver 100K Glasses. Using mobile vision clinics – optometric exam lanes on wheels – Vision To Learn goes on site to schools helping every student in need get an eye exam from a licensed optometrist plus a new pair of prescription glasses all free of charge. 

Learn More: https://visiontolearn.org

NounsDAO can be a Nationwide Sponsor for this program, along with MetLife. This feels like a good group to be in: https://visiontolearn.org/supporters/

In v3 the Nouns X Fitz Frames Prescription Subscription, which provides free glasses for kids if they lose them, break them, grow out of them or just desires a new pair because their style changed, will be expanded to 12K kids. Using a propriatery in-app measurement and delivery system Fitz Frames removes the need for in-person fittings and shapings that require specialized equipment and gets the perfect custom fit 3D printed glasses for kids individual face shape and personal style. Our goal is to keep kids in glasses that fit and they're proud to wear, even as they change throughout the year. 

Expanding the scale of this program will get us one step closer to our moon shot of creating a system where individual doctors around the world can plug in to and get free glasses for kids in need through the Nouns X Fitz Frames Prescription Subscription program.

## For 2M, **~1,200 ETH** we can make all of this happen! 
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## PHASES OF EXECUTION

### PHASE 1: (May-July 2022): Fund 50% of proposed allocation
* Sign contract with Vision To Learn for 2022-23 school year
* Announce support of the program through media channels
* Choose Nouns to be displayed on Vision To Learn vehicles

### PHASE 2 (July 2022 -December 2023): Fund second 50% of proposed allocation
* Vision To Learn will provide 58,000 eye exams to students across the country. Approximately 85% of these students will be prescribed and provided prescription eyeglasses. Fitz Frames will provide 6000 Prescription Subscriptions. 
* At least 4 regional events recognizing the NounsDAO contribution will be held during this semester


### PHASE 3 (January – June 2023)
* Vision To Learn will provide 58,000 eye exams to students across the country. Approximately 85% of these students will be prescribed and provided prescription eyeglasses. Fitz Frames will provide 6000 Prescription Subscriptions. 
* At least 4 regional events recognizing the NounsDAO contribution will be held during this semester


## Additional Opportunities

### Press Opportunites
* Between testing, fullfillment and event there are many opportunities for great press.
* Both Fitz & Vision to Learn have great press contacts that have been activly following them. Both believe this could be a breakout press moment for both them and Nouns.

### Branding on Fitz Frame Glasses
* For the Nouns X Fitz Frams Prescription Subscription glasses we can include Nouns logo on the temples or even a Noun itself.
* Could possibly upgrade to letting kids pick the noun they want.

### Branding on Mobile Vision Clinic
* Vision To Learn has 32 Sprinter van-based mobile clinics in the field daily in 13 states and the District of Columbia. Each of these clinics would be decorated with Nouns icons both outside and inside.
* These Nouns DAO mobile clinics will drive around major metropolitan areas like Los Angeles, Silicon Valley and the Bay Area, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Charlotte, Baltimore, Detroit, and Charleston as well as rural communities in Ohio, Iowa, Western Michigan, and Western PA, catching eyes at schools and on roadways.

### Recognition at Vision to Learn events
* Vision To Lean holds media events throughout the years where kids at school try on their glasses for the first time. Television and print news frequently cover these events as evidenced in Prop 12. 
* Nouns DAO branding would be included on signage at each of these events, and Nouns DAO support would be recognized in remarks and statements to media
* Nouns DAO members are always welcome to attend these heartwarming events and help kids try on their new glasses in person
 

### FGFK v3 Nounish Gift Packs for Kids 

* Nouns Gift Packs that can include mutually approved items such as FUN Frames, stickers, coloring books, keychain, and more. 
* Bigshot Toy Works has commmitted to helping find the right package and offered fullfillment. 
* Vision to Learn has confirmed they can recieve bulk packages and can provide distribution at the screenings. 

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## [FOR REFERENCE: Prop 12](https://nouns.wtf/vote/12) 

NounsDAO Grant Proposal

By Joshua Fisher & Fitz Frames
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.

As an initial pilot program, we propose Nouns DAO allocate 9ETH (~$30,000 worth of ETH) to provide glasses to approximately 300 kids (aprox $100) per child. This will be done with in conjunction with our outreach partner Vision to Learn in an initial focus geography (probably Ohio and/or Detroit). Progress reports will be given to NounsDAO on an ongoing basis, but no less than once a quarter. The pilot program is expected to run approximately 90 days, but children will continue to receive replacement glasses for the full year as needed. The purpose of the pilot program is to validate and refine the offering and delivery process, with the goal of expanding the efforts nationwide and eventually internationally.

At the end of the initial pilot program, Fitz present the results of the program and will put to a vote either a continuation, expansion, or termination of the program.

Additionally, we request 2ETH in one-time funding to build outreach materials (print, animation, and website) directed towards schools to explain the program, Nouns, Fitz, and the underlying technology of blockchain, NFTs, and additive manufacturing.

Proposal
Fitz would like to eventually build to a perpetual funding mechanism in order to expand our existing social good efforts and deliver eyewear on an ongoing basis to kids in need. In the interim, we’d like to propose a pilot program to prove out the model and refine delivery mechanism:

$30K allocation from Nouns treasury to provide approximately 300 no-cost vision tests plus Fitz Frames memberships to kids in need, initially in a limited geographical focus area.

Fitz will provide annual memberships at cost of $100)/kid/year discounted from $185. Annual Membership consists of two pairs of custom fit glasses plus unliminted replacements.

Fitz will provide an additional free pair of Noun Frames, mimicking their favorite Nouns, limited to an initial selection of 10 Noun options for the Pilot Program.

Vision to Learn, will identify recipients and provide no-cost eye exams within the geographical focus area. Initial prospects are Ohio and Detroit.

Initial Pilot Program is expected to run approximately 90 days, at which point Fitz will present a report of progress to the NounsDAO.
At that point the NounsDAO can vote to expand, continue, or suspend the pilot program.

Based on findings from the initial Pilot Program, elements can be refined including: delivery mechanism, offering, and outreach. Additionally, Fitz Frames will work to try and secure additional underwriting in order to extend the reach of the program. (possibly through Medicaid reimbursement, or local philanthropic partners)

In order to promote the program (and help surface Nouns to a wider public awareness) we propose dedicating an additional 2ETH to develop outreach materials including print, short form animation, and a dedicated website. This will target schools, the student recipients of glasses, and broader public. In addition to promotion of the program, this is an opportunity to introduce the technology elements underpinning both Nouns and Fitz Frames, and develop age-appropriate STEM curriculum for the kids who receive the glasses.

Nouns is a fantastic example of people leveraging technology to come together and build long-term value in perpetuity. Fitz leverages the power of technology to change the lives of kids. We think this is a natural partnership that would not only do a tremendous amount of good, but could serve as tangible application of blockchain doing tangible good. 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.

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.

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/
