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It all started with A Ray.... and together we can make many more shine....
This all started with a Ray, our Ray, to be more accurate. My good friend, Claudia and I, had just moved her mountain Boutique to a new location and it needed a new fresh look. She brought in Ray, probably the gentlest and sweetest soul, to do the job. "You pick it, I paint it" he would say each day he came in. What I didn't know was that he wasn't just using a catchy slogan. Over the week he spent with us I came to find our Ray is color blind and has been for the 76 years he has been on this wonderful world. Ray never had an opinion on the colors or chose them himself because he could not see the shades as we did.
As I watched him carefully tape off the corners and windows and gentle apply the mint green and merlot red to our walls I realized that Ray would never be able to see how truly beautiful his work was. In between stories of his rowdy youth and extra coats of paint on the walls it dawned on me that Claudia and I could do something special for Ray to help say thank you for all his work.... EnChroma Glasses!
So, I went online and started harassing all my friends and neighbors. SURELY! SOMEONE had to have a pair of those fancy glasses we could borrow. In my search a community member mentioned that there must be many more in our community that could benefit. The decision to start a fund for a permanent publicly available pair was made. All we needed to do was find a home where people could access them. Luckily, we didn't have to look far. Neighbor to the Boutique is Wild Bear Nature Center, Boulder County's only all ages, non-profit nature center.
WILD BEAR NATURE CENTER
Wild Bear Nature Center sees about 27,000 visitors through its door every year. With a passion for re-connecting all ages with Nature as well as educating the importance of taking care of this beautiful earth, we believe that this is the home for our Enchroma glasses. THE PERFECT HOME. Utilizing Wild Bears ability to direct people to nature hikes, snow shoeing or one of their superb programs, we can create exceptionally magical mountain moments for Color Deficient seers that will last a life time. Imagine the oranges and reds of the Aspens to an eight year old who has never seen those shades before. Or imagine seeing the deep hues of our back country for the very first time for someone who has spent their whole lives in the Rockies.
All the funds collected will be used to purchase a pair of EnChroma glasses that will be available for any one with Color Deficiency to rent free of charge. Any remaining funds will be used to make an exhibit for the center explaining Color Deficiency and Blindness as well as educating visitors how other animals see color. And of course we will have a special night with Ray, the reason this all started.
Thank you for spending the time to read our story. We greatly appreciate any and all donations.
WHAT IS ENCHROMA?
Enchroma glasses are an optical assistive device; they are not a cure for color blindness. Results vary depending on the type and extent of color vision deficiency per individual. The glasses are estimated to be effective for 4 out of 5 cases (80%) of red-green color vision deficiency – prospective users are encouraged to take our online color vision test to assess the likelihood of efficacy. Enchroma does not endorse use of the glasses to pass occupational screening tests such as the Ishihara test. For more information please read the FAQs , learn about the Enchroma technology and story , or contact customer support .
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