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Volunteer opticians and team members from Classic and Eyecare Associates will dispense 600 pair of eyeglasses.
The Business Journal - January 2020

Optical Lab Products (OLP), A First Vision Media Group publication, awards Classic Optical's President, Dawn Friedkin, as a 2019 Optical Lab Leader.
Optical Lab Products - March 2019

454 students in the Youngstown and Liberty School Districts will receive the Gift of Sight this holiday season.
United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley - December 2018

Collaboration between Classic, The United Way and others delivers eyeglasses and better test results to the students of the Youngstown, Ohio City School District.
United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley - July 2018

Dawn Friedkin, President of Classic Optical, awarded Essilor Vision Foundation's Hero Award at Essilor National Sales Meeting
Essilor Vision Foundation - January 2018

Vision of Success
Manufacturing Today - Fall 2017

United Way Vision Screening Program Provides Kids New Specs
United Way - October 2017

Classic Optical honored as Essilor Vision Foundation (EVF) Lab of the Year at Essilor National Sales Meeting
Essilor Vision Foundation - January 2017

Top 10 Websites
Vision Monday - 2015

2015 Top 10 Website Award
Vision Monday - 2015

Classic Optical and partners help Chicago Public School students
Vision Monday - June 2015

Chicago Public Schools selects Classic Optical
PRWeb - June 2015

VM Top Labs that made news in 2013
Vision Monday - October 2013

Essilor Acquires Classic Optical, Strengthening Its Managed Care Offering
August 2013

Linda Fitzgerald Named as Mentor in VM 2103 Most Influential Women in Optical
July 2013

Lisa McCauley Named as Rising Star in VM 2103 Most Influential Women in Optical
July 2013

The Go-To Source
Manufacturing Today - Summer 2013

The Rising Tide of Private Label
Vision Monday - April 2013

Clear View of Growth at Classic Optical
The Business Journal Growth Report 2013 - January 2013

Classic Optical Helps Students See the Future
January 2013

Classic Optical Named in the Top 10 Wholesale Labs of 2012
Vision Monday - September 2012

Classic Optical Website Voted Top Ten Website of 2012
Lab Talk - September 2012

Mary Anne O'Toole Chosen as Outstanding Mentor in Vision Monday's Most Influential Women in Optical 2012
Vision Monday - July 2012

Then and Now - Spotlight on Linda Fitzgerald
OWA - January 2012

Vision Monday Names Classic Optical a Top Lab of 2011
Vision Monday - November 2011

Creating Cost Effective Options: Classic Optical
Vision Monday - October 2011

More than "Just a Lab"
OLP October 2011

Classic Optical Website Voted Top Ten Website of 2011
Lab Talk - September 2011

Second to None
Manufacturing Today - Summer 2011

Regional Chamber of Commerce Report (Video)
Regional Chamber of Commerce - February 28, 2011

From Manual to Automated
Flexlink - 2011

Provider Newsletter - Spring 2011
Classic Optical Laboratories - 2011

Reputation Built on Large-Volume Contracts
OLP - December 2010

Vision Monday Top Labs
Vision Monday - November 2010

Dawn Friedkin Named as Optical's Most Influential Women
Vision Monday - July 2008