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May 2017 – Sun Evolutions, Heartland Tan and Eye Pro teamed up in April to raise funds for Best Friends Animal Society to prevent 9,000 dogs and cats from being killed daily in shelters.

During April, $3 was donated to Best Friends Animal Society for every “Best Friends” deal purchased from Heartland Tan. The April deal included a bottle of Bestie tanning lotion from Supre Tan and a box of EYE PRO’s Wink-Ease disposable eye protection.

Best Friends Animal Society is the only national animal welfare organization focused exclusively on ending the killing of animals in America’s shelters.  Best Friends runs the nation’s largest no kill sanctuary for companion animals as well as lifesaving programs with shelters across the country.  Since its founding in 1984, Best Friends has helped reduce the number of animals killed in shelters nationwide from 17 million per year to about 4 million.  Together, we can “Save Them All”!

“Heartland Tan was honored to exclusively offer this deal to benefit Best Friends”, said Abby Henson Gallagher, Heartland Tanning Director of Marketing.  “Our team is completely behind this cause and our customers loved it!”

“Sun Evolutions is a sponsor of Best Friends, and we were delighted to team up with industry leaders, Eye Pro and Heartland. We want to thank all the salons that enthusiastically supported us by buying this deal!”, exclaimed Maggie Curran, Vice President of Sun Evolutions.

“Wow!  I can’t believe we raised $2,350 to help find forever homes for pets nationwide!  Thanks to the salons, Heartland, and Sun Evolutions who all made this promotion a raving success!”, said Brenda Fishbaugh, President of Eye Pro.

Contact Heartland Tan at 1-800-554-8268 to stock up for your Wink-Ease and your favorite Sun Evolutions products. For more information on Best Friends Animal Rescue, visit BestFriends.org.

For more information on Ultra Gold WINK-EASE, Lash Room WINK-EASE or WINK-EASE Dark visit WinkEase.com or contact EYE PRO at 1-800-726-8322.

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Eye Pro’s president, Brenda Fishbaugh returns to Africa — read her article featured in the May 2015 issue of IST magazine.

This was my sixth time in Africa and third trip in five years to Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, one of the leading organizations working to save rhinos from poaching. Rhinos are being killed for their horn, which is used in traditional Asian medicines because it is mistakenly believed to have healing properties.Located in central Kenya, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy is working to protect rhinos by providing a safe sanctuary for them and providing the food sources they prefer.Elephants and rare Grevy’s zebra also are protected by armed guards and patrolling airplanes and radio collars. This huge effort is funded in several ways, with the American Association of Zookeepers (AAZK) “Bowling for Rhinos” fundraiser providing substantial support, as well as money raised through tourism and donations.

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April 1, 2013 – EYE PRO, Inc., world leader in eyewear and makers of WINK-EASE, VIEWkeepers, Fresh-Ease, and WINK-EASE Dark, is helping raise money to save the endangered Clouded Leopards with its new eye protection – WINK-EASE Leopard – and distributors and salons have helped too!

“We are so thankful to the heroic efforts of our distributors!” said EYE PRO President Brenda Fishbaugh.  To date, EYE PRO has raised over $2,500 – which will make a HUGE difference in keeping fundraising efforts alive for these small leopards,” continued Fishbaugh.  “The new WINK-EASE Leopard has been a great promotional item for the salons — it is amazing to see how many salon owners love to jump in and support such important fundraising efforts.”

For a limited time only, EYE PRO added leopard spots to its famous WINK-EASE eye protection, and are offering 30 pair of WINK-EASE Leopard in a special zipper pack. For every pack purchased, $1 is donated to the Clouded Leopard Project to help rescue efforts of this rare Asian cat.

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January 3, 2013 – EYE PRO, Inc., world leader in eyewear and makers of WINK-EASE, VIEWkeepers, Fresh-Ease, and Wink-Ease Dark, is helping raise money to save the endangered Clouded Leopards with its new eye protection – Wink-Ease Leopard – and salons can help too!

“For a limited time only, we’ve added leopard spots to our famous Wink-Ease eye protection, and are offering 30 pair of Wink-Ease Leopard in a zipper pack,” said EYE PRO President Brenda Fishbaugh.  “These are great for salons to use for promotions – and for every pack purchased, we will be donating $1 to the Clouded Leopard Project to help rescue efforts of this rare Asian cat,” continued Fishbaugh.

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EYE PRO, Inc., world leader in eyewear and makers of WINK-EASE, VIEWkeepers, Fresh-Ease, and Wink-Ease Dark, have created a new eye protection product to raise money to save the endangered Clouded Leopards.

“For a limited time only, we’ve added leopard spots to our famous Wink-Ease eye protection, and are offering 50 pair of Wink-Ease Leopard in a zipper pack,” said EYE PRO President Brenda Fishbaugh.  “These are great for salons to use for promotions – and for every pack purchased, we will be donating $1 to the Clouded Leopard Project to help rescue efforts of this rare Asian cat,” continued Fishbaugh.

“These small leopards are found in the rain forests of Thailand,” Fishbaugh explained. “They are called “clouded” because their leopard spots are very large – like light gray “clouds” covering their compact bodies.”  Fishbaugh found that while there were many organizations working to save animals like the tiger and panda, lesser-known endangered animals were hugely underfunded. “Several zookeepers we have worked with in the past are now focusing their efforts to save the Clouded Leopards. Our donation will make a HUGE difference to keep their efforts alive.”

For more information on the Clouded Leopards and the efforts to save them, visit, CloudedLeopard.org. The new, “limited time only” Wink-Ease Leopard, along with EYE PRO’s other disposable products, is now available from your favorite distributor.

Eye Pro, Inc. and three other tanning industry companies recently helped endangered animals in Africa while helping many people there, too. Brenda Fishbaugh, Eye Pro President, is known as a lover of exotic and endangered animals. For years, she’s logged countless hours of her time – and plenty of her own money – helping various wildlife charities. This year, she and her husband Steve Fishbaugh, made their second trip to Kenya, Africa to help endangered rhinoceroses…and many Kenyans, as well. Eye Pro’s efforts were aided by generous donations from industry leaders…

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EYE PRO, Inc., world leader in eyewear and makers of WINK-EASE, VIEWkeepers, Fresh-Ease, and Wink-Ease Dark is once again committing to the endangered animal world.

“For the past two decades, EYE PRO has been involved with helping endangered animals,” said Brenda Fishbaugh, EYE PRO President.  “After our visit to Kenya in 2010 where we learned more about how rhinos were being killed for the medicinal value of their horns, my husband, Steve, and I, became very concerned with protecting the rapidly dwindling rhino populations.”

EYE PRO has teamed up with Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, a renowned rhino sanctuary since 1995, dedicated and involved in helping the rhino in several ways. Lewa has guards and bloodhounds walking the grounds with guns to stop poachers. Lewa has also built schools and medical facilities to help the Kenyan Masaii warriors, so they don’t feel they have to kill a rhino to feed their children.  The native Africans have suffered greatly in recent years due to drought killing all the grass for their cattle and goats to graze.

“Steve and I are heading back to Kenya for three weeks on safari,” continued Fishbaugh.  “We will visit the school kids, bringing school and medical supplies, and assist in several rhino tracking projects,” she concluded.  You can learn more about the animal rescue efforts at EyePro.net and at Wink-Ease/EyePro on Facebook. You can also learn more about Lewa at www.lewa.org.

For more information on new Wink-Ease Dark disposable eye protection for red light therapy, WINK-EASE and VIEWkeepers disposable eyewear and Fresh-Ease Refreshing Body Cloths for after tanning, visit EyePro.net or contact EYE PRO at 1-800-726-8322. You can also follow and “like” us on Facebook (Wink-Ease/Eye Pro) for special salon offers and promotions.

On my most recent trip to Africa, I didn’t mind sharing a tent with slugs, scorpions and ticks. I didn’t mind that the only heat available during the cold nights was a small hot water bottle to hug. I had no issues with nature’s “outdoor bathroom” when on safari. But there were a few things in Kenya I DID mind. I minded that people were illegally killing
endangered rhinos to sell their horns. And I minded that kids don’t get much food or education. Those are the things I really minded – and want to help change. Come along on my journey (Island Sun Times has kindly removed the bugs and bathroom issues for you!)…Brenda Fishbaugh   Read on….

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May 2010

The tanning industry continues to step up and rescue unfortunate animals from owners who did NOT deserve them.

In my April column, I featured the stories of three members of the tanning community who personally took in abused dogs. This month, I’d like to feature Heartland Tanning – a leading industry distributor and saviors of two abandoned Pit Bulls. I’d also like to give a huge shout-out to Keli Miller, owner of Solar Tans salon in Greenville, SC who masterminded a fundraising auction to benefit abused animals … and raised $30,000! Keli, you are an inspiration to us all!  Read on….

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April 2010

I find folks in the tanning biz to have super big hearts! Chatting with a few pals in the industry, I was thrilled to realize many had rescued dogs from horrible situations. Here’s a heartwarming story from industry veteran, Joe Schuster, of 1st Resource:

“Petey (a mix of Pit Bull, German Shorthair and others) was born in the mountains of North Carolina and lived near my in-laws, chained to a tree outside of a house trailer. It was a brutal life for him with abusive owners. One summer, my father-in-law found him roadside after a vehicle had hit him, and took him to the local vet. After weeks of recovery, Petey was returned to his owners. The next summer, my father-in-law again found him after he had been shot. The vet removed a 9mm pistol slug from his shoulder and he spent many weeks recuperating with his new family – as he would not be returned to his ‘former owners’. Petey now lives with my family and our four other dogs, loves to be petted and scratched, and spends most of his time warming his body in the sun. He can do that with us for as long as he wants!” Read on….

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