Greetings and welcome to COLA!

I hope this message finds all of you healthy and prosperous. Every day our industry brings us new challenges for us to face and overcome. The networking and camaraderie shared between COLA members and our vendors has helped all of our businesses to grow and profit. Let’s continue to keep these special relationships intact.

COLA is also an active participant in programs, such as the California Vision Project, which offers free eye exams and low-cost eyewear to the low-income working families in California. This project is a collaboration between the California Optometrists Association (C.O.A.), COLA member laboratories, and non-COLA member labs.  COLA has also re-implemented a scholarship program with the Southern California College of Optometry and the University of California, Berkeley, School of Optometry. COLA’s intention is to keep looking into providing aid and support for those organizations and students that are in need.

The COLA Annual Spring Meeting is rapidly approaching. The COLA Board of Directors are currently putting together a schedule for the next meeting, which will be held at the beautiful La Quinta Resort in the desert community of La Quinta, California.  As always, the meeting will be filled with current topics relevant to our industry, as well as fun, and a chance to talk with our fellow COLA members one on one.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding COLA, please feel free to contact me at anytime.  Once again, we look forward to seeing all of you at our next annual meeting.

Regards,