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Of Special Note




                      Isles resident featured on

                        QVC & HSN










                      Las Olas Isles HOA Vice President Tom Godart’s product

                   featured on QVC, HSN and Zulilly for Pride Month spotlight.



                  as Olas Isles neighbor Tom Godart’s
                  ‘EyeCarry’ has been selected for
             LQurate Retail Group’s Small Business
             Spotlight, an initiative to strengthen
             diverse small businesses through increased
             exposure and various other pro bono
             in kind seivices. The program, which
             launched in 2020 and is now in its third
             year, builds on Qurate Retail Group’s
             longstanding foundation of supporting
             small businesses and reflects the company’s
             commitment to increasing opportunities for
             underrepresented groups.
             EyeCarry’s story began appearing on
             QVC’s and HSN’s websites and social
             pages in June 2022 and the company was
             highlighted on air on June 20, 2022 at 1:00 pm and 7:00   With the EyeCarry case, people will no longer need to hang
             pm ET on QVC and at 2 55 pm and 8.55 pm ET on HSN.     their glasses on their shirts, place them on their heads or toss
             Qurate Retail Group, a vCommerce leader that includes QVC,   them into a bag without protection. The EyeCarry mission is to
             HSN, Zulily and several other brands, is using its production   significantly reduce the amount of broken, scratched and lost.
             resources, television broadcasts and digital platforms to help   glasses nationwide. For additional information on EyeCarry,
             EyeCarry and other small businesses share their story with   visit www eyecarry com.
             millions of consumers nationwide.
                                                                    About Qurate Retail GroupsSM
             “We’re honored to be featured by QVC HSN and Zulily    Qurate Retail Group comprises seven leading retail brands -
             among other brands in representation of Pride Month.   QVC®, HSN®, ZulilyE-, Ballard Designs® Frontgate®. Garnet
             Creating awareness in the LGBTQ+ community is something   Hi119 and Grandin Road® - all dedicated to providing a
             we practice every day and this is an opportunity to take it a   more human way to shop. Qurate Retail Group ‘is the largest
             step further,”· said F. Thomas Godart, inventor and founder of   player in video commerce (vCommerce), which includes video-
             EyeCarry.
                                                                    driven shopping across linear TV, ecommerce sites, digital
             EyeCarry is an eyeglass case designed never to leave your   streaming and social platforms The retailer reaches more than
             side. The brand was founded as a solution to Tom’s quest to   200 million homes worldwide via 14 television networks and
             stop losing his own glasses. While working for his boating   reaches millions more via multiple streaming services. social
             company, Godart could not find a convenient and safe way to   pages. mobile.apps, websites, print catalog and in-store
             store his eyeglasses - so he decided to create his own solution   destinations. Qurate Retail Group combines shopping and
             and EyeCarry was born. Its open face design has a specialty   entertainment to curate products, experiences, conversations
             clip engineered to grasp lightly to nearly every belt or strap.   and communities for millions of highly discerning shoppers.


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