History of Proof Eyewear
- 1954
- 2010
- Dec.
- 2011
- 2012
- May
- 2013
- Feb.
- Mar.
- Apr.
- Sep.
- 2014
- Mar.
- Aug.
- 2015
- May
- Jul.
- Sep.
- 2016
- Mar.
- Apr.
- 2017
- Apr.
- Sep.
- 2018
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1954
- Bud Dame, Proof founders' grandfather, starts wood sawmill in Utah
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2010
- Proof Eyewear is born from first wood sunglass and 3 brothers develop for company
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Dec.
- Proof Eyewear was officially launched
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2011
- Launch website and attend first trade show
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2012
- First international distribution
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May
- Launch Eco Collection
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2013
- Launch Optical Collection in January
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Feb.
- Launch Skate Collection
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Mar.
- Move out of garage to first slash warehouse space and upgrad office to Eagle, Idaho
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Apr.
- Air on Shark Tank
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Sep.
- $5,000 donated to Haiti for rebuilding community and environment
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2014
- Move retail and warehouse downtown Boise in April
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Mar.
- Award SunTrust Purpose Grant
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Aug.
- Award winner of Gear of the Year by Outside Magazine
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2015
- HELP X NEPAL: $6,000 donated to Nepal for relief efforts after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in April
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May
- El Salvador Project: $12,000 donated for economic development, environmental conservation, and education&vision health
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Jul.
- India project: $25,000 donated to build two eye clinics serving 1/4 of the world's blind population
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Sep.
- $12,000 donated to The Natural Conservancy to protect wild life and environmental conservation
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2016
- Launch Aluminum Collection in February
- Launch mobile showroom with Proof Airstream
- Purchase retail warehouse and office space downtown
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Mar.
- Philippines Project: $15,000 donated for orphanage reconstruction, health screenings, and surgeries for cleft lips, club feet, and visual deficiencies
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Apr.
- Feature on Forbes
- Feature on Inc.com
- Uganda project: helping with education and community empowerment
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2017
- Launch Sticks x Stones Collection on Kickstarter
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Apr.
- Nepal project: $16,000 donated for health screenings, women's health education, victim empowerment, and shelter reconstruction
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Sep.
- Fiverr Game Changer Challenge winner
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2018
- Feature on Entrepreneur.com in March
- Feature on CNN.com in March