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History of Proof Eyewear

  • 1954

    - Bud Dame, Proof founders' grandfather, starts wood sawmill in Utah

  • 2010

    - Proof Eyewear is born from first wood sunglass and 3 brothers develop for company

  • Dec.

    - Proof Eyewear was officially launched

  • 2011

    - Launch website and attend first trade show

  • 2012

    - First international distribution

  • May

    - Launch Eco Collection

  • 2013

    - Launch Optical Collection in January

  • Feb.

    - Launch Skate Collection

  • Mar.

    - Move out of garage to first slash warehouse space and upgrad office to Eagle, Idaho

  • Apr.

    - Air on Shark Tank

  • Sep.

    - $5,000 donated to Haiti for rebuilding community and environment

  • 2014

    - Move retail and warehouse downtown Boise in April

  • Mar.

    - Award SunTrust Purpose Grant

  • Aug.

    - Award winner of Gear of the Year by Outside Magazine

  • 2015

    - HELP X NEPAL: $6,000 donated to Nepal for relief efforts after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in April

  • May

    - El Salvador Project: $12,000 donated for economic development, environmental conservation, and education&vision health

  • Jul.

    - India project: $25,000 donated to build two eye clinics serving 1/4 of the world's blind population

  • Sep.

    - $12,000 donated to The Natural Conservancy to protect wild life and environmental conservation

  • 2016

    - Launch Aluminum Collection in February

    - Launch mobile showroom with Proof Airstream

    - Purchase retail warehouse and office space downtown

  • Mar.

    - Philippines Project: $15,000 donated for orphanage reconstruction, health screenings, and surgeries for cleft lips, club feet, and visual deficiencies

  • Apr.

    - Feature on Forbes

    - Feature on Inc.com

    - Uganda project: helping with education and community empowerment

  • 2017

    - Launch Sticks x Stones Collection on Kickstarter

  • Apr.

    - Nepal project: $16,000 donated for health screenings, women's health education, victim empowerment, and shelter reconstruction

  • Sep.

    - Fiverr Game Changer Challenge winner

  • 2018

    - Feature on Entrepreneur.com in March

    - Feature on CNN.com in March

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