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A vision of kindness

Seniors surprise classmate with color blindness glasses

An act of kindness can be life-changing, as was ably demonstrated last week by the students of Sundance High School. A group of seniors gifted a classmate who had never before seen what the world really looks like with a pair of glasses to correct his color blindness.

“I had the idea a few years ago and it’s just been in the back of my head to do it,” says Payton Ewing, who organized the surprise for fellow senior Ben Tinsley.

With a little research, however, Ewing realized that a set of color-blindness glasses is priced at $300 – this wasn’t something he’d be able to pull off alone.

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