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Project is a nonprofit organization that provides packaging and assembling services throughout United States. It offers custom packing and wrapping, holt-melt gluing, pharmaceuticals repackaging, sales kit assembling and address labeling services. The company undertakes assembling of gift packages, bags, promotional items, presentation and packet folders and metal work products. It also provides coil binding, collating and decollating and comb binding assembly services. Its pharmaceuticals repackaging facility is certified by the US Food and Drug Administration. In addition, Project also offers bulk mailing, custom drop shipping and local delivery services. The company also organizes a variety of community outreach activities. It is located in St Louis.

MCII, also known as Missouri Community Improvement Industries, is a nonprofit organization that provides employment options to adults with disabilities. Founded in 1975, it offers job placement options in the areas of packaging, sorting, bulk mailing, fulfillment, collating, labeling and drilling. The organization produces point-of-purchase items, merchandising kits, printed materials, assembly parts, manufactured components and hardware products. MCII also provides furniture refinishing solutions, as well as flow over stripping systems. Its clients include Siegel-Robert Automotive, Monterey Mushrooms and MOCAP. The organization manages a more than 35,000-square-foot facility and warehouse. In addition, MCII assembles corrugated trays and partitions for glass products.

American Optometric Association, located in St. Louis, offers a variety of eye and vision care services throughout the United States. Founded in 1898, the center is a federation of state, student and armed forces optometric associations. It serves the members of optometrist organizations, students of optometry, paraoptometric assistants and technicians in the health care industry. The center has more than 34,000 members and over 6,500 U.S. patients. It assists in developing programs to promote eye care and public awareness of optometric care. The center additionally provides various services that include communications, public relations and advocacy presentations. It also assists in eye care services, such as front office procedures, pretesting, vision therapy, contact lens usage instructions, and frame styling and fitting.