The Numbers Are In!
Thanks to your continued support and volunteerism, the Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation and Heartland Lions Eye Banks were able to provide services to more individuals than ever before. Over the 2009/2010 fiscal year:
- 2,869 cornea recipients received the gift of sight
- 33,886 kids were screened for the leading causes of childhood blindness
- 4,892 people were screened for glaucoma
- 29 Missourians received eye care assistance
- 80,000 eyeglasses were collected and distributed to overseas mission groups
The Foundation and those we serve thank you again for your help! To donate to our six-saving causes, please visit our Gift page for additional information.
Donor Services Center Completes Renovation
Each day, the Eye Bank's Donor Services Center (DSC) helps facilitate the eye donation process by speaking with medical facilities and approaching donor families for consent. Our rapidly growing team needed a larger facility, and thanks to the generosity of 25 Missouri Lions clubs, we opened our new 1,200 square foot DSC in July 2010.
It's Children's Eye Health & Safety Month!
According to Prevent Blindness America, 90% of eye injuries and 50% cases of blindness in children are preventable.
In recognition of the back-to-school season and Children's Eye Health & Safety Month this August, the Foundation shares details on our Children's Vision Screening program and tips for keeping our kids' eyesight safe all year long.
Recipient Family Shares Its Gratitude With the Eye Bank
Dear Lions Members,
We are deeply grateful to you for having a cornea for our loved one when he needed one badly, as he had lost the vision in his left eye. Now he can see again, and it's wonderful!
Dr. Kansal from Salina checked him recently and says it looks good. He will check him again in Sept. Even though he can see again, the doctor said his vision will improve more with time.
We think you have a wonderful organization and hope we can help you some more. We thank you so much for all you've done already.
- A Recipient Family
Friend us on Facebook! Our Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation and Heartland Lions Eye Banks pages are up now!
We're also on Twitter! Follow us at EyeBanks or MLERF to stay on top of all the latest developments at the Foundation.
Back-to-School Children's Vision Screening
August 6-7, 2010, 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
August 8, 2010, 11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Saint Louis Science Center
5050 Oakland
St. Louis, MO 63110
2010 Liberty Lions Annual Golf Tournament
August 6, 2010, 11 a.m.
Outlaw Golf Course
18212 Golf Course Road
Smithville, MO 64089
Foundation Board of Directors Meeting
September 11, 2010, 9 a.m.
MLERF Library
404 Portland St.
Columbia, MO 65201
On July 21st, Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White honored our partner Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System for its dedication to donation. HLEB was thrilled we could be part of this special event. In 2010 alone, SBLHC staff helped give the gift of sight to 30 people.
HLEB and the Lions Eye Bank of Oregon received a $1,500 networking grant from the Eye Bank Association of America to help us strengthen both eye banks' procedures.
Check out the exciting changes coming in 2010/2011 for our Children's Vision Screening program and learn how you can get involved.
Take a look at what we're doing in your community! Review the monthly program stats for your Lions district.
Top Giving Lions Clubs for 7/1/10 - 8/5/10
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