Peace. Love. Donate Life.

Heartland Lions Eye Banks is once again excited to celebrate National Donate Life Month this April by honoring donors and those they grant with the gift of life!

We're partnering with our fellow procurement organizations across Missouri, Illinois and Kansas for a variety of special events including Celebrations of Life, donor drives, an awareness campaign on Facebook, and a presentation at the Missouri State Capitol. Find out what's going on for NDLM in your community!

HLEB Cornea Recipient Chosen for National Campaign

We are thrilled to announce that Chris, an HLEB cornea recipient from Kansas City, has been chosen by Donate Life America to be one of its Stories of Hope for DLM 2011! Chris' story will be shared by DLA and other organizations throughout the country to encourage Americans to register as eye, organ and tissue donors.

Chris is an incredible volunteer for the Eye Bank, and we're so excited he's getting the attention he deserves!

Hit the Lake for Fish for Sight

Love to fish? Be sure to attend one of Missouri's top fishing competitions - the Concord Village Lions Club's 21st annual Fish for Sight Buddy Bass Tournament at Truman Lake on April 30! Proceeds will benefit a variety of sight-saving organizations, including the Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation.

For information, please visit www.fishforsight.org.

One Screening, Two Exams and a Sight-Saving Diagnosis

In 2011, Joshua was attending preschool in Jefferson City, Mo. when he was screened at a free Children's Vision Screening by the Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation. During the screening, the technician found Joshua to have trouble in two of the six screening categories and referred him for a follow-up exam.

Sarah, Joshua’s mother, immediately took the little boy to a local eye care professional who told her he couldn’t find anything wrong with her son and suggested no further treatment. However, Sarah felt uncomfortable with his diagnosis...

Garry and Larry, twin brothers who received cornea transplants on the same day, were interviewed by Meryl Lin McKean of WDAF in Kansas City. Watch their story here.

Joplin branch manager, Darian Vanderhoofven, shared information about National Eye Donor Month and the Kansas and Missouri donor registries on KOAM.

National Donate Life Month Events
April 1-30, 2011
In recognition of National Donate Life Month, we'll be hosting Celebration of Life events and donor registry drives throughout Missouri, Kansas and Illinois. Visit our calendar to find events in your area.

MLERF Board Meeting
April 2, 2011, 9 a.m.
MLERF Library
404 Portland St.
Columbia, MO 65201
All Lions members are invited to attend our quarterly board meeting. For more information, email info@mlerf.org.

Missouri Lions State Convention
April 29 - May 1, 2011
St. Charles Convention Center
Two Convention Center Plaza
St. Charles, MO 63303
Stop by our booth to learn more about the latest developments in our programs. Free glaucoma screenings will also be available on Friday.

Take a look at what we're doing in your community! Review the monthly program stats for your Lions district.

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