Darian and Joshua Vanderhoofven Memorial Fund
 On May 22nd, Heartland Lions Eye Banks Joplin branch manager and hospital services coordinator, Darian Vanderhoofven, and her one-year-old son, Joshua, lost their lives to the tornado that struck the town. In their honor, the Eye Bank has set up the Darian and Joshua Vanderhoofven Memorial Fund to assist their family during this time.
Darian was an incredible part of the Eye Bank’s operations and a key figure in the Donate Life Missouri and Donate Life Kansas communities. Because of her hard work and dedication, hundreds across the region have received the life-saving and life-enhancing transplants they desperately needed. You can honor Darian's memory and mission by joining Missouri's eye, organ and tissue donor registry at www.donatelifemissouri.com.
Please take a moment to read Darian's and Joshua's story from the Kansas City Star.
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When Lazy Eye Displays No Symptoms
 One would assume that with lazy eye, a leading cause of blindness in children, the condition would be obvious – the eyelid would droop or the eye would wander inward or outward. However, in the majority of cases, there are no tell-tale signs of amblyopia.
For Bobbie of Seneca, Mo., that was the case with her 6-year-old daughter Liberty.
“I had slight knowledge of amblyopia,” Bobbie remarked. “I thought it was more physical. I didn’t realize that my daughter had decreased vision in one eye. I had always looked for clues such as squinting, but never saw any. In Liberty’s case she did not 'physically' have a lazy eye...
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The Kansas City Star recently ran an incredible tribute to longtime MLERF supporter and former board member, PDG Art Nussbaum.
On June 11 at 10:30 a.m., Tamara Oberbeck, vision screening manager, will be interviewed on KPON in Columbia in regards to our "Enfoque en La Glaucoma" Spanish-language program.
Foundation Fighting Blindness Kansas City VisionWalk
June 5, 2011, 8 a.m.
Oak St. & East 47th St.
Kansas City, MO 64111
Walk to help battle blindness! And be sure to stop by the Eye Bank booth to register as an eye, organ and tissue donor.
Walk for Sight
June 5, 2011, 3:30 p.m.
Ervin Park
Tuscola, IL 61953
The Eye Bank is excited to join the Lions of Illinois Foundation and Lions Clubs of East Central Illinois for this annual fundraiser to save sight.
Lions All-Star Basketball Classic
June 11, 2011, 6:30 p.m.
W.E. Dowell Field House, Baptist Bible College
500 E. Kearney
Springfield, MO 65803
Basketball stars from around southwest Missouri will once again battle for victory at this annual event. Proceeds benefit MLERF.
Dan D. De Kraai Run for Honor
June 18, 2011, 7:30 a.m.
1502 McArther Dr.
St. Joseph, MO 64505
Walk or run in honor of organ and tissue donor and police officer Dan D. De Kraai and help raise funds for the scholarship in his memory.
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 - 5/31/11
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The tenth annual 
This June, Heartland Lions Eye Banks (HLEB) is honored to join eye banks from across the U.S. in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA)!
