Sightlines Newsletter

Happy Holidays and thank you for your continued support! By supporting the Foundation in our mission to restore and preserve sight, you rescue thousands from a lifetime of blindness.

Save Sight While You Shop!

You’re already shopping online for the holiday so why not help Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation and Heartland Lions Eye Banks at the same time?

Shop 900 of your favorite stores through iGive.com and up to 26% of your purchase will go toward our mission of saving sight! In fact, iGive will donate $5 to MLERF when you join and another $5 on your first purchase!

Just visit iGive.com, type in Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation in the keyword search, choose it as your cause, and sign up to begin shopping online. It's a free and simple way to save sight in your community!

In Your Community

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Board of Directors Meeting

December 3, 2011, 9 a.m.
Foundation Library, 404 Portland St., Columbia, MO 65201
All Lions members are invited to attend our board meetings. For more information about upcoming meetings, please contact the public relations department at 1-800-283-1982 or at info@mlerf.org.

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2012 Rose Parade

January 2, 2012, 10 a.m. CST
This year, two special women close to the Heartland Lions Eye Banks family will be honored on the Donate Life America Rose Parade float, "...One More Day." A floragraph of eye, organ and tissue donor, Mariah West, has been sponsored by the Eye Bank in memory of our colleague and an incredible donation advocate, Darian Vanderhoofven. Check out the parade on ABC, NBC, Hallmark Channel, HGTV, or RFD-TV.

Screening Detects Hidden Signs of Lazy Eye

One of the most frequent things our Children’s Vision Screening technicians hear from parents when referring their children after a screening is: “I could never tell he had a vision problem!”

Research shows that up to 20% of children have undiagnosed vision problems, but many never display the symptoms one would associate with vision loss – squinting, runny eyes, sitting too close to the T.V. Such was the case with Taber of West Plains, Mo. who was screened by the Foundation in 2011...

Missouri Lions All-Star Football Game Raises $5,000 for MLERF

With the football season in full swing, the Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation wants to spotlight one game that makes a huge difference for thousands of individuals throughout the state.

Each July, the Lions of Missouri host their annual All-Star Football Game. Held at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, this highly-anticipated football game spotlights 64 remarkable football stars from 47 Missouri high schools, provides another opportunity for the talented Lions All-State Band to perform, and raises funds to help support the Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation’s six sight-saving programs...

Capturing a Beautiful World with Restored Sight

Losing precious sight from corneal blindness can be an overwhelming and difficult experience for many. For Ramona, who experienced a decade of vision loss from posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy (PPMD) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD), it was devastating.

As a watercolor art hobbyist, Ramona relies on her vision to paint scenes and portraits. However, as her vision diminished, painting the world around her became increasingly difficult...

Missouri Lions Clubs

Take a look at what we're doing in your community! Review the monthly program stats for your Lions district and the top giving Lions Clubs for 7/1/11 - 11/30/11