Sightlines Newsletter

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.

Transplant Recipient Pays It Forward

It was a routine eye exam that brought an incredible gift full circle for Diane, a cornea transplant recipient.

In August 2011, Diane of Independence, Mo. went to her eye doctor for a new pair of eyeglasses. During the exam, the optometrist noticed Diane showed signs of Fuchs’ dystrophy, a corneal disease that can lead to permanent blindness. Because Fuchs’ is usually a slowly progressing condition, Diane was surprised to learn the disease affected both of her eyes...

In Your Community

FEB
11

Lions Sight Week Conference Call

February 11, 2012, 10 a.m.
888-296-6500, guest code - 841962
Missouri Lions club members are invited to join the Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation on a conference call to discuss the upcoming Lions Sight Week. This is your chance to learn how your club can help us set a record in May for the number of kids screened for the leading causes of blindness.

FEB
24

Western Farm Show Vision Screenings

February 24-25, 2012
Western Farm Show
1701 American Royal Court
Kansas City, MO 64114
The Foundation will be hosting free Healthy Vision and Children's Vision Screenings to attendees of the annual Western Farm Show. In addition, information on eye safety will be available as well.

MAR
1

We're 4 Sight During National Eye Donor Month

March 1-31, 2012
In March, Heartland Lions Eye Banks will join our partner hospitals and surgeons in spreading the word about eye donation during National Eye Donor Month (NEDM).For more information or to receive educational materials, please visit our NEDM page.

Keep Your Eyes Open for Lions Sight Week!

From May 6-12, the Foundation will celebrate Lions Sight Week (LSW). This week-long observance celebrates the Missouri Lions' support of our blindness prevention programs and honors your volunteerism in the community.

As a Missouri Lion, you can help us save sight this May by volunteering at a Children's Vision Screening event, hosting an organ and eye donor drive, or making a financial donation to our mission. With your support, we hope to break records in community service by screening 2,000 children for the leading causes of blindness during LSW! Packets are being sent to club presidents this week, and you are encouraged to join us on a LSW conference call at 10 a.m. on February 11th. For more information in the meantime, please visit the LSW website.

If you would like to join the Foundation at a vision screening in the meantime, please visit our screening calendar to find events in your area. To schedule a screening, contact your local vision screening technician.

Donate Life Missouri Joins "I am Hope" Campaign

As part of "20 Million in 2012," its initiative to radically increase the number of people registered on state donor registries, Donate Life America launched its "I am Hope" campaign in early January. Each week, "I am Hope" features inspirational donor and recipient stories from a different state. This week, Donate Life Missouri was honored to share seven messages of hope, including that of Eye Bank recipient, artist Judy Nelson.

To see all the Missouri stories for "I am Hope," please visit Donate Life Missouri on Facebook.

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 - 1/31/12.