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Do you have old convention pins cluttering up a drawer at home?
Recycle them through LEBDV and you may even get a small tax deduction.
Contact Jim Quirk at 1-800-743-6667
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5th Annual Polgar Fellowship Brunch
From its inaugural brunch in 2007, the Polgar Fellowship roster has grown to over 130 Fellows across the Delaware Valley and beyond. This year, the 2011 Brunch will take place on November 20, 2011, at the Rolling Green Golf Club in Springfield, PA from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. It is the 5th Annual Brunch recognizing Fellows who support the Eye Bank's Endowment Fund. The event is by invitation only; each Polgar Fellow and one guest are invited to attend.
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Eye Bank Trustees & Lions
Clubs Support Donate Life
Lions Eye Bank of Delaware Valley supports Lions Donor Days at New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicle Agencies. New Jersey Lions Clubs members raise awareness by distributing literature to community members at motor vehicle agencies with the goal of increasing donor designations. Pictured at an outreach event in front of the Vineland, New Jersey, motor vehicle agency, are Eye Bank Trustees PDG Bill Sauser of the Winslow Lions Club (far left) and PDDG Bill Hansen of the Haddonfield Lions Club (far right). Jim Quirk, president of the Eye Bank, and Owen Quirk pitched in to help.
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All Aboard on the LEBDV Cruise - Reserve Your Space Today!
Don't miss the boat again! If you weren't aboard the Mediterranean Dream Cruise one year ago, here's your chance to join the Eye Bank on an exciting, 10-night cruise aboard the Island Princess. The cruise includes visits to Aruba, Cartagena, Costa Rica and Grand Cayman as well as partial transit of the Panama Canal.
All rates include a $200 IRS-deductible donation to the Lions Eye Bank of Delaware Valley and $60 onboard credit per cabin. Take part in this unique opportunity to set sail on an award-winning ship that is as extraordinary as the places you'll visit!
Reserve your space today by contacting Georgiann Jaworskyj of Custom Travel Services at 1-856-663-0444 or LEBDV at
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17th Annual Gift of Sight Golf Classic
On Monday, August 15, 2011, LEDBV held its signature golf outing fundraiser at the Radnor Valley Country Club in Villanova, Pennsylvania. A delay by torrential rain and frightening lightening (which struck a tree next to the club house - bringing fire and police to the rescue) did not dampen the day's activities as more than 120 golfers, auction attendees and dinner patrons gathered at one of the finest private 18-hole championship golf courses in the Philadelphia area.
Each year, the funds raised at the annual event help the Eye Bank continue to provide services to donor families and recipients, including the un-insured and under-insured.
Pictured left to right: Scott Sheridan, Mark Sheridan, Board Member PCS Paul H. Sheridan and Lion Jim Littleton.
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LEBDV Salutes Cornea
Recipient Volunteers
Rita Tucker and Joan Lytkowski first met when both were experiencing very sick eyes and a cornea transplant was the only way to save their impaired vision. Years ago, there used to be a waiting list for a cornea transplant, just as there is a waiting list today for organ transplants. Ironically, both women each waited only four months for their transplants while others waited much longer. And the similarities didn't end there. They had the same physician and received a cornea from the same donor. Their bond continued as Rita became president of the National Ambassadors for Cornea Transpants (NACT) guiding the organization through 10 years of growth and national recognition for supporting recipients and their families; Joan became the next president. Both continue today as volunteers for the Eye Bank's speaker's bureau.
"The greatest impact leading to increased awareness of cornea transplants best comes from personal testimonies. The work of Rita and Joan helped create awareness locally and nationally", said Eye Bank President Jim Quirk. "Cornea recipients who would like to tell their story help ensure no one ever again endures a waiting list for cornea transplants."
Learn more about corneal transplants and how you can tell your donor or recipient story.
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