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2012 Golf Classic
August 13
Radnor Valley CC
Villanova, PA
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May is Eyeglasses Recycling Month 2012 LEBDV Annual Meeting June 9 Reading, PA 2012 EBAA Annual Meeting June 20-23 Hollywood, Florida |
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President of EBAA Visits the Eye Bank
Kevin Corcoran, President/CEO of the Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA) visited the Lions Eye Bank of Delaware Valley as part his eye bank tours during his inaugural year.
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 | | EBAA President Kevin Corcoran and Eye Bank President Jim Quirk |
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Board Member Spotlight: Keith Thompson
 3rd Vice Chairman PDG Keith Thompson has been a trustee of the Lions Eye Bank of Delaware Valley since 1999. Actively involved in volunteering, Keith has been a Lion of 22-D Delaware District since 1977 and has held the leadership positions of District Governor, Council Treasurer, Club President, Zone Chairman and Club Treasurer. He has received a leadership medal, four presidential certifications and is a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow. Outside of Lionism, Keith has been with the Christiana Fire Company since 1991 and serves as Director. Keith graduated from the University of Delaware with a B.S. in Accounting, is CPA certified in the state of Delaware and currently works as the Vice President of Accounting and Auditing for Dingle and Kane. He has been married to his wife Debbie for over 20 years and enjoys spending time with his four children, one grandson and three rescued German Shepherds.
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Eye Bank Team Participates in the Donor Dash
A team of four runners participated in the 17th Annual Gift of Life Donor Dash on Sunday April 18. The Dash is a 3K Walk, 5K run or 10K run for organ, cornea and tissue donation awareness. The event was their largest yet and the Lions Eye Bank of Delaware was happy to be a part of it.
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 | | L to R: Carrie Johnson, eye bank employee Pat Quinn, Jaime Dorn and eye bank employee Greg Dorn |
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In the News
URMC Doctor saves sight of six month old baby
Five years ago, doctors in Germany told Marco's parents he would never see. Now he is enjoying kindergarten and playing ball, thanks to a donor who gave him the gift of sight.
Read more of his story here
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Donate Life Delaware kicks off campaign to register 28,000 donors by December
 | | Eye Bank President Jim Quirk and Christiana Chief Nursing Officer Diane Talarek |
The Delaware Healthcare Association partnered with the Gift of Life Donor Program to launch a statewide Organ and Tissue donor campaign. Their goal is to educate hospital employees and the community about the need for organ and tissue donation and also increase the number of Delaware designated donors by 28,000. To kick off the event, a press conference was held at the Office of the Governor in Dover, DE.
Representatives from all Delaware hospitals were present, and the eye bank got a chance to meet with Diane Talarek, Senior Vice President Patient Care Services, Chief Nursing Officer at Christiana Health Care System.
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Take Your Child to Work Day 2012
April 26 was National Take Your Child to Work Day and the eye bank's youngest volunteers came to help out for the day. Founded by Lions, the eye bank knows the impact that volunteers can make and our organization would not be as successful without the help and support of volunteers.
 | The Eye Bank's Helpers for the day: (Pictured L to R)
Grant, Owen and Evan |
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Coming Up: 2012 Golf Classic
Mark your calendars for our 18th Annual Gift of Sight Golf Tournament on Monday August 13, 2012 at the Radnor Valley Country Club and look out for registration information!
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Eye Bank Visits District 14A Convention
PID Gene Polgar, Senior Vice President of Development, attended Pennsylvania District 14A's Convention at the Crowne Plaza in Trevose, PA. Lions International Director from South Carolina Gene Speiss was welcomed as the keynote speaker for the awards banquet. |
 | | L to R: PID Gene Polgar, Wilbur Wohlbach, Zone A Chairman for Bucks-Upper Region in Pennsylvania and Lions International Director Gene Speiss |
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 | | Dick Wilson, Eye Bank Trustee, Lions International Director Gene Speiss and PID Gene Polgar |
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