Sightlines- Transplant Recipient Gives Thanks This Holiday Season

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.

Corneal Transplant Recipient Gives Thanks This Holiday Season

Cate admits that she has so much to be thankful for this holiday season- and her sight is right on the top of the list! This past spring Cate received a corneal transplant to help restore her failing vision. Today, she is able to see her two daughters enter adulthood while she continues to pursue a career in writing.

Read Cate's personal letter of gratitute to all of the individuals who played a role in helping to restore her sight.

DECEMBER 8

JANUARY 1

Board of Directors Meeting

9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
via conference call
The quarterly meeting of MLERF's Board of Directors will be held via conference call. All Lions are welcome to listen in on the call. For call-in information, please contact our Communications and Development department at pr@mlerf.org or 800.283.1982 ext.107.

Tournament of Roses Parade- Donate Life Float

10:00 a.m.
The Donate Life America float makes it appearance on New Year's Day. The Tournament of Roses Parade will be broadcast on ABC, HGTV, Univision and the Hallmark Channel.

Make a Gift to Help Save Sight!

There are many ways that you can make an impactful gift this holiday season to help save sight. Consider making at financial donation to the Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation by joining our Circle of Sight. Your gift of $100 or more will help us detect at least ten children at risk of losing sight to amblyopia.

Or, are you still shopping for some last minute gifts online? Consider shopping through iGive.com. When you install the iGive.com button for your web browser and shop online at any one of the 1,000+ participating stores a percentage of your purchase is given back to MLERF, at no cost to you! Learn more and install the iGive.com button here.

Join Donate Life in Honoring Donors & Recipients on New Year's Day

Tune in to the 124th Tournament of Roses Parde on January 1, 2013 to witness a heartfelt tribute to eye, organ and tissue donors and transplant recipients across the nation. Donate Life America's entry into the Rose Parade, Journeys of the Heart, is inspired by the many journeys experience by families and recipients during the donation and transplantation process.

The family of John Lefferts, a Heartland Lions Eye Banks eye donor from Athens, Ill., will ride on this year's float sponsored by our organizational partner, Gift of Hope.

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 7/1/12 - 11/30/12.

Are you curious to know how the Foundation has served individuals in your own community? Check out our MLERF Impact Maps to see recipient information for your district.