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Reminder:
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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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News and Events
The annual Delaware Sight Nights featuring Lions Eye
Bank of Delaware Valley will be held on the following dates:
Northern Delaware
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 Waterfall Banquet
Claymont, Delaware
Southern Delaware
Thursday,
October 27, 2011 Georgia House
Laurel, Delaware
Please contact LEBDV for more information
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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
1-800-743-6667.
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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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