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Contact the Eye Bank to
schedule a
presentation
at your next
meeting
Don't Miss The Boat! Eye Bank Cruise sails the
Panama Canal February 7, 2012. Call the Eye Bank and get on
board.
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
Board of Trustees Meeting
Thursday,
November 17, 2011
Temple University
Ophthalmology Residents
Inservice
November 29, 2011
Delaware District 22-D & Lions International
Director Tour
Eye Bank
December 2, 2011
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LEBDV
Helps Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia Recycle Eyeglasses
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Pictured above,
l-r: Jim Quirk, Ivy Fenton Kuhn and
Amanda Fonash.
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"It was serendipitous," says Ivy Fenton
Kuhn, Nurse Practitioner at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
(CHOP) Pediatric Ophthalmology Department.
Ivy was describing her good fortune in placing a call to the Lions
Eye Bank of Delaware Valley. She wanted to hold a collection drive
for discarded eyeglasses after reading a magazine article about the
vision needs of children around the globe. Her colleague, Amanda
Fonash, an Ambulatory Social Worker, recalls how she and Ivy
discovered long ago that they had a shared interest in the same
project. After recently finding an old pair of eyeglasses at
home, Amanda decided, "Now is a good time to implement our
idea."
Ivy thought she was calling a Lions Club to get information on how to
obtain collection boxes. Instead, she dialed LEBDV where a number of
staffers are members of Lions Clubs. They thought it would be a great
idea to donate collection boxes to the CHOP initiative.
Jim Quirk, President and Chief Operating Officer of LEBDV, knows the
importance of eyeglass recycling. A Lion for over a decade,
Jim's Club regularly donates glasses. "After learning about
their passion for the project and how it aligned with our
relationship with Lionism - we were founded by Lions -- we wanted to
help CHOP raise awareness as well as increase eyeglass
donation."
Ivy thoughtfully says, "Just knowing that someone will be able
to see because of this project is a good feeling and an extension of
what we do here at CHOP."
The CHOP eyeglass recycling initiative is in high gear and will end
December 1st.
To learn more about eyeglass recycling, please visit www.njlerc.org
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Donate Life New Jersey
Committee Receives Grants For Tablet Computers
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Pictured above, Donate Life New Jersey committee
members, l-r, Cathy Wasner, Lions Eye Bank of NJ; Todd Franzen,
Gift of Life Donor Program; Tracy Jean, Musculoskeletal Tissue
Foundation; Michael Fox, Gift of Life Donor Program; Whitney
Downer, NJ Sharing Network; John Green, Gift of Life Donor Program;
Jessica Melore, NJ Sharing Network and Jim Quirk, Lions Eye Bank of
Delaware Valley.
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LEBDV is a
member of the Donate Life New Jersey Committee which works on
initiatives to increase registered donors primarily through on-line
State motor vehicle registries. It is part of the network of Donate
Life Committees across America under the umbrella and objectives of
Donate Life America.
The national
and State level committees are hard at work advocating on behalf of
the 112,000+ individuals who are currently in need of life-saving
organ transplants and the thousands more needing cornea and tissue
transplants to improve their sight and mobility. The facts are
sobering: every 10 minutes another name is added to the organ
transplant waiting list; 90% of Americans support donation but only
30% take the steps to be a donor; each day 18 people die waitng for a
transplant.
Recently,
tablet computers were granted from New Jersey Lions to Donate Life
New Jersey. After initiating the idea, LEBDV President Jim Quirk
submitted five grant requests to New Jersey Lions from Districts 16A,
16B, 16C, 16D and 16E through their respective Charitable
Foundations. "Using mobile technology to increase donor
registration will take our Committee's outreach efforts to new
heights," said Jim Quirk. "Because of New Jersey Lions, six
tablet computers are now deployed throughout the state. We can take
our message and mission to wherever people gather. Many thanks
to New Jersey Lions leadership for helping us meet our
objectives."
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LEBDV would
like to welcome Lion Jim Davis as the newest addition to our Board of
Trustees. Jim became involved with LEBDV through his local Lions
District 14-A Chalfont Lions Club. He is a former industrial arts
teacher and has been a Lion for 29 years. Jim has served his Club and
Lions region in many capacities. His other hobby is photographer.
Jim used his artistic talent to help raise money for our annual Gift
of Sight Classic fundraiser. He handcrafted beautiful jewelry boxes
and other handmade art to sell at the event. Proceeds from his sales
greatly contributed to the Eye Bank's fundraising total for the day.
Thanks, Jim and welcome aboard.
Click here to learn about our other board
members.
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