Are you interested in participating in Southern Eye Bank’s activities in the community and our hospitals? Here are some of our upcoming events in the New Orleans and Lafayette areas:

National Donate Life Blue & Green Day

• Friday, April 12
• Wear blue and green in support of National Donate Life Month and use the hashtag #BlueGreenDay in your social media posts
• Visit Donate Life America for more information

Candlelight Ceremony – Lafayette, LA

• Wednesday, April 24, 6:30pm
• Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center
• 1214 Coolidge St., Lafayette LA 70503
• RSVP to Joy Fragola – [email protected]

Each year during the holiday season, many of our partner hospitals host a candle lighting service for donor families and recipients to honor their heroes. Since 2020 we have chosen to honor the memory of our donors and share their stories virtually.

Submissions have closed for this year’s virtual ceremony. Thanks to all who participated.

If you have a longer message or story to share, please consider submitting it via our Share Your Story page to be featured on our website.

Saturday, November 4, 2023
12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Louisiana Children’s Museum

at City Park
15 Henry Thomas Dr., New Orleans, LA 70124

Your ticket includes:

• Free Admission to LCM at City Park (limited tickets)
• Donor Memorial Butterfly Release Ceremony
• Picnic Lunch
• Family Fun
• Crafts & Activities

Tickets for friends of Southern Eye Bank are $30 per person. T-shirts may be pre-ordered for $15 each or $20 each for sizes 3X-5X (limited supply available for purchase during the event). All proceeds from t-shirt sales fund the Gift of Sight Celebration. Children under 12 months old attend for free.

PURCHASE YOUR TICKET TODAY!

Sponsorship opportunities start at $300

Please contact Jennifer Babineaux for more information at [email protected] or 504.891.3937 ext. 1000.

If you cannot attend the event but would still like to make a donation, you may do so.

July 2022 through June 2023 Donor Families and recipients, please call Southern Eye Bank for special rates, 504-891-3937 ext. 1000.

Thanks to our 2023 Sponsors

Join Southern Eye Bank for an evening of bowling, zydeco music and dancing, delicious local fare, spirited competition, and prizes while raising funds to increase awareness about corneal blindness and eye donation!

Thursday, September 7
5:30pm – 8:00pm

Rock ‘n’ Bowl
3000 S. Carrollton Ave. • New Orleans, LA 70118
Lane assignments at 5:45pm

$300 for a team (6 players max)
$50 per person ($40 non-bowlers)

Registration Includes:

Bowling & Shoe Rental

Band Coverage

Food

Refreshments

Beer & Wine

Rock ‘n’ Bowl is serving up perfectly fried seafood, buffalo wings, pizza, mozzarella sticks, shrimp remoulade, and chicken & sausage jambalaya.

Sponsorship opportunities start at $500

Click here to download sponsorship form

Please contact Jenny Babineaux for more information at [email protected] or 504.309.0058

Thanks to our 2023 Sponsors

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED

See you next year!

All event proceeds support Southern Eye Bank’s community education and eye-donor awareness program.

Each year during the holiday season, many of our partner hospitals host a candle lighting service for donor families and recipients to honor their heroes. Since 2020 we have chosen to honor the memory of our donors and share their stories virtually.

Simply submit your donor hero’s name and a quote, memory, or short message (optional), and we’ll feature them on our social media feed to celebrate their memory and gift of sight throughout December.

Submissions have closed for this year’s virtual ceremony. Thanks to all who participated.

If you have a longer message or story to share, please consider submitting it via our Share Your Story page to be featured on our website.

November 2022 is officially Eye Donation Month in the State of Louisiana, by proclamation of Governor John Bel Edwards! Click here to view the official proclamation.

EVENTS

2022 Gift of Sight Celebration

• Saturday, November 5 • 11am – 2pm
• Louisiana Children’s Museum at City Park
• Donor families, recipients, and surgeons are invited to participate in this special event that honors the legacies of Eye Donors and celebrates the Gift of Sight.
• Event includes admission to the museum, a donor memorial butterfly release ceremony, picnic lunch, family fun, crafts and activities, and more!