Celebrate your loved one and other heroes by creating a square to honor them in our next quilt. The deadline for squares for the 2019 quilt is December 16, 2018. The squares can be printed, sewn, painted, embellished, three-dimensional, or whatever family or friends can design. The square size should be at least 9×9, with the design itself measuring 8×8 and centered in the square.
Metairie, LA, June 21, 2018 – The Board of Directors for Southern Eye Bank is pleased to announce that Kyle Mavin has been selected as its interim Executive Director and Alan Blake has been selected as its interim President and CEO. Blake and Mavin will succeed Joy Roussel who resigned from the position to pursue other opportunities.
Kyle Mavin joins Southern Eye Bank with 23 years of eye-banking experience. He has been a Certified Eye Bank Technician since 1999 and has a BS in Business Management. His professional development has included almost every role in eye-banking from recovery and lab technician, tissue evaluation, tissue processing, and corporate training for clinical skills managing multiple locations and staff. Mavin will also continue to serve as Chief Clinical Officer at the Alabama Eye Bank. He currently serves on the EBAA Accreditation Board (since 2010) and has been selected to be the incoming Co-Vice Chair of the board.
Alan Blake has been involved in eye-banking for 17 years, covering all areas including referral, recovery, lab, tissue evaluation, donor eligibility, training, and quality assurance. Mr. Blake became a Certified Eye Bank Technician in 2008 and a Certified Tissue Bank Specialist in 2011. He has served on the EBAA Accreditation Board since 2011 and is a member of the EBAA Board of Directors. He is a graduate of Birmingham Southern College (Class of 2001). He joined Alabama Eye Bank as a recovery coordinator and then moved to managing an internal call center, before being promoted to Technical Director. Blake is currently the Executive Director of the Alabama Eye Bank.
“Kyle and I are honored and grateful to the board for this opportunity to lead this mission-driven organization dedicated to restoring eyesight in the community,” said Blake. “We are eager to work with Southern Eye Bank’s talented team and get to know the many partners that help to make the gift of sight happen.”
Board President Maurice Gaudet stated, “We are confident that Alan and Kyle’s eye banking experience, business acumen, and integrity will be a great match for our staff. With their leadership, Southern Eye Bank will continue to grow its contributions and find greater ways to serve our community.”
Dr. Clifford Hendricks, Co-Medical Director at the Southern Eye Bank, added, “Southern Eye Bank’s recent incorporation of a new DMEK lab will greatly benefit from Mavin and Blake’s combined 40 years of experience in eye banking.”
Rock ‘n’ Bowl
3000 S. Carrollton Ave. • New Orleans, LA 70118
Lane assignments at 6:45pm
Music starts at 8:30pm
Join Southern Eye Bank for an evening of bowling, zydeco music,
food/beverages, spirited competition, and prizes!
Registration includes:
Bowling shoe rental, band cover charge, food, refreshments, beer, and wine
All event proceeds support Southern Eye Bank’s community education and eye-donor awareness program.
Join us at Terrebonne General in Houma on April 24th, 2018, at 2:00pm, to raise the Donate Life flag, helping raise awareness for the need for organ donors.
Terrebonne General Medical Center
8166 Main St.
Houma, Louisiana 70360
For more information, visit our Facebook event page!
Join us at Children’s Hospital New Orleans on April 24th, 2018 from 11:30am to 12:15pm to raise the Donate Life flag. Help us raise awareness for the need for organ donors, and enjoy light refreshments!
Children’s Hospital New Orleans
200 Henry Clay Ave.
New Orleans, Louisiana 70118
For more information, visit our Facebook event page!
Join us at Lakeview Regional in Covington on April 23, 2018, at 11am. We will raise the Donate Life flag, to help raise awareness for the need for organ donors.
Lakeview Regional Medical Center
95 Judge Tanner Blvd.
Covington, Louisiana 70433
For more information, visit our Facebook event page!
You can save lives! Register to be an organ donor at Ochsner Medical Center (main campus) on April 23, 2018, from 11am to 1pm in celebration of Donate Life Month!
Ochsner Medical Center
1514 Jefferson Hwy.
New Orleans, Louisiana 70121
For more information, visit our Facebook event page!
Join us at St. Anne Hospital in Raceland on April 19th, 2018, 2-3pm, to raise the Donate Life flag, to help raise awareness for the need for organ donors.
Ochsner St. Anne Hospital
4608 Louisiana 1
Raceland, Louisiana 70394
For more information, visit our Facebook event page!
You can save lives! Register to be an organ donor at Tulane Medical Center on April 18th, 2018, from 9am to 4pm. Come to register, stay for the giveaways!
Tulane Medical Center
1415 Tulane Ave.
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
For more information, visit our Facebook event page!
You can save lives! Register to be an organ donor at North Oaks Medical Center on April 17th, 2018, from 11am to 1pm. Come to register, stay for the giveaways!
North Oaks Health System
15790 Paul Vega MD Dr.
Hammond, Louisiana 70403
For more information, visit our Facebook event page!
