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10th Annual Gift of Sight Celebration

You're invited to the 10th Annual Gift of Sight Celebration - Saturday, March 10 2018 - 11a-2p - Audubon Zoo Pavillion

 

Gift of Sight Celebration T-Shirt - 10 Year Anniversary - Southern Eye BankYour ticket includes:

  • Free Admission to the Audubon Zoo
  • Picnic-Style Lunch
  • Donor Memorial Butterfly Release Ceremony
  • Family Fun
  • Crafts & Children’s Activities

Tickets for friends of Southern Eye Bank are $25 per person. T-shirts may be pre-ordered for $10 each (limited supply available for purchase during the event). Children two and under are free. To participate in the festivities, please RSVP by Friday, February 16, 2018.

2017 Donor Families and recipients, please call Southern Eye Bank for special rates.

Ticket orders have now closed.

Holiday Eye Donor Memorials

The holidays are a time to share traditions, events, and create memories with our loved ones, which often will remind us of those who are no longer with us and great memories of holidays past. In honor of our eye donors and their legacy, Southern Eye Bank participates in a variety of memorials, ceremonies and celebrations to remember our loved ones:

Dec. 3 – Tree of Life Celebration – Lafayette General Medical Center

Dec. 7 – Candlelight Ceremony at Lafayette General Medical Center, Brick dedication for La Place de Vie

Dec. 8 – Tree of Life Celebration – Lake Charles Memorial Hospital

Visiting City Park’s Celebration in the Oaks or Treasure Chest Casino during this holiday season? Look out for Southern Eye Bank’s memorial Christmas Trees dedicated to those who donated the Gift of Sight.

AAO New Orleans – Visit Southern Eye Bank, November 11-14!

The Southern Eye Bank team wants to see you during AAO New Orleans! Drop by Booth 209 where we will be exhibiting with our eye bank group United Sight. Our booth this year will include a complimentary DMEK wet lab experience.  Make sure to come by the booth to reserve a spot!

DMEK surgery is rapidly becoming the surgery of choice to treat endothelial disease. While the learning curve for this technique is steep, hands-on practice with human eyes and DMEK grafts is invaluable to sharpening your DMEK skills. Eye bank professionals from United Sight are bringing you this no-cost opportunity to get the extra practice you need live in the exhibit hall at the Ernest N. Memorial Convention Center in New Orleans.

We look forward to seeing you at AAO November 11-14 in New Orleans!

National OMV Appreciation Week – Sept 25-29

The OMV partnership remains the primary source of donor registrations. DMV and driver’s licensing partners are the people on the front lines of service who have helped register more than 130 million donors. DMV Appreciation Week is a time for the Donate Life Community to say thank you and show its appreciation of DMV partners across the country through national and local events and outreach.

PHOTOS of Strikes for Sight Blindfold Bowling Night

It was a very entertaining evening of blindfold bowling while supporting Southern Eye Bank! Thanks to all of our sponsors, community partners, and friends coming to join us!

 

VIEW PHOTOS HERE

 

Southern Eye Bank’s Strikes for Sight Blindfold Bowling Night

Join us for an evening of bowling, zydeco music, food/beverages, and a spirited competition while raising funds and awareness about corneal blindness and eye donation.

Where: Rock ‘N’ Bowl, 3000 S. Carrolton Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118

When: Thursday, August 3, 2017

Bowling from 7-9pm, music starts at 9pm (Lane assignments at 6:45).

Registration: $40 per person ($25 non-bowlers)/ $250 per team (6 players max).

Includes Bowling, shoe rental, band cover-charge, food, soda, wine and beer.

Registration is limited, so make your individual or lane reservation today!

NOTE: We are SOLD OUT of team and individual bowling registrations.  Register as a non-bowler for an evening of fun, food and music while supporting a great cause!

Questions? Call (504) 309-2283.

Sponsorship opportunities start at $500. Please contact Susana Ruddock for more information at  [email protected] or 504.309.2283.

All event proceeds support Southern Eye Bank’s community education and eye-donor awareness program. Learn more about how Southern Eye Bank impacts our community at www.SouthernEyeBank.org.

March Is National Eye Donor Month – Celebrate the Gift of Sight!

Louisiana’s Eye Banks Unite in Celebration of National Eye Donor Month This March 

New Orleans, LA (March 6, 2017) –  Louisiana’s three eye banks, Southern Eye Bank in New Orleans, Baton Rouge Eye Bank and Lions Eye Institute in Shreveport, announced today, for the first time ever, a joint statewide eye donor awareness campaign in honor of National Eye Donor Month during March. First proclaimed by President Ronald Reagan in 1983, National Eye Donor Month promotes eye donation awareness and celebrates the lives of eye donors and corneal recipients. During this year’s 34th annual celebration, Louisiana’s eye banks will promote eye donor awareness in OMVs statewide.

“Although preserving and restoring eyesight is the principal mission of our non-profit, education and awareness is equally important to our organization,” said Southern Eye Bank’s Executive Director, Joy Roussel. “Spreading awareness through our state’s OMVs is essential since most people make the decision to register to become an eye, tissue and organ donor while renewing or applying for a driver’s license.”

Over 48,000 Americans have their sight restored each year as a result of corneal transplants. Southern Eye Bank is one of 87 accredited members of the Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA) that provides the tissue to make these life-enhancing procedures possible.

Unlike other organs and tissue, U.S. eye banks secure a sufficient number of corneas to avoid shortages or waitlists. In fact, in 2016, eye banks in the U.S. provided over 130,000 whole eyes and corneas for domestic use, to patients overseas, and for research and training that may lead to preventative and restorative treatments for vision loss and eye damage.

Without the generosity of over 70,000 eye donors nationally each year, the above statistics would not be possible. Honoring their decision to donate their corneas upon death is the central aspect of the Eye Bank Association of America’s (EBAA) annual National Eye Donor Month commemoration.

Individuals interested in eye, tissue or organ donation should access their state registry through Southern Eye Bank’s website. Donor designation may also be made at OMVs across the state of Louisiana.

Please contact Susana Ruddock, at 504-891-3937 ext. 1003, or [email protected], to schedule a media appearance with Southern Eye Bank and for additional information about National Eye Donor Month.

BECOME A DONOR TODAY!

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9th Annual Gift of Sight Celebration: March 18 at Audubon Zoo

Friends of Southern Eye Bank,

You are invited to the Ninth Annual Gift of Sight Celebration!

 

Saturday, March 18, 2017, from 11am to 2pm 

Audubon Zoo, New Orleans

Ticket includes:

Free Admission to Audubon Zoo

Picnic-Style Lunch

Butterfly Release

Crafts & Children’s Activities

Tickets for friends of Southern Eye Bank are $25 per person.

T-shirts may be pre-ordered for $10 each (limited supply available for purchase during the event).

Please RSVP by Friday, February 17, 2017.

Call 504-891-3937, extension 1000, to purchase tickets/t-shirts today!

2016 Donor Families and recipients, please call Southern Eye Bank for special rates.

Southern Eye Bank at City Park’s Celebration in the Oaks

Southern Eye Bank decorates a Christmas tree displayed at City Park’s Celebration in the Oaks

Every year, Southern Eye Bank decorates a Christmas tree displayed at City Park’s Celebration in the Oaks dedicated to the children who donated a most precious gift – The Gift of Sight. This year, the brightly colored butterfly tree honors 80 plus children donors and their families. Make sure to find Southern Eye Bank’s tree if you visit Celebration in the Oaks. Click here for more info: http://neworleanscitypark.com/celebration-in-the-oaks.

Celebrate with us and the three big kick-off events for Celebration in the Oaks taking place this weekend: Celebration in the Oaks Preview Party, Jingle Bells & Beer, and Celebration in the Oaks Family Party (Here are more details: http://neworleanscitypark.com/calendar).

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VA Hospital Homeless Veterans Stand Down

SEB will be providing eye screening and free glasses to over 500 homeless/vets.

The annual Homeless Stand Down is this Saturday, Oct. 22, at the new Veterans medical center on South Galvez Street, from 9 am to 2pm. Please contact Voluntary Service for more information on opportunities to donate and volunteer at the Stand Down or throughout the year at the new Veterans medical center by calling (504) 565-4857 or via email at vhanolvoluntaryservice@va.gov.

Learn More Here!

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American Kidney Fund’s Kidney Action Day – Oct. 22

SEB will be providing eye screening tests!

The American Kidney Fund’s signature outreach event, Kidney Action Day, is held in cities where rates of kidney disease are higher than the national average.

Kidney Action Day is a free, fun-filled, family-friendly event with a serious purpose: helping people understand their risk for kidney disease and how to prevent it. Don’t miss the video below highlighting who attends Kidney Action Day, what occurs at Kidney Action Day, the importance of attending Kidney Action Day, and how you can become involved with the American Kidney Fund.

View This Website for More Information!

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