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Score for Sight: Blindfold Kickball Tournament, Sept. 17, 2016

As of now, the event will still be held from 10 AM until 4 PM. Please check back with us for any updates.

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NOTE: Given the flooding and destruction in our area, we have decided to make our Score for Sight Fundraiser a “FUN” Raiser.  We are inviting people to participate at no cost, although we are still seeking sponsors and donations.

What is blindfold kickball?  Blindfold kickball is played with two teams of five people each. Each member of the team is blindfolded. The kicker places the beating ball, kicks it, and then runs to the base that is beeping. There are two bases that beep at random. The runner must reach the base before the ball is caught or stopped. If the runner does not reach the base before the ball is caught or stopped, that counts as one out. Three outs per team per inning. A total of three to five innings are played per game.

Registration is limited, so act now! and it’s free for a great cause!

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What?

• Blindfold kickball
• Fun jumps
• Face painting
• Information tables

Where?

Youngsville Sports Complex
Youngsville, LA 70592

When?

Sept. 17 10am-4pm

Fees?

NO FEE FOR TEAM REGISTRATION!
Registration includes team t-shirts
Participants include ages 10 and up!

Contact:

Joy Fragola, Professional Outreach Director:

(337) 781-8302
jfragola@southerneye.net

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Blindfold Bowling Night, July 28

Blindfold bowling is a fun way to understand the challenges people with corneal blindness face. Let’s raise awareness by having fun and supporting Southern Eye Bank’s mission of providing ocular tissue to those in need. Registration is limited, so act now!

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$38 per person/ $210 per team (6 player maximum). Prizes for best score (and maybe worst score too!).

All proceeds go towards Southern Eye Bank’s community education and eye-donor awareness programs.

Learn more about how we help our community by visiting www.SouthernEyeBank.com.

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Contact:

Colleen or Jenny at Southern Eye Bank: 504-891-3937, ext. 1000; info@southerneye.net

What?

• Bowling Blindfolded
• Live music with Lil Nathan
• Food, Soda, Wine, and Beer

When?

July 28, 2016
7-9pm
Lane Assignments at 6:45pm

Where?

ROCK N’ BOWL
3016 S. Carrollton Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70118

Included with fee:

• Bowling • Shoe Rental
• Food, Soda, Wine, & Beer
• Band Cover Charge

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Strikes for Sight Blindfold Bowling Night, July 28th, ROCK N’ BOWL

Blindfold bowling is a fun way to understand the challenges people with corneal blindness face. Let’s raise awareness by having fun and supporting Southern Eye Bank’s mission of providing ocular tissue to those in need.

Registration is limited, so act now!

$38 per person/ $210 per team (6 player maximum). Prizes for best score (and maybe worst score too!).

All proceeds go towards Southern Eye Bank’s community education and eye-donor awareness programs.

Learn more about how we help our community by visiting www.SouthernEyeBank.com.

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Contact:

Colleen or Jenny @ Southern Eye Bank: 504-891-3937 ext. 1000 | info@southerneye.net

What?

• Bowling blindfolded
• Live music with Lil Nathan
• Food, soda, wine, and beer

When?

July 28, 2016
7-9pm
Lane assignments at 6:45pm

Where?

ROCK N’ BOWL
3016 S. Carrollton Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70118

Included with fee:

• Bowling
• Shoe rental
• Food, soda, wine, & beer
• Band cover charge

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New Executive Director Welcomed to Southern Eye Bank

Southern Eye Bank is pleased to announce the addition of Joy Marie Roussel, who will serve as the Executive Director for the organization. Ms. Roussel joins Southern Eye Bank from Gifted Healthcare, LLC, where she worked as Director of Advanced Practice Services. Ms. Roussel has over 25 years professional experience, including 19 in the healthcare industry.

To that end, Ms. Roussel has enjoyed a vested career in the medical field, including her recent work at Gifted Healthcare, where she managed operational responsibilities and worked with numerous physician offices, clinics, urgent care centers, and hospitals. She was successful in meeting financial goals and worked with management to plan, budget and set divisional goals.

image-joy-roussel-lgHer background also includes a major international medical devices corporation, where she was a Spinal Sales Representative. Additionally, she served as office manager and administratively in the offices of local physicians’ practices. She has worked at Children’s Hospital Orthopedic Clinic and a pediatrics group. Her extensive background in the medical industry provides her with the knowledge and qualifications to serve as Executive Director of Southern Eye Bank.

“Joy will be able to effectively lead and serve as an ambassador for Southern Eye Bank as we continue to grow, expand and provide for the State of Louisiana,” said Gerard Plauche, Board President of Southern Eye Bank. “Joy will bring many new and exciting ideas and innovations to our mission to preserve and restore sight.”

Dr. Clifford Hendricks, Co-Medical Director at the Southern Eye Bank, expressed his elation over the recent hire through a statement: “The Board is excited about what we believe Joy can bring to Southern Eye Bank from an experience and a leadership perspective. After the interview process, we knew that she matched the criteria to continue our mission and take us to the next level.”

Joy received her Bachelor’s of Arts from Newcomb College of Tulane University in 1991 and was a member of the Varsity Track Team.

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Southern Eye Bank Welcomes New Board of Trustees for 2016-2017 Term

Link: Southern Eye Bank Welcomes New Board of Trustees

Metairie, LA – Southern Eye Bank has recently elected board members for the 2016-2017 term. Newly elected members to the positions on the Executive Committee are as follows:

New Board President: Mr. Gerard Plauché
New Vice-President: Dr. Peter Kastl
New Secretary: Mr. Charles Seemann, III
New Treasurer: Mr. Robert Mora
Immediate Past President: Mr. Olivier C. Dabezies Co-Medical Director: Dr. Clifford Hendricks, III Co-Medical Director: Dr. Pulin Shah

Mr. Plauche is a financial advisor and the Managing Partner at Delta Financial Advisors. Dr. Kastl is a professor of ophthalmology and an adjunct professor of biochemistry at Tulane. Mr. Seeman is an attorney and a Principal in the New Orleans office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Robert Mora is an accountant and the Managing Partner at Pedelahore & Co. LLP. Mr. Dabezies is Senior VP of Commercial Banking at FirstNBC Bank. Dr. Hendricks is an ophthalmologist at the Ambulatory Eye Surgery Center of Louisiana. Dr. Shah is an ophthalmologist and the Medical Director at Ochsner Baptist LASER Vision Center.

“All of our newest board members embody the spirit of community and bring expertise, innovative ideas and energy to the table. We are ecstatic to have them on our team as we continue to strengthen community across Louisiana.” William B. Buras, Sr., Executive Director of Southern Eye Bank.

About Southern Eye Bank

Southern Eye Bank, located in New Orleans, Louisiana is a 501(c) 3, non-profit eye bank that provides eye tissue for transplant, research and education in Louisiana, the United States and throughout the world. Founded in 1947, Southern Eye Bank is the third oldest eye bank in the United States and is a fully accredited charter member of the Eye Bank Association of America. In addition to community service and donor awareness projects, Southern Eye Bank has assisted more than 40,000 people with receiving the Gift of Sight.

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It’s here! ENVISION Newsletter Fall/Winter 2015

Link: Download SEB Winter 2015 Newsletter 12.9.15

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

As President of Southern Eye Bank, it is my pleasure and privilege to welcome you to another edition of ENVISION. In this edition, we will discuss Southern Eye Bank’s community outreach and impacts including the Mobile Vision Bus; our latest project with Lafayette General Medical Center, and much more.

This year, Southern Eye Bank was able to distribute grants to multiple organizations, including St. Thomas Community Health Center and the Childhood and Family Learning Foundation. We partner with each organization to help supply equipment in order to continue the success of our aligned goals, which include supporting our local community by educating and providing ocular care.

We also hosted our first annual blindfolded bowling event, Strikes-for-Sight, at Rock ‘n’ Bowl in New Orleans, LA, and will host a blindfolded kickball tournament, Scores-for- Sight, in the Lafayette area in 2016. Many thanks to those who participated and the staff and volunteers who made the events successful. We are encouraged and excited by the difference we are making with these investments and hope that you will read about them in the pages to follow.

Our organization would not exist without those who sustain it: our cherished donors, our generous community partners, and our fearless doctors pushing our mission ever forward with new methods and technologies.

I invite you to learn more about Southern Eye Bank in this volume of ENVISION. As always, we welcome your comments and suggestions regarding this newsletter.

-Olivier Clé Dabezies