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We are Saving Sight

The Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation and Heartland Lions Eye Banks will operate under the name Saving Sight as of December 1, 2013. The moniker change was approved by the board of directors at their meeting in September because the new name unites the...

Heartland Lions Eye Banks’ Work in Corneal Transplantation Contributes to Total Lifetime Net Benefit of Nearly $6 Billion

Corneal transplants performed in the United States this year will result in nearly $6 billion in total net benefits over the lifetime of the recipients, according to a six-month study undertaken by the Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA). Heartland Lions Eye Banks...

FiJaBAM Update: Former Employee Bikes the US and Makes Big News for MLERF

FiJaBAM is short for "Fiji and Jasmine Bike Across America." Jasmine, a former employee who worked with donor families in the Donor Services Center, embarked on a cross-country bicycle trip in mid-April with two goals in mind: 1) cycle 4,000 miles from New York City...

Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation Names Tony Bavuso New Executive Director

The Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation’s Board of Directors announced on Saturday its appointment of Tony Bavuso as the organization’s new executive director, effective July 1, 2013. Bavuso brings 15 years of experience in organizational leadership and eye...

April 19 is National Blue & Green Day

In Missouri and across the U.S., Americans are celebrating April as Donate Life Month. Donate Life America is encouraging people to share the message of donation by wearing DLA’s colors for Blue & Green Day on Friday, April 19. Donate Life Missouri, as a partner...