Meet the Vision Screening Program Team

Champion of Donation:Michelle Black

300,000 Children Screened

WINTER 2013

Autologous Serum Eye Drops

Name Change to Saving Sight Focuses Spotlight on Mission

A PUBLICATION OF SAVING SIGHT

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I’m pleased to be writing you as the new CEO of this organization, a role I’ve been serving in since July 1st. I have some big shoes to fill, but Dr. Walkenbach will remain with our organization until his retirement in March, advising me so we can continue our success at this pivotal point in our organization’s history.

Last February, we conducted a strategic planning meeting with our board of directors and leadership staff. It was the first time in our 53-year history that we’ve collectively analyzed our work and our future as an organization, and the result of those conversations is our new strategic plan. The strategic plan is like a roadmap for our development and refinement over the next three years, and with it we can more readily overcome obstacles and ensure that our future work always aligns with our long-term goals.

But a plan is only useful if we put into action. One opportunity for improvement that we identified in the strategic plan involved uniting the Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation and Heartland Lions Eye Banks under a single name. At their September meeting, our Board of Directors approved this name change, and on December 1st we began to operate as Saving Sight. I support the new name because it actively and concisely describes what our programs do to help people: we change lives by saving sight. You can read more about Saving Sight on page 6, and there’s logistical information on the back cover.

Uniting our identity is just one of the many exciting developments we want to share with you in this issue. You’ll also find information about a new service we’re developing, a recent milestone reached by our KidSight vision screening program, a Champion of Donation story, an introduction to our amazing vision screening staff, and more.

It’s also never been a better time to get involved with our organization. With increased growth, we’re not only changing more lives by saving sight, but we have an increased need for your support, too. As we look ahead to 2014, I hope you will help us change lives by making a financial gift and volunteering with one of our programs. To learn more, visit our new website at www.saving-sight.org or call us at 800-283-1982.

In the meantime, please enjoy Perspectives, and I wish you a prosperous 2014.

Sincerely,

Tony BavusoChief Executive Officer

From Our CEOLeadershipTony BavusoChief Executive Officer

Ronald Walkenbach, Ph.D.Associate Director

Tina LivesayChief Operating Officer

Shelly RasleyChief Technical Officer

Michael TitusChief Clinical Officer

Annie KuhlChief Communications Officer

Byron DeLaMatreChief Information Officer

Jeff EckertChief Administrative Officer

EditorialClayton Clark Communications & Development Specialist

Paul Coleman Graphic Designer

Office Locations Columbia, MO404 Portland St.Columbia, MO 65201Office: 573-443-1479Donor Hotline: 800-331-2636Fax: 573-443-1657

Hutchinson, KS 2 East 12th Ave.Hutchinson, KS 67501 Partner Relations: 620-259-7388 Office: 620-259-7300 Fax: 620-259-7323

Kansas City, MO10100 N. Ambassador Dr.Suite 200Kansas City, MO 64153Office: 816-454-5454Fax: 816-454-5446

Springfield, IL400 Chatham Rd.Suite 103 Springfield, IL 62704Office: 217-679-2987Fax: 217-670-0800

Springfield, MO3506 Culpepper CircleSuite D Springfield, MO 65804Office: 417-882-1532Fax: 417-882-8206

St. Louis, MO10801 Pear Tree LaneSuite 170 St. Louis, MO 63074Office: 314-428-4373Fax: 314-428-3751

ContactGeneral Information: 573-443-1471 or 1-800-753-2265

Media Inquiries: 800-283-1982 ext. 107 or ext. 115 pr@saving-sight.org

Saving Sight is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to change lives by saving sight. Founded in Columbia, MO in 1960, the organization introduced the gift of sight to Missouri. Today, Saving Sight operates vision health programs that serve nearly 50,000 people worldwide each year, and its offices are located in Missouri, Kansas, and central Illinois.

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The KidSight program, formerly named Children’s Vision Screening, reached an incredible milestone: 300,000 children screened. The program began in 1995 as a collaboration between St. Louis Children’s Hospital and local Lions. Saving Sight soon hired staff to grow the program statewide, and now KidSight serves every county in Missouri. In fact, last fiscal year, staff and volunteers screened 42,329 children (ages 6 months to 6 years) for common causes of childhood vision loss, including amblyopia.

Using a Plusoptix photoscreening device, technicians take a picture of each child’s eyes, and the device immediately produces a “pass” or “refer” result. For children who receive a “refer” report – historically, about 9 percent of children statewide – the staff strongly encourages their parents to take these children to eye doctors for professional examination and any necessary treatment. The program provides parents with timely, accurate, and free health information so they can preserve their children’s sight.

Such a milestone could not be achieved without strong leadership, diligent staff, and enthusiastic volunteers. Meet our staff on page 8.

KidSight Screened 300,000th Child on 10/16/13

Saving Sight is currently developing a new service to process autologous serum eye drops in the Kansas City branch office. Operations will begin as a pilot program involving a few local corneal surgeons, in anticipation that Saving Sight will offer the service to a larger network of doctors later in 2014.

Autologous serum eye drops are used to treat people with ocular surface disorders, such as severe dry eye and epithelial defects. The drops are made by spinning down a patient’s blood to separate out the serum, which is then diluted and can be used as an eye drop to lubricate the eye. Because it comes from the patient’s own biological material, the drops are naturally non-allergenic and more closely resemble actual tears, chemically speaking, than artificial eye drops.

A few eye banks around the country have begun to process the eye drops as an added service to their surgeons, and recently, several of Saving Sight’s surgeons have requested it. Some surgeons currently choose not to prescribe autologous serum eye drops, despite the fact that their patients would benefit from them, because the drops are not covered by insurance in most cases and are expensive to purchase out-of-pocket. Saving Sight is in a unique position to apply its technology, familiarity with aseptic technique, and clean processing environments to process the eye drops for patients at a lower cost.

The program is an exciting new service that will expand the horizons of the organization and improve the lives of many more people. More information will be provided on saving-sight.org and in other communications as the service develops.

Autologous Serum Eye Drops

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To join Michelle and the millions of Americans who are registered to be eye, organ, and tissue donors, sign up for your state donor registry at www.donatelife.net or your local Department of Motor Vehicles office.

Champion of Donation: Michelle Black, RN, BSN, TNSMichelle Black wasn’t always the exceptional supporter of eye, organ, and tissue donation that she is now. As a young charge nurse in the critical care unit at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois, she felt a lack of significance in her role in the donation process and a lack of connection to the organizations that coordinated donation there. “There was a stigma surrounding donation in my hospital,” said Michelle. “We didn’t have the communication and education that we do now.” This lack of enthusiasm seems uncharacteristic for the nurse who now serves as Saving Sight’s key contact at St. John’s and who received the “Lifesaving Partner” award from Gift of Hope, the organ procurement organization that serves Springfield. But for Michelle, like so many people, appreciating the importance of donation started with making a connection and putting a face to the cause.

In 2011, Michelle took over as educator for the adult critical care department and chairperson of the St. John’s Organ and Tissue Donation Committee. In this capacity, she trains every new nurse in the hospital about the donation process. Part of this involves sharing the story of how she “came to realize that the stigma surrounding donation wasn’t helping [her], and it was hindering the life-saving process.” She tells the story of one of her patients, a 21-year-old woman who had elected to donate her organs and tissues. The young woman’s family, a quiet group of people from very modest means, decided to support their daughter’s choice, and this meant a lot to Michelle. She asked herself, “If these people can understand and support her decision, why is it such a challenge for me?” What’s more, Michelle later found out that the young woman’s heart had gone to save the life of a 17-year-old boy in Chicago, and at the time, Michelle’s son was 17 years old. “If I were the mother of the recipient, I’d be so thankful to the donor, so why wouldn’t I be willing to donate?” she asked herself. Each time Michelle tells this story, she says the new nurses often tear up and so does she. It took this meaningful experience and self-reflection to motivate her support of donation at St. John’s, so she shares that with other nurses to help give them the personal connection that she didn’t always have.

Now Michelle is the lead supporter of donation in her hospital. “Our donation committee had dwindled

down, and the chair wasn’t very active with the committee,” she reported. “I was already behind the scenes working to improve outcomes for donation, but then I got this committee up and rolling with critical care, pediatrics, and the emergency department.” Michelle and her team work closely with Troy Reddick, the Saving Sight Partner Relations Coordinator for St. John’s, to increase eye donation as well as the representative from Gift of Hope to facilitate organ and tissue donation. Working with Troy and GOH has helped Michelle and her colleagues make connections to the donation process. “I think it’s a huge benefit to have Troy visit the hospital as a resource,” Michelle said. “We have personal relationships with our patients and families, so we want them to know we have a personal relationship with [Saving Sight and GOH]. It makes a very serious situation more personal.”

Together, they’ve resurrected the support for donation at St. John’s Hospital. Most recently, Michelle and her team held an Illinois Donor Registry drive at the hospital as part of the Hospitals for Hope campaign. Not only did they reach their goal of 751 people registering or reaffirming their registration, but in a single day they reached 825 donors. This kind of success happens by changing the culture of the community, and at St. John’s, this change can be attributed to the internal education and relationship-building undertaken by Michelle and her team. According to Troy Reddick, St. John’s is one of the top donor hospitals for eye tissue in the state. “Everyone here is opening their minds and showing effort,” Michelle said, “and our numbers prove that this change is taking place. We wanted to shine here in the hospital first, so we could say this is who we are and what we believe in and where we came from.” Next up for the St. John’s Organ and Tissue Donation Committee is to expand its educational efforts to the greater Springfield community. The Saving Sight staff is so thankful for Michelle Black’s enthusiasm and drive and looks forward to collaborating with her on future efforts to put a personal touch on the donation process.

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To join Michelle and the millions of Americans who are registered to be eye, organ, and tissue donors, sign up for your state donor registry at www.donatelife.net or your local Department of Motor Vehicles office.

Champion of Donation: Michelle Black, RN, BSN, TNS

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On December 1, 2013, the Missouri Lions Eye

Research Foundation and Heartland Lions Eye

Banks united under the name Saving Sight. The

board of directors approved a motion to streamline

the naming structure of the organization at their

September meeting as part of a strategic plan.

“Saving Sight is going to sharpen the focus of our

organization and make it easier to communicate all

the great work our staff and volunteers are doing,”

said Chief Executive Officer Tony Bavuso.

The strategic plan is a five-part document created by

staff and board members to guide development over

the next three years. Combining the organization’s

eye bank operations and charitable vision programs

under a single brand identity was a first key step

in implementing that plan. “We chose Saving Sight

because it clearly and concisely describes what all of

our programs are doing to help people,” said Bavuso.

“With the strategic plan in place to guide us, now is

the time to implement a name change that will help

us achieve our mission: we change lives by saving

sight.”

Saving Sight is continuing to offer industry-leading

programs that improve the vision and lives of

recipients. Day-to-day interactions with donors,

volunteers, recipients, organizational partners, Lions

clubs, and other stakeholders have remained largely

the same. But the renewed identity will improve

Saving Sight’s relations to other partners. “We

expect the new brand to strengthen our negotiating

position with regional and national Accountable

Care Organizations and contractors,” said Chief

Communications Officer Annie Kuhl. “We’ll be able

to generate simpler, more effective communications

and increase our fundraising success in order to

support our charitable programs.” The outcome,

then, involves stronger and more developed

programs, which will result in changing more lives by

saving sight.

“We operate one of the largest eye banks in the

country as well as some high-functioning charitable

vision programs,” said Bavuso. “Refining the identity

of an organization our size has been a complicated

task, but I’m excited about what this new name

means for our organization.”

To learn about the logistics involved in the name

change, please view the back cover of this issue.

You are invited to read about Saving Sight’s strategic

plan as well as view a short video that captures both

the history and future of Saving Sight. To do so, visit

www.saving-sight.org/about.

Want to get more involved? Questions? Please

contact pr@saving-sight.org or 800-283-1982.

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MissionWe change lives by saving sight.

VisionTo be the global partnership model for how eye banking and

charitable vision services can most effectively serve people and communities.

ValuesStewardship of Gifts - responsibly handling financial and tissue

donations; recognizing and respecting selfless gifts of others by

honoring their intended use

Integrity - being trustworthy; acting in an ethical way; being

authentically mission-driven

Collaboration - working with others to achieve our goals,

including Lions clubs; seeking long-term partnerships to

support our mission

Teamwork - working together for a common goal; committing to

each other; understanding and respecting each other and other

departments; creating synergy

Leadership - influencing the industry; being knowledgeable

and confident; being calculated risk takers; being recognized

as having opinion leaders; being a think tank for the industry

Accountability - exhibiting capable stewardship through

transparency; taking responsibility for our decisions and actions

1960Missouri Lions join forces with University of Missouri-Columbia to form the Lions Eye Tissue Bank. Gift of Sight becomes available in Missouri.

1972 The Eye Research Foundation of Missouri is formalized as a publicly owned, nonprofit organization. Bethesda Eye Foundation (BEF) of Maryland contributes $850,000 to the organization.

1974Construction begins on new eye banking facility in eastern Columbia, Missouri using BEF funds, contributions from the Missouri Lions, and six acres of land donated by Byron and Gail Keene.

1987 The Missouri Lions rename the Foundation as the Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation and vote to accept financial responsibility for all programs.

1989 Foundation grows into offices in Springfield and St. Louis, Missouri.

1995 A collaboration between St. Louis Children’s Hospital and St. Louis-area Lions results in the piloting of amblyopia screenings for children. MLERF later staffs the program to grow it statewide.

1997Eye banking operations grow into Kansas and central Illinois, with the cooperation of Kansas and Illinois Lions, prompting the creation of Heartland Lions Eye Banks. The eye bank becomes one of the world’s leading providers of human corneas for transplant and medical research.

2007Heartland Lions Eye Banks begins to offer tissue processed for Descemet’s Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSAEK) procedures, helping recipients experience reduced recovery times.

2013 Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation and Heartland Lions Eye Banks unite under the name Saving Sight. Children’s Vision Screening is rebranded as KidSight, highlighting the program’s commonalities with other Lions-supported screening programs around the country.

A look back...

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They travel to communities throughout Missouri to screen children and adults for common causes of vision loss. Anyone they detect to be at high risk is then referred to an eye doctor for a professional exam. By receiving timely health information, recipients can get the care they need to treat vision problems before they result in further vision loss.

The team recently celebrated the KidSight program reaching 300,000 children screened by staff and volunteers since 1995. If you would like to become a volunteer, please contact your nearest vision screening technician or visit us online at www.saving-sight.org/volunteer.

Meet the Vision Screening Program Team

Springfield

Columbia

Charlee NewtonCNewton@saving-sight.org 417-569-1026

Charlee graduated from Missouri State University in 2011 with a degree from the College of Business Administration and sought a career where she could help people. Her work as a screening technician has been “a perfect fit” because she enjoys sharing eye health and safety information in her community.

Fun Fact: Charlee has been married for 5 years and is blessed with two beautiful children: Keith and Raylinn.

Lindsey SmillieLSmillie@saving-sight.org 417-569-1026

Lindsey began screening part-time in the Springfield area this past summer. Before that, she has been a licensed massage therapist and a part-time baker and server in a local tea room.

Fun Fact: Lindsey has a 6-year-old son, and in her free time she plays guitar and mandolin, sketches, paints, bakes, and tends her indoor

and outdoor plants.

Sarah HartSHart@saving-sight.org 816-464-5454 x140

Sarah has screened more children than anyone else employed by Saving Sight: more than 30,000 (at time of publication). She has a BA in Administration of Justice from UMKC, and before working for Saving Sight she spent 2 years working with special needs children and 4 years conducting federal background investigations.

Fun Fact: Sarah was born in Kansas City and has lived there her whole life (she’s a huge Royals fan!). She enjoys traveling and has two daughters: Adriana (7) and Rebecca (9 months).

Kansas City

Thank You, Lions Volunteers

The VSP team would like to thank the hundreds of Lions and other community volunteers who have supported the screening programs over the years. Your enthusiasm and efforts are truly valued.

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Sonja BuckleySBuckley@saving-sight.org 800-283-1982 x112

Sonja recently celebrated her first year of employment as a technician, screening more than 10,000 children in that time. Sonja found her calling in working with children: she brings 20 years of preschool and private school experience to the job.

Fun Fact: Sonja is an avid Blues fan, has a daughter, and was heavily involved in music while growing up.

Jennifer GallihughJGallihugh@saving-sight.org 800-753-2265 x8507

Jennifer moved from a technician role to Vision Screening Specialist three years ago. She’s screened more than 23,000 children in her career, but now she spends most of her time managing the referral follow-up process, training new techs, and assisting with program communications and technology.

Fun Fact: Jennifer will celebrate her 10th anniversary at Saving Sight next April! In her free time she enjoys photography, hiking, web design, and spending time with her family.

Salem

ColumbiaSt. Louis

Laura YohaiLYohai@saving-sight.org 573-247-0974

Laura was born and raised in Texas, and her education is in sociology and literature. She moved to Missouri with her husband and began working as a technician in August of 2009. She enjoys working in southern Missouri because she gets to help children in rural communities far between the major cities.

Fun Fact: Laura camps, hunts, and fishes a lot with her family. She loves to garden and secretly wants to write a great novel.

Tamara Oberbeck RN M.Ed.TOberbeck@saving-sight.org 800-753-2265 x8518

Since June 2010, Tamara has presided over the vision screening programs as Program Manager. She’s a registered nurse with more than 35 years in the ophthalmological field. Her past work experience includes the International Eye Foundation, Peace Corps, and Columbia Public Schools.

Fun Fact: Tamara speaks Spanish and lived abroad for 18 years while working in Central America and the Caribbean.

Paige O’KeeffePOkeeffe@saving-sight.org 573-777-8518

Paige earned degrees in classical archaeology and anthropology from Mizzou last December and began in the technician role this past summer. She applied for the job because she loves working with kids and admires the program.

Fun Fact: Paige is a Netflix addict and avid reader. When she has the opportunity, she loves to travel.

Volunteer Lion Becky HendersonBecky is a member of the St. Charles Lions club. She is passionate about her work, which honors the memory of her late husband, PID Wayne Henderson, who played an integral role in the program’s inception. She has screened over 44,000 children since 1995.

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Lions Club Giving

Lion Sight Saver Gifts of $2000 and moreHermann LionsMissouri Lions MD-26Past District Governor Association, District 26-M5St. Joseph Host Lions

Lion Patron Gifts of $1999 to $1000 Lee’s Summit Lions

Lion Benefactor Gifts of up to $999 Brookfield LionsBuffalo LionsCamdenton LionsChristian County LionsColumbia 20/20 LionsColumbia Host LionsEast Perry County LionsGarden City Noon LionsGrayville Lions ClubHarrisonville LionsHartville LionsHigginsville LionsHolts Summit LionsJefferson City Breakfast LionsLexington LionsLouisiana LionsMarceline LionsMissouri Lions District 26-M6North American Conference of Lions FoundationsOrrick LionsPrairie Home LionsSalisbury LionsSmithville LionsWappapello LionsWright City Lions

Bob BachtelLion Bill BrunerCecil CunninghamKay EnloeLion Lou EricksonLeroy FentonDave HarrisGayle MagesPDG Don MatlockAlta Louise PullmanKathy SnipesDick TongateFloyd Allen “Chuck” TownsendPDG Vincil WarrenPDG Ralph Wienke

Gifts in Memory

Thanks to our generous donors: July 1, 2013 - October 31, 2013

Champion Gifts of $2500 or moreMildred Dial EstateSarah Billingsley TrustThorp Foundation

Leader Gifts of $2499-$1000Mr. Wayne & PDG Jene CrookEmployees Community Fund of Boeing St. LouisThe Greater Kansas City Community Foundation and Affiliated TrustsMFA Foundation

Guardian Gifts of $999-$500Ms. Laverne LutteMr. Dale Nicholls

Defender Gifts of $499-$250Mr. John BaileyMs. Eleanor GoodwinPDG John & Lion Kathy ReeseVDG Emery Smola

Protector Gifts of $249-$100Mr. & Mrs. Tony & Julie BavusoMr. Glen BrandtMrs. Shirley BrunerCentral Missouri Electric CooperativeMr. & Mrs. William ChisholmClayton CorporationMs. Frances CooperMs. Dixie DavidsonMrs. Susan HolleyMrs. Elizabeth JaegerMs. Ruth JuddMs. Doris KinkerMr. & Mrs. Joe & Annie KuhlMrs. Dorothy LaverentzMs. Norma LockwoodMs. Ione McIntyreMr. Lawrence MeyrOddo DevelopmentMs. Rieta O’NealLions Ronald & Mary PauleyMr. & Mrs. Marion & Carol PemberMr. Robert PirmantgenMs. Madonna RiesenmyPDG Ken SchimelMrs. Sherma ScottMs. Effie SimmonsDelta SystemsMs. Helen L. ThompsonTrue Manufacturing CompanyMs. Helen VaughanMr. Henry WatersWest Central Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Friends Gifts up to $99Mrs. Avis ArellanesMs. Sylvia ArmstrongMs. Vida AshleyMr. & Mrs. Thomas & Ann BallardMs. Brenda BarberMrs. Mary BlakeMs. Norma BondMs. Verna BurchettMrs. Donna CarlenMr. Richard CarswellMr. Ernest ChanceMs. Georganna ClarkContinental Title Holding CompanyDavid Barton Elementary School StaffMr. George DavisMr. & Mrs. Larry & Barbara ElliottMr. & Mrs. Charles & Joyce EmbreeMr. Roy EnloeMr. George EstabrookMr. Richard FedeMr. Larry FischerMs. Charlene FriedmanMr. Albert GatesMs. Joan GoodwinMs. Mae GribbleMs. Elsa GuidiMr. & Mrs. Rex GumpMr. and Mrs. John HarperMr. Max HarralMs. Christina HarrisMs. Eleanor HaughtonMr. Ronald HeinzMs. Amy HenryHermann Area Chamber of CommerceMr. Vernon HumphreyMs. Gertrude IsringhausenMr. & Mrs. Owen & Pat JacksonMs. Leona JacobsJasper County Title CompanyMr. Alvin KelleyMs. Darlene KnoerleMr. Melvin KoesterMr. Richard LittonMr. & Mrs. Lance & Tina LivesayMr. & Mrs. John & Kathleen ManionMs. Doris McCannMrs. Ellen McDonnellMrs. Gabriella MountainMrs. Fern NewsomMrs. Belva NiemannMr. & Mrs. Eric and Linda OttenMs. Caroline OvertonMs. Jasmine ReeseSr. Teresa RileyMr. Sherman & Dora RotskoffMrs. Norma RussellMs. Ann SchonhoffSecurity Abstract & Title, Inc.Ms. Florence SimonMs. Ava Nell Smith

Friends Gifts up to $99Mr. Wilson SpeerMr. Donald StewartMs. Marjorie StrouseMs. Mary Lee TignerMr. Roger ToelkesMrs. Nadine TrollingerMs. Joyce VirtueLions Ron & DeAnna WalkenbachMrs. Beverly WarnerMs. Ila M. WattsMs. Alice WehmhoenerMr. & Mrs. Larry & Martha WeldonMr. Doyle WilliamsMr. Russell WilliamsonMr. Thomas Zach

Giving is EasyKidSight and our community vision programs are

funded thanks to financial donations from our generous

supporters. For example, your gift of $100 will help us

screen at least 10 children for common vision problems.

You can make a donation or establish a

recurring gift through saving-sight.org/give.

You can mail a check to us at:

404 Portland St.

Columbia, MO 65201

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Saving Sight recently announced its partnership with

Numedis, a manufacturer of corneal preservation

media, to offer the Jachin Misko Memorial Scholarship

for Technical Advancement in Eye Banking. Together,

Saving Sight and Numedis will offer up to $2,000

to sponsor an eye bank technician from an EBAA-

member eye bank to attend the 2014 Technician

Education Seminar (TES) in Tampa, Florida. Leaders

of eye banks from around the country nominated

promising staff members for the award in December.

The scholarship serves as a memorial to Jachin Misko,

the former Director of Clinical Services at Saving

Sight, who passed away last March. Throughout his

career, Misko proved himself a leader in technical innovation who was fueled by a passion for

excellence and a desire to seek out improvements in the technical processes of eye banking. He

played a pivotal role in establishing Saving Sight’s DSAEK cutting lab and procedures, and he was

heavily involved with the EBAA, serving on the Exam Committee, Continuing Education Committee,

Medical Review Subcommittee, and Medical Advisory Board.

Misko’s work directly impacted the lives of thousands of corneal transplant recipients. “I believe this

is a particularly meaningful way to honor Jachin because it represents the impact he had on all of

us and on changing lives by saving sight through eye banking,” said Tony Bavuso, chief executive

officer of Saving Sight. “I hope this can somehow bring a measure of good out of a tragic loss to all

who knew him.”

The Jachin Misko Memorial Scholarship for Technical Advancement in Eye Banking will cover

travel, registration, and lodging costs for an eye bank technician who shows promise for

advancement in the industry. The scholarship is currently established to be offered for the next five

years and may be extended beyond the 2018 TES. Through this educational scholarship, Saving

Sight and Numedis are proud to honor Jachin’s legacy and support the next generation of leaders

in the field of cornea donation and transplantation.

If you would like to contribute to the scholarship fund, please visit www.saving-sight.org/give,

where you can specifically designate your gift to the scholarship. You can also send a check to 404

Portland St., Columbia, MO 65201 with a note stating that your gift is intended to support the Jachin

Misko Memorial Scholarship for Technical Advancement in Eye Banking. If you have any questions,

please call our development department at 800-283-1982 x107 or email pr@saving-sight.org.

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As Saving Sight, we’ll continue to provide you with the

same sight-saving programs and services. Our office

locations and phone numbers have remained the same,

but we have had a few technological changes take place

since December 1, 2013:

Website: saving-sight.org

Email: (initial of first name + last name)@saving-sight.org

(e.g., JDoe@saving-sight.org)

Facebook: www.facebook.com/WeAreSavingSight

Twitter: www.twitter.com/WeSaveSight

Vimeo: www.vimeo.com/WeAreSavingSight

For everyone’s convenience, our old sites and email

addresses are automatically redirecting to the new ones.

But please update your records and email address

books as needed. For more information, visit

www.saving-sight.org/contact or contact us at

pr@saving-sight.org or 800-283-1982.

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