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Lions Eye Bank Week, celebrated the first full week in December, provides a special opportunity for Lions to emphasize the valuable services provided by a Lions eye bank. |
Today, Lions clubs support 53 Lions eye banks located in eight countries. To celebrate Lions Eye Bank Week and honor the contributions of Lions in this valuable sight-saving program, clubs are encouraged to:
- tour the eye bank
- invite a speaker from the eye bank to a club or district event
- host or assist with an open house at the eye bank
- organize a donor awareness event
- inform the public of the service provided by the Lions eye bank
- organize a fundraiser for their local eye bank.
(Lions are welcome to celebrate Lions Eye Bank Week at the designated time; or at a time when it is best for their schedule.)
Resources for Lions:
Establishing a New Lions Eye Bank
Lions can begin by:
- determining interest and support of a new Lions eye bank from the established medical community, e.g. a hospital or university school of medicine's department of ophthalmology
- obtaining Board Policy for the Lions Clubs International Eye Bank Program
- calculating the cost of establishing, equipping, and operating a Lions eye bank. (Clubs should also consider possible fundraising projects.)
- contacting the Legal Division at Lions Clubs International, 300 W. 22nd Street, Oak Brook, Illinois, USA, 60523-8842 for authorization to use the Lions name and/or emblem
- electing a board of directors from among Lions in good standing
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