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PERSPECTIVE<br />

Midwest eye-Banks’ RepoRt to the CoMMunity<br />

July 1, 2006-June 30, 2007


This is an exciting time to be a part of Midwest<br />

Eye-Banks’ history and, more importantly, its future.<br />

Let me take a few moments to bring you up to date.<br />

Florence Johnston, who served as our President and<br />

Chief Executive Officer from 1998 until 2004, reprised<br />

her role in 2007, when Susan Mozena moved on to a new<br />

career in ministry. With Flo’s re-retirement in the fall, our<br />

Board of Directors appointed a new management team that<br />

included myself as President and CEO, Charles Pivoney<br />

as Chief Operating Officer, and Brad Tennant as Senior<br />

Vice President. Flo was named President Emeritus, and<br />

continues to support the Eye-Bank in an advisory capacity.<br />

Throughout the recent changes in our leadership, Midwest<br />

Eye-Banks has remained as stable as its long, successful<br />

history would suggest. During 2007, we celebrated 60<br />

years of service at the Illinois Eye-Bank in Chicago, 55<br />

years at our Watson Gailey facility in Bloomington, and<br />

50 years in Michigan. In addition, the Lions Eye Bank<br />

of New Jersey, which joined our family of eye banks in<br />

2005, is nearing its 40th anniversary. Our commitment to<br />

our core mission – the restoration of sight – is as strong<br />

as ever, and we continue to embrace new opportunities to<br />

achieve that mission.<br />

Later in this report, you’ll read about groundbreaking<br />

advances in corneal transplantation and information<br />

technology that have challenged us to strengthen our<br />

own clinical, staff and IT resources. In that way, each<br />

new challenge has become an opportunity for us to<br />

provide something more to the many people we serve.<br />

We couldn’t be more pleased with the results, but we<br />

know there’s still a lot of work ahead of us.<br />

The President’s<br />

Perspective<br />

Kevin W. Ross, MS, MPH<br />

President and Chief Executive Officer<br />

Much of that work lies in the realm of community<br />

engagement. Through a variety of educational programs<br />

and outreach initiatives, we’re stepping up our efforts to<br />

inform and engage people from all backgrounds in the<br />

areas we serve. Our Board members, serving both Midwest<br />

Eye-Banks and the Lions Eye Bank of New Jersey,<br />

have become directly involved in carrying out our<br />

community outreach objectives. Further, we’re committed<br />

to revitalizing our historic relationship with Lions Clubs<br />

throughout Illinois, New Jersey and Michigan.<br />

These are aggressive plans of action, for which we continue<br />

to need your help. Financial contributions, including<br />

support for facilities, research grants, provision of<br />

tissues for research and training, and public engagement,<br />

are essential in the fulfillment of our mission. But the most<br />

important gifts will always come from eye, organ and tissue<br />

donors and their families, who generously consent to give<br />

gifts that offer renewed sight and life. That’s why my<br />

staff and I are making a commitment to a Donor Registry<br />

campaign, to be launched at each of our eye banks in the<br />

fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008. Our support of state<br />

donor registries in Illinois, New Jersey and Michigan will<br />

help to ensure that no one will be denied the gifts of sight<br />

and life in the years to come.<br />

I can’t wait to see what we will accomplish together.<br />

Thank you for your continued support of our mission.<br />

Kevin W. Ross, MS, MPH<br />

President and Chief Executive Officer<br />

Kevin Ross has worked with Midwest Eye-Banks since 1990<br />

and was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in<br />

November, 2007. He holds Master’s degrees<br />

in Computer Science and in Public Health from the<br />

University of Michigan, and is an active member of the Ann<br />

Arbor Host Lions Club. Kevin and his wife Suzanne reside<br />

in Ann Arbor, Michigan with their two children.


FISCaL YEaR IN REVIEW<br />

The past fiscal year was a period of remarkable growth<br />

for Midwest Eye-Banks, in terms of both its size and its<br />

capabilities. Midwest had acquired a new building and<br />

a new member eye bank during its previous fiscal year,<br />

and it sustained that momentum in 2006-07 with more<br />

new community outreach initiatives, new facilities, new<br />

technologies, a larger staff, expanded clinical capabilities<br />

and an ongoing commitment to its core mission:<br />

the restoration of sight.<br />

Despite the rapid pace of growth and change to meet<br />

evolving demands on its services, Midwest Eye-Banks<br />

has remained strong and stable. The Illinois Eye-Bank<br />

completed a successful relocation to its new quarters on<br />

the sixth floor of Chicago’s Metra building, allowing a<br />

long-overdue expansion of its laboratory and office space.<br />

Meanwhile, the Michigan Eye-Bank established connections<br />

in the Detroit area through its popular Night for Sight event<br />

at the Detroit Institute of arts. The Lions Eye Bank of New<br />

Jersey established an ambassador volunteer program and<br />

strengthened its ties to the community through successful<br />

events like its Open House during Lions Eye Bank Week,<br />

and Visionary of the Year celebration.<br />

Meeting new CliniCal Challenges<br />

a groundbreaking new surgical procedure, known as<br />

Descemet’s Stripping automated Endothelial Keratoplasty<br />

or DSaEK, has created a need for specially-prepared<br />

corneal tissue. Instead of replacing the patient’s entire,<br />

full-thickness cornea, in the traditional manner of a<br />

cornea transplant, only the innermost layer of the cornea<br />

is transplanted into the patient’s eye through a tiny<br />

incision. although DSaEK isn’t an option for all patients<br />

who require a transplant, it does offer faster recovery and<br />

better results when it can be performed as an alternative<br />

to a full-thickness graft. The procedure is less invasive and<br />

doesn’t require suturing. However, it is extremely delicate<br />

and requires the surgeon to undergo highly-specialized<br />

training. It also means that the corneal tissue being implanted<br />

must be prepared to exacting specifications, to ensure patient<br />

safety and to achieve the best possible results.<br />

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new Milestones<br />

in inforMation teChnology<br />

Midwest Eye-Banks developed and deployed<br />

a comprehensive information system that can<br />

meet the unique requirements of eye bank<br />

data management. Midwire is a progressive,<br />

flexible system that allows for growth and<br />

expansion in the years to come. It replaces<br />

the Eye-Bank Information System (EIS), which<br />

Midwest developed specifically for its own use<br />

in the early 1990s.<br />

Released in April, 2007, Midwire is designed to<br />

enhance clinical outcomes by reducing the<br />

possibility of adverse reactions due to inaccurate<br />

information, and to offer multiple-system<br />

integration – both within the Eye-Bank and<br />

among its partner organizations.<br />

“We believe that our previous system was the<br />

best available in eye banking,” says Kevin Ross,<br />

who was the Eye-Bank’s Vice President for<br />

Information Systems prior to his appointment as<br />

President and CEO in late 2007. “Midwire will<br />

strengthen our ability to integrate with other<br />

transplant organizations and provide a higher<br />

quality of clinical service.”


technical director Michael o’Keefe demonstrates dsaeK tissue<br />

preparation techniques to a group of visitors from the<br />

hanover-horton lions Club.<br />

at first, many surgeons were preparing corneal<br />

tissue for DSaEK themselves, using their own<br />

facilities and equipment. To streamline the patient<br />

care process, Midwest Eye-Banks began during 2006<br />

to prepare corneal tissue for DSaEK. To do this, a<br />

substantial investment was made in the specialized<br />

equipment, procedures and training needed to offer<br />

DSaEK corneal tissue to surgeons performing the<br />

new procedure. Both the Michigan Eye-Bank in ann<br />

arbor and the Illinois Eye-Bank in Chicago were<br />

outfitted with the necessary equipment, and staff<br />

members at both locations were trained to perform<br />

the delicate procedure of precision-cutting a thin layer<br />

of corneal tissue for the surgeon to implant. By using<br />

DSaEK tissue provided by Midwest, surgeons gain<br />

the advantage of the Eye-Bank’s process control and<br />

quality improvement measures.<br />

Midwest Eye-Banks is one of a limited number of eye<br />

banks able to offer this service to surgeons. as a result,<br />

demand for DSaEK tissue exceeded the Eye-Bank’s<br />

initial expectations. “We weren’t going to provide the<br />

service until we knew we could do it with the same level<br />

of quality our surgeons have come to expect from us,”<br />

explains Bradley Tennant, who served as the Eye-Bank’s<br />

Vice President of Clinical Operations for many years<br />

before his appointment as Senior Vice President in late<br />

2007. “So far, the response has been overwhelming.<br />

We’ve seen consistent increases in the number of<br />

requests for this service, and we continue to handle<br />

those requests in a prompt, professional manner.”<br />

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Tennant credits the success of the Eye-Bank’s DSaEK<br />

tissue service to the skilled laboratory staff members<br />

who work to prepare the tissue at all hours of the day<br />

and night to meet the growing demand. He also credits<br />

the corporate tissue distribution team members, who<br />

work directly with surgeons and surgical facilities to<br />

ensure smooth, timely distribution of corneal tissue.<br />

eye health and safety initiatives<br />

Midwest Eye-Banks knows that the best way to<br />

preserve vision and promote healthy eyesight is to<br />

prevent the kinds of injuries that can lead to vision<br />

loss. In that way, its mission has expanded beyond<br />

sight restoration to include sight preservation.<br />

In keeping with the mission of the Lions Clubs<br />

who so faithfully support its work, the Eye-Bank<br />

seeks to eliminate preventable blindness in any way<br />

possible. One of the most powerful tools in this<br />

effort is education, and it begins at an early age. To that<br />

end, Midwest Eye-Banks developed an eye health and<br />

safety program designed for younger schoolchildren<br />

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the eye-Bank’s See To It! eye health and safety Program kits<br />

were made possible through a grant from the national eye<br />

institute’s (nei) healthy vision Community awards program.<br />

two hundred kits were produced for Michigan second-grade<br />

classrooms during 2007.


and their parents. The See To It! Eye Health and<br />

Safety Program has now been piloted in Michigan<br />

second-grade classes; it features interactive word<br />

games, puzzles and discussion items for students,<br />

parents and teachers. Its goal is to introduce kids to<br />

preventive behaviors that can protect their eyesight<br />

against numerous risk factors as they grow older.<br />

The program is designed to fit into standard<br />

teaching curricula, and its results will be monitored.<br />

If successful, See To It! can be expanded and released<br />

in other areas as well.<br />

a new hoMe for the illinois eye-BanK<br />

Six decades after its humble beginnings in a<br />

cramped space at Cook County Hospital, the<br />

Illinois Eye-Bank took possession of its new 7,000<br />

square-foot facility on the sixth floor of Chicago’s<br />

Metra Building in the spring of 2007.<br />

The relocation took place only two months after the<br />

Eye-Bank’s successful Gift of Sight Gala fundraiser,<br />

and just as it began preparations for its annual Golf<br />

Outing and its 60th anniversary Celebration. For<br />

many years, the growing staff occupied a small office<br />

and lab inside the River City Building at 800 South<br />

Wells, adjacent to the riverfront and near the western<br />

edge of the Chicago loop. “We had outgrown the old<br />

space at River City quite a long time ago,” explains<br />

Chuck Pivoney, who served as Vice President of<br />

Illinois Operations for many years before being<br />

appointed Chief Operating Officer in late 2007.<br />

“Because of the demands we now face in providing<br />

services to our surgeons and to the community, we’ve<br />

had to increase the size of our staff and add to our<br />

investment in laboratory equipment.”<br />

The new Illinois Eye-Bank facility features a<br />

spacious laboratory, designed in collaboration with<br />

the Eye-Bank’s laboratory staff. It also houses the<br />

new equipment and work areas needed to prepare<br />

eye tissue for DSaEK, and offers considerably<br />

larger meeting and office space for its administrative<br />

and community outreach functions.<br />

the illinois eye-Bank now operates on the sixth floor of Chicago’s<br />

Metra Building at 547 west Jackson Boulevard, near Union station.<br />

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RESEaRCH GRaNT aWaRDS<br />

Midwest eye-Banks has announced that the following researchers and projects will receive funding as part of its annual<br />

eye and vision research Program for 2007-2008:<br />

howard Petty, Ph.d., Department of Ophthalmology<br />

and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan, Kellogg<br />

Eye Center, “Time-gated single molecule fluorescence<br />

imaging of human retina ex-vivo.”<br />

$15,000<br />

simon Petersen-Jones, dvetMed, Ph.d., Michigan<br />

State University College of Veterinary Medicine,<br />

“Intravitreal delivery of 9-cis retinal to rescue the<br />

mutant phenotype of a canine model of Leber<br />

Congenital Amaurosis.”<br />

$15,000<br />

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hemant Khanna, Ph.d.,<br />

Department of Ophthalmology and Visual<br />

Sciences, University of Michigan, Kellogg Eye<br />

Center, “Elucidation of cilliary dysfunction in<br />

CEP290/NPHP6-associated Leber<br />

congenital amaurosis.”<br />

$14,861<br />

Christine nelson, Md,<br />

Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences,<br />

University of Michigan, Kellogg Eye Center, “Genetics<br />

of anophthalmia in a three generation pedigree.”<br />

$15,000


shahzad Mian, Md, Department of<br />

Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of<br />

Michigan, Kellogg Eye Center, “Femtosecond laserassisted<br />

keratoplasty.”<br />

$15,000<br />

gabriel sosne, Md, Wayne State University School<br />

of Medicine, “NFkappaB: A novel potential mechanism<br />

of action of thymosin beta 4.”<br />

$15,000<br />

nicolas Cottaris, Ph.d., Wayne State University<br />

School of Medicine, “Characterizing the<br />

temporal precision of retinal ganglion cells<br />

responses induced by prosthetic epiretinal<br />

stimulation with planer electrodes.”<br />

$15,000<br />

Joshua Bartoe, dvM, Michigan State<br />

University College of Veterinary Medicine,<br />

“Do PDE5 inhibitors have the potential to<br />

cause irreversible retinal changes in<br />

heterozygous carriers of PDE6 mutations?”<br />

$15,000<br />

Joshua singer, Ph.d., Northwestern University<br />

Feinberg School of Medicine, “Synaptic physiology<br />

of retinal dopaminergic amacrine cells.”<br />

$15,000<br />

In addition to these research projects, $2,000<br />

stipends were awarded to five students<br />

involved in eye and vision research at the<br />

University of Illinois Chicago, the University of<br />

Michigan and Wayne State University.<br />

This brings the total eye and vision research<br />

and student stipend funding provided by<br />

Midwest to $144,861 for 2007-2008.<br />

Midwest has awarded $2,303,784 in seed<br />

money grants since its Eye and Vision<br />

Research Program began in 1980. Over<br />

the years, this funding has led to important<br />

scientific findings, including the discovery of<br />

a gene that, if defective, can cause early<br />

childhood blindness.<br />

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When David Montross was nominated to be the<br />

Illinois Eye-Bank’s 2007 Man of Vision, he<br />

couldn’t overlook the irony.<br />

He had been told that his nomination was a<br />

reflection of his civic leadership in Chicago as CEO<br />

of UGL Equis, a real estate consulting firm. No one<br />

knew at the time that Montross was a double cornea<br />

recipient, and that his transplants had been performed<br />

by Joel Sugar, M.D., Medical Director of the Illinois<br />

Eye-Bank.<br />

His reaction was one of gratitude and, in his words,<br />

“a sense of shock and awe. I was very pleased to<br />

help the Eye-Bank.”<br />

Montross was born with excellent eyesight. It was<br />

so good, in fact, that he once considered a career in<br />

military aviation. But his vision began to deteriorate<br />

in his early 20s to the point where it became a serious<br />

problem for the young computer programmer.<br />

He originally thought his extended exposure to a<br />

computer screen was ruining his vision.<br />

“at that time, I had already lost the ability to see my<br />

golf shots sail out of bounds,” he recalled during his<br />

David Montross:<br />

Man of Restored Vision<br />

“ I was very pleased to help the Eye-Bank…<br />

It was frightening when my eyesight began<br />

to fail as rapidly as it did.”<br />

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Man of Vision speech to guests at the Eye-Bank’s<br />

2007 Gift of Sight Gala. “It was frightening when my<br />

eyesight began to fail as rapidly as it did.”<br />

Initial exams from an ophthalmologist failed to<br />

identify the problem, which later would be diagnosed<br />

as keratoconus, a progressive condition that deforms<br />

the cornea into a cone shape and distorts vision.<br />

Montross was treated with hard contact lenses, but<br />

the condition worsened, causing corneal ulcers and<br />

abrasions, especially during the dry winter months.<br />

He was eventually referred to Dr. Joel Sugar, a cornea<br />

surgeon and professor at the University of Illinois<br />

at Chicago.<br />

By that time, Montross was working in the real estate<br />

field, and reading was critical to executing business<br />

transactions. He was able to read, but his eyes tired<br />

easily. Reading for pleasure was out of the question.<br />

“I got to the point where I was getting headaches<br />

every day,” he says. “You need to read in nearly<br />

everything you do. If you can’t read, it’s a very<br />

scary proposition.”


Dr. Sugar recommended a cornea transplant which,<br />

although it is the most common type of transplant<br />

procedure performed today, can be a frightening<br />

proposition for patients. In fact, Montross’ reservations<br />

about the procedure initially caused him to cancel<br />

his first scheduled surgery. However, as his vision<br />

continued to deteriorate, he was left with no choice but<br />

to undergo the procedure. He later received a second<br />

cornea transplant in his other eye, and hasn’t had a<br />

vision problem in the 18 years since.<br />

as with most people who have nearly lost their vision,<br />

Montross realizes its importance to one’s productivity<br />

and quality of life, and has been thankful every day<br />

since his transplants. He has enjoyed a real estate career<br />

spanning more than 20 years, and is the first to attribute<br />

much of his success to his healthy eyesight. Montross’<br />

work involves helping clients manage large, complex<br />

real estate transactions, such as consolidation and<br />

relocation of major corporate headquarters facilities, as<br />

well as managing their real estate holdings.<br />

Montross’ vision as a corporate executive and civic<br />

leader made an impression on the Illinois Eye-Bank<br />

Gala Committee, and contributed to his nomination as<br />

the 2007 Man of Vision. His direct, personal experience<br />

with corneal transplantation only served to reinforce<br />

the significance of this accolade. as a top executive,<br />

Montross recognizes the importance of contributing to<br />

the communities in which his corporation does<br />

business. Recently, he established a corporate citizenship<br />

program at UGL Equis, which supports Chicago’s<br />

adler Planetarium, Howard Brown Health Center,<br />

Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago architecture Foundation,<br />

Fairy Godmother Foundation, and the Greater Chicago<br />

Food Depository. Corporate giving, he says, is integral<br />

to good business.<br />

“Philanthropy is a part of leadership,” explains<br />

Montross. “If you bring broader value (to the<br />

community), doesn’t that add value to your company?<br />

Pick your cause and drive it. You have to be a leader<br />

in more than financial, economic responsibilities, in<br />

my opinion… Good companies do that. It’s part of<br />

their brand identity and their sense of community<br />

outreach that is so important for the heart and soul<br />

of the company.”<br />

Each year, the Illinois Eye-Bank recognizes the men and<br />

women whose philanthropic efforts and community<br />

support have made Chicago a better place to live. Man<br />

and Woman of Vision awards are presented during the<br />

Eye-Bank’s annual Gift of Sight Gala, a black-tie fundraiser<br />

that supports its transplantation, research and<br />

outreach programs. To learn more about David Montross,<br />

the Man and Woman of Vision award or<br />

the Gift of Sight Gala, contact the Illinois Eye-Bank<br />

at (800) 548-4703.<br />

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For the love of the game…<br />

and the gift<br />

On one special day each summer, supporters of<br />

the Illinois Eye-Bank trade in their business attire<br />

for shorts, polos and spiked shoes to play in the<br />

Eye-Bank’s annual Gift of Sight Golf Outing. The<br />

event celebrated its 10th anniversary in June, 2007<br />

at the prestigious and private Inverness Golf Club<br />

in Inverness, Illinois.<br />

Dr. Randy Epstein, CEO of Chicago Cornea<br />

Consultants, has participated in the Eye-Bank’s<br />

golf outing since its inception. “I love the game,”<br />

he says, and adds that this particular outing is “an<br />

ideal opportunity to use that for something special,<br />

positive and altruistic.”<br />

Epstein also sees the golf outing as a chance to<br />

do some networking. “For our practice, it has<br />

dr. randy epstein (second from left) with the sixsome from<br />

Chicago Cornea Consultants.<br />

After 10 years, the Illinois Eye-Bank’s annual Golf<br />

Outing has become a meaningful tradition, but one<br />

that needs major sponsors in order to stay alive.<br />

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provided us with an excellent opportunity to<br />

spend a lot of ‘quality time’ with some of our best<br />

referring doctors,” he attests.<br />

although a love of golf is the motivating factor for<br />

many participants, the importance of raising funds<br />

for a meaningful cause is never forgotten. That’s<br />

why the Eye-Bank depends heavily on event<br />

sponsorships to make each year’s outing successful.<br />

“One of our greatest challenges is in identifying<br />

corporate sponsors, and encouraging them to<br />

participate,” explains Eye-Bank Technical Director<br />

Kristen McCoy, who has served on the Golf<br />

Committee for several years. “We want them to<br />

know about our mission, and we give them as<br />

much recognition for their support as we can.”<br />

eye-Bank Chief operating officer Charles Pivoney with Jim Muzzin,<br />

Mark singler, Jack Monco and andrew McCoy.


Epstein agrees. “Corporate sponsorship is key,”<br />

he says, but adds that such support is diminishing<br />

rapidly due to new constraints on the philanthropic<br />

efforts of large pharmaceutical companies and other<br />

major sponsors. as far as the Golf Committee is<br />

concerned, a lack of corporate sponsorships could<br />

bring an end to the golf outing’s success and viability<br />

in the near future.<br />

The golf outing is one of two major annual<br />

events benefiting the Illinois Eye-Bank – the other,<br />

of course, being the Gift of Sight Gala. Plans are<br />

underway to increase the visibility of the outing in<br />

2008 and seek new sponsorship opportunities. The<br />

next outing takes place at the Inverness Golf Club<br />

on august 11, 2008.<br />

Mike taylor, Kristen McCoy, Karyl hildebrand, nicola Jett (seated),<br />

Cheryl wirtschoreck, Jodi taylor and frank saporito.<br />

Kristen McCoy, Mike taylor and Karyl hildebrand enjoy the view<br />

from the clubhouse.<br />

2006-07 golf outing<br />

Committee Members<br />

CHAIR:<br />

Jim Feinstein, Vice President, TLC Vision Corporation<br />

COMMITTEE:<br />

randy epstein, M.d., Chief Executive Officer,<br />

Chicago Cornea Consultants, Ltd.<br />

hiro fukuda, Director of North American Operations,<br />

Nippon Shaft<br />

Chan Kang, Financial Advisor, Ameriprise Financial<br />

Patrick leyden, Trust Officer, Fifth-Third Bank (2007)<br />

andrew McCoy, Vice President, Lasik Plus<br />

Kristen McCoy, Technical Director, Illinois Eye-Bank<br />

neil McQuality, Specialty Accounts Manager,<br />

Allergan, Inc.<br />

Jack nicholson, Senior Vice President, LaSalle Bank<br />

Wealth Management Group (2006)<br />

Charles Pivoney, Chief Operating Officer,<br />

Midwest Eye-Banks<br />

william rodriguez, Seal-Tight Protective Services<br />

don rowley, Mathematics Teacher and Basketball<br />

Coach, Hersey High School (2007)<br />

frank saporito, Senior Vice President, U.S. Bank<br />

Private Client Group<br />

Mark singler, Law Offices of Peter J. Latz<br />

Mike taylor, President, M.J. Taylor & Company<br />

2006 GOLF OUTING HOST SPONSOR<br />

advanced Medical optics, inc. (aMo)<br />

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Statistics and Financials<br />

CliniCal statistiCs:<br />

fisCal year 2006/2007<br />

Total Eyes/Corneas<br />

Received 5,325<br />

Total Corneal Grafts 3,237<br />

Total Tissues Provided<br />

for Research<br />

and Training 1,247<br />

stateMent of PUBliC sUPPort and revenUe, exPenses<br />

and Changes in net assets<br />

JUly 1, 2006 – JUne 30, 2007<br />

Current<br />

operating fund<br />

investment<br />

fund<br />

Support from Lions/Lioness and Leo Clubs $157.808 –<br />

Support from Other Public Sources 359,427 –<br />

total Public support 517,235 –<br />

Tissue Processing Fees 7,853,176 –<br />

Realized or Unrealized Gain on Investment $567,140<br />

Investment Income 9,260 215,346<br />

Miscellaneous and Other Income 35,782 –<br />

total revenue 7,898,218 782,486<br />

total PUBliC sUPPort and revenUe $8,415,453 $782,486<br />

Tissue Recovery Processing and Distribution;<br />

Community Outreach and Education;<br />

Research Funding $6,702,165 –<br />

Administrative and Fundraising Services 1,409,945 54,205<br />

total exPenditUres $8,112,110 54,205<br />

excess of Public support and<br />

revenue over/(Under) expenses $303,343<br />

increase (decrease) in investment assets $728,281<br />

Transfer from Investment Fund to Current Fund 805,225 (805,225)<br />

Capital Campaign Pledges and Revenue 128,561 –<br />

Beginning of Year Net Assets $1,542,844 6,010,732<br />

end of year net assets $2,779,973 $5,933,788<br />

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Research<br />

Programs 10.8%<br />

The graphs below are based on audited<br />

figures by Plante and Moran, LLP for the Fiscal<br />

Year 2006/07, which ended on June 30, 2007.<br />

<strong>MIDWEST</strong> <strong>EYE</strong>-BANKS<br />

exPenses<br />

Education<br />

Programs 16.0%<br />

Administration 13.6%<br />

<strong>MIDWEST</strong> <strong>EYE</strong>-BANKS<br />

revenUe<br />

Investments<br />

6.2%<br />

Tissue Distribution<br />

93.3%<br />

Clinical<br />

Programs 55.3%<br />

Fundraising 4.3%<br />

Contributions<br />

0.5%<br />

<strong>MIDWEST</strong> <strong>EYE</strong>-BANKS<br />

stateMent of fUnCtional exPenses<br />

and revenUes<br />

Direct expenses are allocated between two major categories,<br />

which are reported on a functional basis: program services (clinical<br />

programs, public and professional education programs and research<br />

programs) and support services (administration and fundraising).<br />

Indirect expenses are allocated among the various programs<br />

and support services. Certain indirect expenses are allocated<br />

among all five (5) areas, such as depreciation of equipment,<br />

salaries of corporate staff and liability insurance.<br />

Clinical Programs: Includes the cost of tissue recovery;<br />

medical supplies; tissue shipment to Midwest Eye-Banks labs,<br />

surgeons and researchers; serological testing; tissue evaluation,<br />

preservation and storage; surgery scheduling; placement of tissue;<br />

salaries of technical staff.<br />

education Programs: Includes the cost of developing and<br />

printing educational materials such as brochures, donor cards,<br />

audio-visual materials for hospital in-services, public speaking<br />

engagements and a variety of other outreach programs, as well<br />

as salaries for the education staff.<br />

research Programs: Includes the cost of the Research Grant<br />

Program and costs related to recovery and distribution of research<br />

and training tissue, the cost of subsidizing research and training<br />

tissue to researchers and ophthalmology residents and an<br />

appropriate allocation of technical and support salaries.<br />

administration: Includes the cost of rent, utilities, information<br />

services, financial audits, personnel, accounting and the salaries of<br />

administrative and clerical support staff.<br />

fundraising: Includes salaries of development office staff and<br />

the expenses related to solicitation of contributions, as well as<br />

an appropriate allocation of overhead.<br />

tissue distribution: Includes reimbursement received from<br />

hospitals and surgical centers.<br />

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BenefaCtor<br />

($10,000 and above)<br />

Michigan lions<br />

ann arbor (Host) Lions Club<br />

Flint Downtown Host<br />

Lions Club<br />

lUMinary<br />

($5,000 - $9,999)<br />

Michigan lions<br />

District 11 B-1 Lions<br />

International<br />

Novi Lions Club<br />

steward<br />

($1,000 - $4,999)<br />

illinois lions<br />

Plainfield Lions Club<br />

Michigan lions<br />

alpena Host Lions Club<br />

armada Lions Club<br />

Bay City Lions Club<br />

Bedford Township Lions Club<br />

Birmingham Lions Club<br />

Bloomfield Lions Club<br />

Bretton Woods Lions Club<br />

Cadillac Lions Club<br />

Canton Lions Club<br />

Center Line Lions Club<br />

Central Lake Lions Club<br />

Chesterfield Bay Lions Club<br />

Clawson Lions Club<br />

Davison Lions Club<br />

Dearborn Heights Lions Club<br />

DeWitt Breakfast Lions Club<br />

Dexter Lions Club<br />

Dimondale Lions Club<br />

District 11a-2<br />

Lions International<br />

District 11C-2<br />

Lions International<br />

East Lansing/Meridian<br />

Lions Club<br />

Elk Rapids Lions Club<br />

Essexville-Hampton Lions Club<br />

Farmington area Lions Club<br />

Fenton Lions Club<br />

Flint Township Lions Club<br />

Fraser Lions Club<br />

Fremont Lions Club<br />

Grosse Pointe Lions Club<br />

Harper Woods Lions Club<br />

Harrison Township Lions Club<br />

Imlay City Lions Club<br />

Jeddo Lions Club<br />

lions support | Fiscal Year 2006-2007 | July 1, 2006–June 30, 2007<br />

a Shared Mission<br />

lions and Midwest eye-Banks share a mission – the elimination of preventable blindness.<br />

Midwest eye-Banks is grateful for the tremendous operating support it has received from<br />

lions, lioness and leo Clubs throughout its service areas during the past fiscal year.<br />

Kalamazoo Downtown<br />

Lioness Club<br />

Lake ann Lions Club<br />

Lathrup Village Lions Club<br />

Lewiston Lions Club<br />

Lincoln Lions Club<br />

Linden Lions Club<br />

Midland Lions Club<br />

Mount Clemens Lions Club<br />

Mount Pleasant Lions Club<br />

Muskegon East Side Lions Club<br />

Muskegon Northside Lions Club<br />

New Baltimore Lions Club<br />

Oscoda Lions Club<br />

Port Huron Host Lions Club<br />

Port Huron South Park<br />

Lions Club<br />

Rochester Hills Lions Club<br />

Rochester Lions Club<br />

Rockford Lions Club<br />

Royal Oak Lions Club<br />

Saline area Lions Club<br />

Sebewaing Lions Club<br />

Shelby Township Lions Club<br />

Snover Lions Club<br />

Sterling Heights Lions Club<br />

Stockbridge Lions Club<br />

Trenton Lions Club<br />

new Jersey lions<br />

Chester Lions Club<br />

District 16D Lions<br />

International<br />

Franklin Lakes Lions Club<br />

Long Island Portuguese<br />

Lions Club<br />

North arlington Lions Club<br />

Red Bank Lions Club<br />

Summit Lions Club<br />

West New York Leones<br />

Cubanos de Hudson<br />

Wood-Ridge Lions Club<br />

Wyckoff Lions Club<br />

Partner<br />

($500 - $999)<br />

Michigan lions<br />

armada Lioness Club<br />

Berville Lions Club<br />

Bridgman Lions Club<br />

Carson City Lions Club<br />

Cass City Lions Club<br />

Clare Lions Club<br />

Dearborn Lions Club<br />

Detroit Northeast Lions Club<br />

Eastpointe Lions Club<br />

Flushing Lions Club<br />

Fruitport Lions Club<br />

Garden City Lions Club<br />

Goodrich Lions Club<br />

Grand Haven Host Lions Club<br />

Grand Rapids Lions Club<br />

Greenville Lions Club<br />

Hale Lions Club<br />

Hazel Park Lions Club<br />

Holt Lions Club<br />

Hubbard Lake Lions Club<br />

Kalamazoo Downtown<br />

Lions Club<br />

Kaleva Lions Club<br />

Lake Orion Lions Club<br />

Lansing Host Lions Club<br />

Lennon Lions Club<br />

Livonia High Nooners<br />

Lions Club<br />

Livonia Lamplighters<br />

Lions Club<br />

Lyon area Lions Club<br />

Macomb Township Lions Club<br />

Napoleon Lions Club<br />

Onekama Lions Club<br />

Otter Lake Lions Club<br />

Ovid Lions Club<br />

Paw Paw Lioness Club<br />

Plymouth Lions Club<br />

Pontiac Lions Club<br />

Redford Township Lions Club<br />

Richmond Lions Club<br />

Rose City Lions Club<br />

Sheridan Lions Club<br />

Sparta Lions Club<br />

St. Charles Lions Club<br />

St. Johns Lions Club<br />

St. Joseph Lions Club<br />

St. Joseph Township Lions Club<br />

Stephenson Lions Club<br />

Three Rivers Lions Club<br />

Vicksburg Lions Club<br />

Watervliet Lions Club<br />

Wixom-Walled Lake Lions Club<br />

Zilwaukee Lions Club<br />

new Jersey lions<br />

Bergenfield Lions Club<br />

Berlin Lions Club<br />

Elizabeth Colombian Lions Club<br />

Little Ferry Lions Club<br />

Newark Portuguese Lions Club<br />

Readington Lions Club<br />

Rutherford Lions Club<br />

Saddle River Valley Lions Club<br />

Toms River Lions Club<br />

Verona Lions Club<br />

Waldwick Lions Club<br />

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Patron<br />

($250 - $499)<br />

Michigan lions<br />

algonac Lions Club<br />

ann arbor Evening Lions Club<br />

arcadia Lions Club<br />

au Gres Lions Club<br />

Bad axe Lions Club<br />

Baldwin Lions Club<br />

Beaverton Lions Club<br />

Bellaire Lions Club<br />

Berville Lioness Club<br />

Big Rapids Lions Club<br />

Boyne Valley Lions Club<br />

Buchanan Lions Club<br />

Central Lake Lioness Club<br />

Centreville Lions Club<br />

Cheboygan Lions Club<br />

Chelsea Lions Club<br />

Chesterfield Lions Club<br />

Clarkston area Lions Club<br />

Clinton Valley Lions Club<br />

Detroit Mid-City Lions Club<br />

Detroit Northwest Lions Club<br />

Detroit University/<br />

New Gratiot Lions Club<br />

Eastpointe Lioness Club<br />

Empire Lions Club<br />

Gaylord Lions Club<br />

Grand Ledge Lions Club<br />

Grayling Lions Club<br />

Harrisville Lions Club<br />

Harsens Island Lioness Club<br />

Hart Lions Club<br />

Hesperia Lioness Club<br />

Hesperia Lions Club<br />

Howell Lions Club<br />

Hudsonville Lions Club<br />

Huron Valley Sunrise<br />

Lions Club<br />

Ishpeming Lions Club<br />

Keweenaw Lions Club<br />

Kingston Lions Club<br />

Lake Odessa Lions Club<br />

Lansing Delta Lions Club<br />

Lawrence Lions Club<br />

Lewiston Lioness Lions Club<br />

Ludington Lions Club<br />

Mackinaw City Lions Club<br />

Macomb Township<br />

Lioness Club<br />

Marshall Lions Club<br />

Martin Lions Club<br />

Millington Lions Club<br />

Montrose Lions Club<br />

Muskegon Host Lions Club<br />

Newaygo Lions Club<br />

Northport Lions Club<br />

Petoskey Lions Club<br />

Port Sanilac Lions Club<br />

Powers-Spalding Lions Club<br />

Prescott Skidway Lake<br />

Lions Club<br />

Rankin Lions Club<br />

Rapid River Lions Club<br />

Ray Township Lions Club<br />

Rogers City Lions Club<br />

Saranac Lions Club<br />

Shields Lions Club<br />

Standish Lions Club<br />

Sterling Heights Lioness Club<br />

Sugar Island Lions Club<br />

Swartz Creek Lions Club<br />

Utica Lions Club<br />

Waterford Township Lions Club<br />

Watervliet Lioness Club<br />

Weidman Lions Club<br />

Westland Host Lions Club<br />

Yale Lions Club<br />

new Jersey lions<br />

audubon Lions Club<br />

Dumont Lions Club<br />

Elizabeth Cubanos Lions Club<br />

Fairview Lions Club<br />

Flemington Lions Club<br />

Hillside Lions Club<br />

Hopewell Valley Lions Club<br />

Lincoln Park Lions Club<br />

Medford Township Lions<br />

Moorestown Lions Club<br />

North Plainfield Lions Club<br />

Old Tappan Lions Club<br />

Oradell Lions Club<br />

Ridgefield Park Lions Club<br />

Springfield Lions Club<br />

Tenafly Bergen Phil<br />

aM Lions Club<br />

sUPPorter<br />

(up to $249)<br />

illinois lions<br />

Mackinaw Lions Club<br />

Michigan lions<br />

addison Township Lions Club<br />

allegan Lions Club<br />

allendale Lions Club<br />

almont-Dryden Lioness Lions<br />

alpena Evening Lions Club<br />

applegate Lions Club<br />

ashley Lions Club<br />

atlanta Lions Club


au Gres Lioness Club<br />

auburn Lions Club<br />

Baldwin Lioness Club<br />

Bancroft Lioness Club<br />

Bangor Lions Club<br />

Bark River Lions Club<br />

Baroda Lions Club<br />

Barryton Lions Club<br />

Bath Township Lions Club<br />

Bear Lake Lions Club<br />

Bellaire Lioness Club<br />

Bellevue Lions Club<br />

Benton Harbor Lions Club<br />

Berkley Lions Club<br />

Birch Run Lions Club<br />

Bloomingdale-Gobles<br />

(Kal-Haven Trail) Lions Club<br />

Bretton Woods Lioness Club<br />

Bridgeport Lions Club<br />

Brighton Lions Club<br />

Buena Vista Township<br />

Lions Club<br />

Byron area Lions Club<br />

Calumet Lions Club<br />

Carney-Nadeau Lions Club<br />

Caro Lions Club<br />

Casnovia-Kent City Lions Club<br />

Cassopolis Lions Club<br />

Cedar-Maple City Lions Club<br />

Central Oakland Lions Club<br />

Champion Lions Club<br />

Chassell Lions Club<br />

Cheboygan Lioness Club<br />

Chesaning Lions Club<br />

Chesterfield Leo Club<br />

Chocolay Township Lions Club<br />

Coleman Lions Club<br />

Coloma Lioness Club<br />

Coloma Lions Club<br />

Colon Lioness Club<br />

Colon Lions Club<br />

Columbia Township<br />

Jeptha Lake Lions Club<br />

Comstock Lions Club<br />

Constantine Lions Club<br />

Coopersville Lions Club<br />

Covert Township Lions Club<br />

Crystal Falls Lions Club<br />

Dafter Lions Club<br />

Daggett Lions Club<br />

Decatur Lions Club<br />

Delta Lioness Club<br />

Delta-Menominee Lions Club<br />

Delton Lions Club<br />

Detroit Eastside Friendship<br />

Lions Club<br />

Detroit Hispanic Lions Club<br />

Detroit New Center Lions Club<br />

Detroit North Central<br />

Lions Club<br />

DeWitt Host Lions Club<br />

DeWitt Lioness Club<br />

District 11C-2 Lioness Clubs<br />

Dorr Township Lions Club<br />

Drummond Island Lions Club<br />

Durand Lioness Club<br />

East Flint Lions Club<br />

East Jordan Lioness Club<br />

East Jordan Lions Club<br />

Ecorse-River Rouge Lions Club<br />

Edmore Lions Club<br />

Edwardsburg Lions Club<br />

Ellsworth Lioness Club<br />

Ellsworth Lions Club<br />

Engadine-Naubinway<br />

Lions Club<br />

Escanaba Lions Club<br />

Evart Lions Club<br />

Fairgrove Lions Club<br />

Fairplain Lions Club<br />

Fairview-Comins Lions Club<br />

Farmington area Korean<br />

Lions Club<br />

Fennville Lions Club<br />

Flint Inner City Lions Club<br />

Frankenmuth Lions Club<br />

Frankfort Lions Club<br />

Freeland Lions Club<br />

Gaines area Lions Club<br />

Galesburg Lioness Club<br />

Galien Lions Club<br />

Genesee Lioness Club<br />

Genesee Lions Club<br />

Glennie Lioness Club<br />

Glennie Lions Club<br />

Grand Ledge Lioness Club<br />

Grandville-Jenison Lions Club<br />

Grant Lions Club<br />

Grass Lake Lions Club<br />

Grayling Lioness Club<br />

Gulliver Lions Club<br />

Gwinn Lions Club<br />

Hamilton Lions Club<br />

Hanover-Horton Lions Club<br />

Harbor Beach Lions Club<br />

Hartford Lions Club<br />

Hemlock Lions Club<br />

Hillman area Lions Club<br />

Hillsdale Lions Club<br />

Holton-Twin Lakes Lions Club<br />

Honor Lions Club<br />

Houghton Lake Lioness Club<br />

Houghton Lake Lions Club<br />

Houghton Lions Club<br />

Howard City Lions Club<br />

Howard Community Lions Club<br />

Ishpeming Tri-Township<br />

Lions Club<br />

Jackson Eye Openers Lions Club<br />

Jonesville Lions Club<br />

Kalamazoo West Side Lions Club<br />

Kalkaska Lions Club<br />

Kochville Township Lions Club<br />

Lake Orion Lioness Club<br />

Lakeshore Lions Club<br />

Lakeview Lions Club<br />

L’anse Lions Club<br />

Les Cheneaux Lions Club<br />

Lexington Lions Club<br />

Luther Lioness Club<br />

Luther Lions Club<br />

Lyons-Muir Lions Club<br />

Mackinac Island Lions Club<br />

Mancelona area Lions Club<br />

Manistique Lakes Lions Club<br />

Manistique Lions Club<br />

Maple Valley Lions Club<br />

Marcellus Lions Club<br />

Marne Lions Club<br />

Marquette Lions Club<br />

Martin Lioness Club<br />

Mason Lions Club<br />

Mattawan Lions Club<br />

Mayville Lions Club<br />

Menominee Lions Club<br />

Merrill Lions Club<br />

Mesick Lions Club<br />

Michigan Center Lioness Club<br />

Middleville Lions Club<br />

Midland Lioness Club<br />

Mio Lions Club<br />

Mona Shores-Muskegon<br />

Heights Lions Club<br />

Mt. Morris Lioness Club<br />

Mt. Morris Lions Club<br />

Mulliken Lions Club<br />

Nashville Lions Club<br />

Negaunee Lions Club<br />

New Buffalo Lions Club<br />

New Haven Lions Club<br />

New Lothrop Lions Club<br />

North Macomb for Youth<br />

Services Lions Club<br />

Northville Lions Club<br />

Olivet Lions Club<br />

Ortonville Lions Club<br />

Oscoda Lioness Club<br />

Otisville Lioness Club<br />

Otisville Lions Club<br />

Otsego Lions Club<br />

Ottawa Lions Club<br />

Ovid Elsie Lioness Club<br />

Owendale Lions Club<br />

Parchment Lions Club<br />

Parma-Spring arbor Lions Club<br />

Paw Paw Lions Club<br />

Peck Lions Club<br />

Pennfield Lions Club<br />

Petersburg-Summerfield<br />

Lions Club<br />

Pickford Lions Club<br />

Pigeon Lions Club<br />

Pinconning Lions Club<br />

Pine Grove Township<br />

Lions Club<br />

Pittsford area Lions Club<br />

Plainwell Lions Club<br />

Port austin Lions Club<br />

Portage Lions Club<br />

Range Lions Club<br />

Rankin Lioness Club<br />

Ravenna Lions Club<br />

Remus Lions Club<br />

Richfield Township Lions Club<br />

Richland-Gull Lake Lions Club<br />

Richmond Lioness Club<br />

Rock Lions Club<br />

Rockwood area Lions Club<br />

Roscommon Higgins-Lake<br />

Lions Club<br />

Rose City Lioness Club<br />

Roseville Lions Club<br />

Rudyard Lions Club<br />

Saginaw Downtown Lions Club<br />

Saginaw West Lions Club<br />

Sault Ste. Marie Lions Club<br />

Sawyer Lions Club<br />

Sister Lakes Lions Club<br />

Skandia Lioness Club<br />

Snyderville Lions Club<br />

South Haven Black River<br />

Lions Club<br />

Southfield Lions Club<br />

Spring Lake Lions Club<br />

St. Clair Shores Lions Club<br />

St. Helen Lions Club<br />

St. Johns Lioness Club<br />

Stanwood Lions Club<br />

Sterling Heights Leo Club<br />

Stockbridge Lioness Club<br />

Stockbridge Lions air Force<br />

Sturgis Lions Club<br />

Sugar Island Lioness Club<br />

Taylor Lions Club<br />

Tekonsha Lions Club<br />

Three Oaks Lions Club<br />

Traverse City Lions Club<br />

Trenary Lions Club<br />

Vassar Lions Club<br />

Vermontville Lions Club<br />

Vestaburg Lions Club<br />

Vulcan-Norway-Loretto<br />

Lions Club<br />

Wacousta Lions Club<br />

Warren Lioness Club<br />

Washington Lions Club<br />

Wayne Lions Club<br />

Webberville Lions Club<br />

Wells Lions Club<br />

White Cloud Lions Club<br />

White Pine Lions Club<br />

Whittemore Lioness Club<br />

Williamston Lions Club<br />

Wixom-Walled Lake<br />

Lioness Club<br />

Wyandotte Lions Club<br />

Wyoming Lions Club<br />

new Jersey lions<br />

Berkeley Heights Lions Club<br />

Clifton Lions Club<br />

Franklin Township Lions Club<br />

Frenchtown Lions Club<br />

Hawthorne Lions Club<br />

Highland Park Phil aM<br />

Lions Club<br />

Hunterdon Hills Lions Club<br />

Leonia Lions Club<br />

Livingston Lions Club<br />

Maplewood Lions Club<br />

Metuchen Metro Lions Club<br />

Milltown Lions Club<br />

Oxford Lions Club<br />

Palisades Park Lions Club<br />

Point Pleasant Lions Club<br />

Scotch Plains Lions Club<br />

South amboy Lions Club<br />

South River Lions Club<br />

Tenafly Lions Club<br />

West Long Branch Lions Club<br />

Westfield Lions Club<br />

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Support from the Community<br />

lUMinary<br />

($5,000-$9,999)<br />

William Barr, Ed.D. and<br />

Patti Barr, PRC<br />

steward<br />

($1,000-$4,999)<br />

Gerald G. Babcock, PDG<br />

and Linda Babcock<br />

Dennis Cobler, O.D.<br />

and Kathleen Cobler<br />

Karyl and Christopher<br />

Hildebrand<br />

Peter and Michele Latz<br />

BenefaCtor<br />

($10,000 and above)<br />

Rollin M. Gerstacker<br />

Foundation<br />

steward<br />

($1,000-$4,999)<br />

CFC of Southeastern<br />

Michigan area<br />

Peggy Chapo<br />

Geraldine Dunkle<br />

Warren and audrey Frank<br />

Bill E. Hanel, PID<br />

Yvonne Kilbourne<br />

Viola L. Mallory<br />

Michigan Donor<br />

Family Council<br />

Richard and<br />

Mary ann Randall<br />

andrew Watson, Ph.D. and<br />

Valarie Watson<br />

Partner<br />

($500 - $999)<br />

John Barletta, M.D. and<br />

Connie Barletta<br />

Bay County React<br />

Nadine Brown<br />

Yvonne Clark<br />

James Devereaux<br />

David Emerling<br />

Lawrence Emerling<br />

Stephen Higgins, M.D.<br />

Marilyn and Marty Lindenauer<br />

Susan and John Mozena<br />

Bert Rivette, PDG<br />

and Dottie Rivette<br />

a. Charles Weir, PID and<br />

Fran Weir<br />

Partner<br />

($500-$999)<br />

Gary anderson, O.D. and<br />

Cheryl anderson<br />

Dennis archambault<br />

Granville B. Cutler, PDG<br />

Lawrence J. Klaus, PDG<br />

Kevin and Suzanne Ross<br />

John R. Hulse<br />

LensCrafters<br />

Donald and Jean Massnick<br />

Marjorie M. Neubig<br />

David and Lynn Pruitt<br />

Patron<br />

($250 - $499)<br />

Bennett Constantine<br />

Consumers Energy<br />

Foundation<br />

Theresa Cooney, M.D.<br />

J. Dean and Betty Eckersley<br />

Henry Gray, Ph.D. and<br />

Kathryn Gray<br />

Leslie Heck<br />

Milton and ann Hoefle<br />

Thomas and Kay Huntzicker<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel B.<br />

Kachnowski<br />

Teri L. Kasper<br />

Richard and Deborah<br />

Kennedy<br />

Gail and Louis LaRiche<br />

Michael McGlashen<br />

Betty McNett<br />

Kenneth Menear<br />

Donald Moylan<br />

Louis E. Probst<br />

David N. Roberts<br />

St. Peter’s Caritas<br />

Marian Williams<br />

Robert Sturgis, PDG<br />

and Sharon Sturgis<br />

Patron<br />

($250-$499)<br />

Janice and Sam ableson<br />

Gary anderson, O.D.<br />

Gerald and Sharon Bouey<br />

Lisa Langley<br />

Kenneth Mattfield, PDG<br />

Cathy and Michael McClory<br />

Dr. Joel Sugar and<br />

anita Gerber<br />

sUPPorter<br />

(up to $249)<br />

Maxine abbott<br />

Reino alanen<br />

Geneva anderson<br />

Violet ashcroft<br />

Robert avery<br />

Caroline Baier<br />

Retha Bancroft<br />

Sadie Barger<br />

John and Katherine Barron<br />

Robert Barton<br />

Georganna Bauer<br />

Lois Beal<br />

Lewis and Valerie Benson<br />

Robert and Joan Bergman<br />

Lois Bettesworth<br />

Ella E. Beyerlein<br />

Richard Bloomfield<br />

anita Boeneman<br />

Virginia Bonkowski<br />

George Boyes, Jr. and<br />

Margaret Boyes<br />

Ervin Bradford<br />

Cortwright Bradford<br />

Joseph Brastrom<br />

Bronner Family Charitable<br />

Foundation<br />

Zenobia Brovins<br />

Donald Bucklew<br />

Tim and Jessica Burkhardt<br />

DeVerde Burkholder, Jr. and<br />

SaleMae Burkholder<br />

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sUPPorter<br />

(up to $249)<br />

Elsa arteaga<br />

Jane Bowen<br />

Robert and anne Chabie<br />

William Constad, M.D. and<br />

ann Beth Constad<br />

Ellen Dymond<br />

Florence Johnston<br />

Lions Eye Bank of<br />

Delaware Valley<br />

Kyle and Christin Mavin<br />

Michael O’Keefe<br />

John and Debbie Pavlak<br />

C. Randel and Virginia Burns<br />

Jean Burrell<br />

Dorothy Burrell<br />

Betty Jo Burritt<br />

Maureen Campbell<br />

Jean Carmichael<br />

Richard and Kathryn Castle<br />

CFC of Kent/Ottawa/<br />

Barry County<br />

Richard W. Chase<br />

Piper Chrenka<br />

Betty a. Christensen<br />

Ida Clarkson<br />

Robert Cococcetta<br />

George Cole, PDG<br />

Raymond Collar<br />

Rosemary Comben<br />

alfredo Cordero<br />

Mario Cortese<br />

Candace Crawford<br />

Kathie Crowley<br />

Robert Currier, D.O.<br />

arlene E. Daly<br />

Michael and Laura Davis<br />

Scott Davis<br />

Dorothy Dodge Davis<br />

William Dawson<br />

Ralph Dean<br />

Jennie DeCarlo<br />

Mardell and John DeCarlo<br />

John Decker<br />

Lucy Degasperis<br />

Charles and Mary Jo Pivoney<br />

John and Christine Rorabeck<br />

Collin Ross and<br />

Jennifer Rydman<br />

Elaine and Roger Russell<br />

Susan and David Smith<br />

Brian and Sue Sovia<br />

Mary R. Trimmer<br />

Colleen Vrba<br />

Carrie and John Wolverton<br />

Marlene and Stephen<br />

DeKoeyer<br />

Carl DeMeritt, Jr. and<br />

Elizabeth DeMeritt<br />

Lawrence J. Detzel<br />

Doris DeVette<br />

Charles and Mary DeVries<br />

Charles DeWitt<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Dexter<br />

Donate Life Coalition<br />

of Michigan<br />

June Dorn<br />

James and Janet Dunn<br />

Halo Dykstra<br />

David and Wendy<br />

Eberlein, PDG<br />

Mary Eldridge<br />

Edward & Bernice Ellens<br />

Gordon and Joyce Engel<br />

Nellie Erskine<br />

Edmond Farris<br />

Nancy Fassbender<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Fred a. Fernholz<br />

alice Ferns<br />

Mr. and Mrs. R.K. Ferrell<br />

Marilyn Fiedler<br />

Thomas Finn<br />

Lannie Fisher<br />

Bill and Linda Fitch<br />

Eldred R. Fledderjohann<br />

Frederick Fleischer<br />

Ruth Foster<br />

anthony Foust


Joyce Fox<br />

Bernice Fresard<br />

Edward Fugate, M.D. and<br />

Julia Fugate<br />

Hortense Fuoss<br />

Norma J. Galpin<br />

Zodora Gill<br />

Richard and Maureen Gilna<br />

Mari Helen Gingas<br />

Beverly Glasson<br />

Owen and Judy Glei<br />

Donna Glombowski<br />

Sandra and Hugh Gommel<br />

Doloris Kay Gorgonio<br />

Mary Goy<br />

Carl and Martha Grade<br />

Harry Greben<br />

Richard Greenfield<br />

Stephen Greenfield<br />

Norman Grigsby<br />

Edward and Susan Grimaldi<br />

Marya S. Grimes<br />

Wilma Gross<br />

Gilbert Gualdoni<br />

Richard Hackley, M.D. and<br />

Maxine Hackley<br />

Maroun Hakim<br />

Peter Halley<br />

Bill and Linda Halliday<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Hanson<br />

Lloyd Harber<br />

Irmgard Hauck<br />

Sheldon Hedges<br />

Beverly a. Helmboldt<br />

Dr. and Mrs.<br />

John W. Henderson<br />

Drew Henthorn<br />

Lois M. Hicks<br />

Jeanette Hille<br />

Jeffery a. Hobden, Ph.D.<br />

James K. Hodde<br />

Norma Horn<br />

Thomas Howard<br />

Erica Jacobs<br />

Blair Jenness<br />

Ms. Mary Jean Jennings<br />

Thalia Johnson<br />

Otto W. Johnson<br />

James a. Johnson<br />

Sheila B. Jones<br />

Michael E. Judy<br />

Gloria Kamana<br />

Leslie Kamil<br />

Joseph Kanamueller<br />

Bernard Karle<br />

Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Katerberg<br />

Elva Kehrberg<br />

Marianne Kemp<br />

Fred Klampferer, Sr.<br />

Jacqueline and Gary Kneip<br />

Lucile Kooyers<br />

Barbara M. Kuczynski, M.D.<br />

alice Garon LaBonte<br />

Raymond Landschoot<br />

Richard Larson, Jr.<br />

Evelyn Larson<br />

The Reverend<br />

Roy E. Lausman<br />

Calvin Law<br />

Marilyn D. Lawton<br />

Katherine Leffler<br />

Louis Lehman<br />

Sandra Lemmon<br />

Jeanne Lerchen<br />

Josephine Letinski<br />

Henry a. Leung<br />

Catherine Lewis<br />

John Lillo<br />

Emily Loftis<br />

Marguerite E. Lutz<br />

Douglas Lyons<br />

Raymond Mabarak<br />

Robert and Connie<br />

MacKinnon<br />

Frank W. and Mary ann<br />

Macsay<br />

Marilyn B. MacTavish<br />

Donald Maddock<br />

Shirley Maguire<br />

Dorothy Mann<br />

Jean H. Marsh<br />

Roger Mawby<br />

Harry Maxwell<br />

Robert and Christine Maxwell<br />

Merle and Helen McCartney<br />

Tom and Cindy McCormick<br />

Charlene McDonald<br />

arlene McKellar<br />

Robert McLean<br />

Edward Meer<br />

Irene Mellos<br />

Rachela Mennillo<br />

Jenny Miazga<br />

Michigan Eyecare Institute<br />

Barbara Milbocker<br />

John and Shirley Miller<br />

Kenneth and Loretta Moersch<br />

Dennis and Barbara Moffat<br />

Steven Monte<br />

Dennis and Pauline Moore<br />

Mr. and Mrs. John Morgan<br />

Lois Morley<br />

Norma Morr<br />

Michael Morris<br />

Lois Morris<br />

Malcolm Morrison and<br />

Jessie Morrison<br />

Dorothy Munger<br />

James R. Munson<br />

Earl Nash<br />

andrew Neamos<br />

albert Nelson, O.D.<br />

Margaret Nern<br />

Frank Nido<br />

arild Nielsen<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Mearl Noftz<br />

Clemens Nowak, Sr.<br />

Jeanette O’Banion<br />

Kenneth and Roberta Oettle<br />

Martha Oleinick<br />

Josephine Pacholski<br />

David and Lisa Parshan<br />

Virginia Patten<br />

Irene Payter<br />

Rodger & Maryann Pedigo<br />

Tyrone Perteet<br />

Richard and Peggy Petrucha<br />

Caroline Pierce<br />

Glenn Pietenpol<br />

Myrtle Pletos<br />

Frumeth and Frank Polasky<br />

John Polson<br />

Mary L. Powell<br />

Dorothy Powell<br />

Dorothy Powers<br />

Mary E. Price<br />

Dorothy Pride<br />

Cassie Priest<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Pruitt<br />

Peggy Pullem<br />

Margaret Rafferty<br />

Zubair and Samina Raheem<br />

Jimmie Ramage<br />

Odahlia Rance<br />

Charles and Martha Randles<br />

Lauren a. Rastello<br />

Lucille Rauch<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Rebant<br />

Venkat Reddy, M.D. and<br />

alvira Reddy<br />

Gerald and Janet Redoutey<br />

Charles Remenar<br />

Florence L. Rickett<br />

Elizabeth Riegel<br />

Richard Rizzo, M.D.<br />

Glenn J. Rock<br />

arno and Mildred Rogner<br />

William C. Rohn<br />

Marius a. Rooks<br />

arleen Root<br />

Modesta Rosalez<br />

Shirley Rozema<br />

Nancy Rupp<br />

Pauline Rutkowski<br />

Charlotte Sadler<br />

Mary and Robert Sandefur<br />

Garland and Ralph Sanders<br />

Nicholas Sarzynski and Family<br />

Grace Marie Sawatzki<br />

Melvin and Gloria Sayyae<br />

R. George Schack<br />

Cheryl Schneider<br />

Hope Schrock<br />

Gerald Schutte<br />

Carrie Searfos<br />

Noreida Shaheen<br />

Jean Shanley<br />

Shiraz Shariff, M.D. and<br />

Synthia Shariff<br />

Heidi Sheffield<br />

Brian Shepard, PDG<br />

Catherine Shock<br />

Phylis Shook<br />

Richard and Diane Siriani<br />

Sarah Smith<br />

Pauline L. Smith<br />

Helen Smith<br />

Mr. and Mrs. a.J. Snook<br />

George Snover<br />

Thomas and Eunice Sorenson<br />

William and Patricia Sotak<br />

Yolanda Spence<br />

Gary and Kathryn Steinaway<br />

Reba Stemmermann<br />

Lewis E. Stenberg<br />

Earline Stone<br />

Terry Straka<br />

Evelyn Strieter<br />

Sharon Sturgis<br />

Suzanne Sutton<br />

David and Martha Sutton<br />

Frank Swanson<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald<br />

Swarthout<br />

Frances E. Sweet<br />

Robert L. Taylor<br />

Isabelle Thomas<br />

Helen Timmerman<br />

Henry Trzeciak<br />

Norbert L. Tuma<br />

Delores J. Turner<br />

Rita Tusing<br />

United Way - Heart of<br />

West Michigan<br />

ayten Uzman<br />

antoinette Van Reesch<br />

Delores Vandenberg<br />

Robert VanDeventer<br />

Clara Varga<br />

Elizabeth Voelker<br />

Janet Vondett<br />

Vicki Wade<br />

Mary Waldo<br />

Karen Walsh<br />

Douglas Weaver<br />

Mary Lou Weber<br />

Mary Welch<br />

Christine West<br />

West Hawk Industries<br />

Verlyn and Mary Wheat<br />

Richard Wheaton<br />

anna Whitzel<br />

John Wielhouwer<br />

Terry and Patricia Wildfong<br />

Sallye Williams<br />

Howard Winans<br />

Verla and Mark Wolfgang<br />

Norma Wolner<br />

Ford Wright<br />

alexander and Sarah Zackman<br />

Charles Zalewski<br />

Francis Zatko<br />

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Support from the Community<br />

BenefaCtor<br />

($10,000 and above)<br />

advanced Medical Optics<br />

Mr. and Mrs. David<br />

W. Montross<br />

lUMinary<br />

($5,000-$9,999)<br />

Chicago Cornea Consultants<br />

Equis Corporation<br />

Gift of Hope Organ and<br />

Tissue Donor Network<br />

LCa-Vision Inc.<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald L.<br />

Maatman, Jr.<br />

Mr. and Mrs. David Neithercut<br />

The Sage Foundation<br />

TLC Vision<br />

amy Wimer and<br />

Ed Wlodarczyk<br />

steward<br />

($1,000-$4,999)<br />

Holly and Robert agra<br />

anonymous<br />

Beverly Blettner<br />

Laurie Brady<br />

Chicago Magazine<br />

Distinctive Wine & Spirits<br />

Richard Driehaus<br />

Driehaus Capital Management<br />

DuPage Ophthalmology, SC<br />

Randy Epstein, M.D.<br />

Four Seasons Resort<br />

Thomas G. Hackett<br />

Illinois Sports<br />

Facilities authority<br />

International Business<br />

Machines<br />

Intralase Corp.<br />

Marguerite Jester<br />

Sherry Johnson<br />

Chan Kang<br />

Heinz Kern and<br />

Mary ann Rose<br />

James Kinney and Brian White<br />

Peter and Karen Martino<br />

andrew and Kristen McCoy<br />

Jack and Donna Monco<br />

New York Jewelers<br />

Kenneth Norgan<br />

John and Myra Reilly<br />

Rosin Eyecare<br />

Otto Schulz<br />

Schwab Charitable Foundation<br />

SCS Healthcare<br />

Operating acct.<br />

Seal-Tight Protective<br />

Services, Inc.<br />

Seyfarth Shaw LLP<br />

Mary Beth and<br />

Ronald Stillmaker<br />

Karen Zupko Stuart<br />

Jerry Svec<br />

The Peninsula Hotel<br />

Connie Wimer<br />

WUSN Radio<br />

Mr. and Ms. Robert Zentner<br />

Partner<br />

($500-$999)<br />

aBN aMRO Services<br />

Company<br />

M. L. ackerman<br />

action Marketing Group, Inc.<br />

allegro Chicago<br />

allen Brothers - The Great<br />

Steakhouse Steaks<br />

Rick anesi<br />

avid Medical, Inc.<br />

alan axelrod, M.D.<br />

and Jennifer axelrod<br />

George Bailie<br />

Hazel and Warren Barr<br />

Ken and Irma Bates<br />

Jordan Bell, Esq. and<br />

Lottie Bell<br />

Lonni Berkley<br />

Charles Bernardini<br />

Daniel Brownstone, M.D.<br />

Mr. and Mrs. allen Bulley<br />

CBS2<br />

Wayne and Joan Fickinger<br />

Frank Fogarty<br />

Tony Graffia<br />

Bradley and Tiffani Griffith<br />

Bruce R. Hague<br />

Wafik Hanna<br />

Hotel Monaco<br />

Eileen Howard-Weinberg<br />

and Marshall Weinberg<br />

Jake<br />

Janko & Company<br />

Charles and Candace Jordan<br />

Jumeriah Essex House<br />

Kraff Eye Institute, Ltd.<br />

Laboratories at Bonfils<br />

Edmund H. Lester<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Michael<br />

Manganaro<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin a.<br />

McKnight<br />

Fred O’Kasick<br />

Quartino<br />

Ralph Lauren<br />

‘Cille and Steve Ramsey<br />

Myra and John Reilly<br />

Kathy Rezny<br />

Susan Rogers<br />

Hy Roman<br />

Rosebud Restaurants, Inc.<br />

Mark Rotblatt<br />

Donald Rowley<br />

Dave Samber<br />

anthony Shaneen<br />

James H. Stone<br />

The Palmer House Hilton<br />

Tiffani Kim Institute<br />

USM Logistics<br />

Mamie Walton<br />

Marshall Weinberg<br />

Winger and associates, Ltd.<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Mike S.<br />

Zafirovski<br />

anne Zimring<br />

Zonda Nellis Design<br />

Patron<br />

($250 - $499)<br />

action Marketing Group, Inc.<br />

allergan<br />

David Brandt<br />

Burberry<br />

David L. Calfee<br />

Robert Cichocki<br />

Connie and Paul Farmer<br />

Richard Fleisher<br />

Susan Fredman<br />

Glen Ellyn Ophthalmology<br />

Hanig’s Footwear<br />

Intimacy<br />

Vivian Kaplan<br />

Timothy Kisla, D.O.<br />

Nancy Klimley<br />

arthur Krolman<br />

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Lakeview Baseball Club<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew a.<br />

Lieberman<br />

Claire MacFarland<br />

Steven and Leann Malecha<br />

Bree McKenna<br />

Stan Mikita<br />

Harry Pickrell<br />

Plante & Moran<br />

Gary and Paulette Ryg<br />

Dottie Rzeszutko<br />

Michael Sheinhopt<br />

Bela and Ilona Szeifert<br />

Susan J. Taub, M.D.<br />

Fred Tokowitz<br />

ULTa Beauty<br />

Thomas H. Wenkstern<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Martin J.<br />

Woodrow<br />

Mildred Zrazik<br />

sUPPorter<br />

(up to $249)<br />

allstate Giving Campaign<br />

Margaret amber<br />

Harry and Lois anderson<br />

Robert anderson<br />

Paul andrews<br />

Demetrios angelos<br />

Helen anstett<br />

James and Kay armstrong<br />

atwood Cafe<br />

Shahnaaz azeem<br />

Charles Badger<br />

Laurel Bailie<br />

Daniel Bajic<br />

Robert and Denise Baptista<br />

Novella Barrett<br />

Micki Bence<br />

Loretta and Frank Beresh<br />

Jean Berry<br />

Diane Beyer<br />

Henry and Lillian Biesiada<br />

George Blakeslee<br />

Carlos Blanco<br />

Jamie Blundell<br />

Vilma and Kenneth Brent<br />

arnold Brookstone<br />

Biddie Brown<br />

Elizabeth and Steve Bruner<br />

anthony Bruno<br />

Marie and Frank Bugajski<br />

Laura Cabrera<br />

Virgil Cartwright<br />

Daniel and Jane Caspers<br />

anne Cavalla<br />

Patty and Bill Cerny<br />

Lorraine Cetrone<br />

CFC Illowa Bi-State<br />

CFC of Lincoln Land<br />

William Chambers<br />

Benjamin Chereskin<br />

Wanita Chevalier<br />

Olga Ciresi<br />

Minnie Cohan<br />

Jerome Cole<br />

Robert Collins<br />

Helen Cornwell<br />

Mary Cotton<br />

Joseph Criscione<br />

Wilbur Cunningham<br />

John Daley<br />

John Das, M.D.<br />

Christine M. David<br />

Muriel Davis<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Deaver<br />

Mona Dennis<br />

Grace Deroos<br />

Mary Dirker<br />

Mrs. Larry Domark<br />

Dolores Donley<br />

Betty Dorsey<br />

John and Barbara Dovale<br />

Claudia Duffy<br />

Paola Dugo<br />

ann Dunk<br />

Monica Durkin<br />

Francis Dyer<br />

Casimir Dzieginski<br />

East Bank Club<br />

John Edmund<br />

Ellen Elpern<br />

Carol English<br />

Dolores and al Erlebacher<br />

Carol and Clifford Espevik<br />

Elliott Farber<br />

Eileen Ferme<br />

Harold Finnern<br />

Virginia and William Fojtik<br />

Dorothy Fuller<br />

Roxanna Gambill


Elizabeth George<br />

Gibson’s Steakhouse<br />

Nora Gilbert<br />

Fred Glassman<br />

Walter Globis<br />

Edith Glogowski<br />

Robert Gordon<br />

Virgil Gottardo<br />

Mary Kay Graney<br />

Bess Greco<br />

Paul M. Green<br />

Kathryn Grosche<br />

Lillian Gula<br />

Elizabeth Hadley<br />

Carol Hahn<br />

Marjorie Hamm<br />

Gurney Hanson<br />

Malia Hanula<br />

Margaret Hare<br />

Eric Harkna<br />

Katherine Hartgerink<br />

arlin Hartman<br />

Gerald Haruch<br />

Luther Haskins<br />

Mary Hille<br />

Joyce Hoyle<br />

Marie Huber<br />

Edward and Patricia Hunter<br />

Idel Ioffe<br />

Josephine Iussig<br />

Elizabeth Iverson<br />

Richard and Lois Jahn<br />

Susan Jaworek<br />

Denise Jaworski<br />

John G. Shedd aquarium<br />

Richard Johnson<br />

Barbara D. Jones<br />

Horace Jordan<br />

Veronica Kale<br />

Gilbert Kamm<br />

Brian Karlow<br />

KDKL Management, Inc.<br />

Dennis Keeney<br />

Yolanda Kezerle<br />

Eugene Kirby<br />

Renee and Joseph Klak<br />

William Knuppel<br />

Jaime Kofoot<br />

Donna and Martin Korey<br />

Thomas Kostalik<br />

Francis Kostecki<br />

Mr. and Mrs. John Kranz<br />

Richard Krukar<br />

William Krumske, Jr. and<br />

annette Krumske<br />

Barbara Lane<br />

Judith LaRose<br />

Eunice and Joseph Lasky<br />

Law Offices of Meyer Capel<br />

Le Colonial<br />

Phillip Leppert<br />

Gloria Lerman<br />

Lettuce Entertain You<br />

Enterprises, Inc.<br />

Jerome Lewis<br />

Janis Licari<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Linn<br />

Rebecca and Steven Lipp<br />

Edna Lomax<br />

Jacqueline Luczak<br />

Ronald Ludewig<br />

Jean and Raymond Lundgren<br />

Lilia Macasero<br />

alice Maczynski<br />

Georgiana Maliga<br />

Wendi Mancini<br />

Robert and Florence<br />

Mandekich<br />

Lois Mann<br />

Paul Manzi<br />

Sabina Maravilla<br />

Joseph Marsala<br />

Jose Martinez<br />

Pascuala and Teofilo Masa<br />

Jeanne Masek<br />

Felica Masters<br />

anthony Maurice<br />

Marjorie McBride<br />

Veronica McClure<br />

Dolores G. McGowan<br />

McGraw Foundation<br />

Cassaline and James<br />

McHolland<br />

John McHugh<br />

McKesson<br />

Doris Meinik<br />

Katherine Michaels<br />

Irene Michaels<br />

Philip and Nancy Miller<br />

David and Diane Miller<br />

Dorothy Milton<br />

Thomas and Liesl Minneci<br />

Berenice Mittelman<br />

Casey and Ida Mrozak<br />

Colleen Mudge<br />

Nerieda Muehlfelder<br />

Odette Musiel<br />

Dorothea Nagel<br />

albert and Esther Nathan<br />

Gertrude Nawroth<br />

Leo and Mary Ellen Neuman<br />

Nicor Gas<br />

Nieman Marcus<br />

Therese O’Donnell<br />

Joseph Offenbecher<br />

Glen Ohrt<br />

Evelyn Olson<br />

Maryanne Oppenheim<br />

Jerome and Julia Ouper<br />

Sandra Overton<br />

Polly Pancoe and Fred<br />

Kortlander<br />

Edwin and Dorothea Pankratz<br />

John Panton, F.a.C.S.<br />

Deborah Patrick<br />

Irving Pattison<br />

Louis Paukovitz<br />

Russell Paxson<br />

William and Frances Perkins<br />

Walter Permoda<br />

John Peters<br />

Margery L. Philipsborn<br />

Rose Pischke<br />

Mildred Ponfil<br />

Rose Porter<br />

Eleanor Pyzik<br />

Katherine Radavich<br />

Yuly and Ida Raff<br />

Meghana Ranade<br />

Rosella Ranshaw<br />

Blanche Ready<br />

anna Mae Ready<br />

Norman Rebenstorf<br />

Thomas and Mary Rebernak<br />

Paige Reichardt<br />

Mary S. Reilly<br />

Lorraine Reuter<br />

Ronald Rezny<br />

RL Restaurant<br />

Helen Roach<br />

Elliott Robbins<br />

Jesus Rodriguez<br />

Leonardo Rodriquez<br />

Ronald Roegge<br />

Marty Rohr<br />

Stanley Rosen<br />

Joyce Rosenberger<br />

Richard Sarcinelli<br />

Elmer Schirmer<br />

arden Schlegel<br />

Richard and Lucille Schleiter<br />

Patricia Schmidt<br />

Dorothy Schumacher<br />

antoinette Seidelmann<br />

Gayle and Thomas Selcke<br />

Phillip and Veronica Siegel<br />

Signature Room<br />

Marie Sikes<br />

Leon and Martha Skan<br />

Betty and Joe Skorich<br />

Norma Slanger<br />

George Slezak<br />

Helen Smith<br />

Eleanor Smith<br />

Smith & Wollensky Restaurant<br />

Kathleen Sojka<br />

Stuart P. Sondheimer, M.D.<br />

Marion Sours<br />

andrew Spelios<br />

Steven B. Isaacson, Schain<br />

Burney Ross & Citron, Ltd.<br />

Lisbeth Stiffel<br />

Charles Strong<br />

Nancy Sullivan<br />

Timothy and Deborah Surlas<br />

Edith Sutterlin<br />

Janice Swanson<br />

Lisa L. Takata<br />

Yasmin Thompson<br />

Elise Torczynski, M.D.<br />

Carol and Casimir Trocewicz<br />

Pamela Vana<br />

Brett Veltman<br />

Frederick Verhulst<br />

Fred S. Waldman<br />

Margaret Walter<br />

Norman Wandke<br />

adele Warton<br />

Gertrude Waughop<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Earl E. Webb<br />

Mary J. Wehrle<br />

Milton Weinberg<br />

Leonard Weinstock<br />

Warren Wells<br />

Roger Whitworth<br />

Henry Williams<br />

Dorothy Williamson<br />

Mary Wilson<br />

Dorothy Wilson<br />

Sherry and Douglas Winger<br />

alan Wittenberg<br />

George and Clare Yandel<br />

Frank Yanez<br />

Richard Zbell<br />

Kristi Zimmermann<br />

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Support from the Community (continued…)<br />

BenefaCtor<br />

($10,000 and above)<br />

Nelson C. Doland, Jr.<br />

steward<br />

($1,000-$4,999)<br />

Boardroom, Inc.<br />

Reverend William Paul and Mrs. Martha Paul<br />

Partner<br />

($500-$999)<br />

all Solutions, Inc.<br />

William R. Cinotti, M.D. and Doris Cinotti<br />

Patricia Fragale<br />

Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation<br />

New Jersey Organ and Tissue Sharing Network, Inc.<br />

Patron<br />

($250 - $499)<br />

Ralph R. DeVito, PDG<br />

Eye Institute of New Jersey<br />

David Goodman<br />

Hudson Eye Physicians &<br />

Surgeons, LLC<br />

Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program<br />

United Way of Tri-State<br />

VTS Travel Enterprises, Inc.<br />

sUPPorter<br />

(up to $249)<br />

aloia Funeral Home<br />

Ethel arnold<br />

arthur Ballinger<br />

Bertram Barnett, PDG<br />

Bayshore Community<br />

Health Services, Inc.<br />

Gordon Beals<br />

Julius Bingham<br />

Bloomingdale’s<br />

Herbert Bodensiek<br />

Melvyn Bray, CC and Ginny Bray<br />

Francisca Brito<br />

Beryl Brown<br />

Horace J. Brown, PDG<br />

Laura Campos<br />

Ben Chirls<br />

Richard Chittum, PDG and<br />

Barbara Chittum<br />

David Chu, M.D.<br />

alfonse Cinotti, M.D. and<br />

Kathleen Cinotti<br />

Mary ann Clayton, M.D.<br />

Lourdes Comas, CS<br />

Mark a. Connor<br />

Corneal associates of New Jersey, P.a.<br />

Nicholas Ditta<br />

Stephen M. Domovich, PDG<br />

Janet Donohue<br />

James Dougherty<br />

EyeCare, MD of New Jersey<br />

Robert and Yeda Fish<br />

Mr. Robert Frank, VDG<br />

Friends of Senator Cardinale<br />

Giliberti Eye & Laser Center<br />

ann Gingerelli<br />

Constance Gitto<br />

Mr. Victor Graziano<br />

Stanley Grossman, PID<br />

Irene Houlis<br />

James Johnston<br />

Kamienski Funeral Homes, Inc.<br />

Kearny Federal Savings<br />

Ronald and Jane Kelly<br />

Wingate Khalil<br />

Marshall Klein, PDG and<br />

Barbara Klein<br />

Lizabeth Konopka<br />

Margie Larkin<br />

Mark a. Lister, M.D.<br />

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Linda Lorras<br />

Peter and antoinette Mariano<br />

Miguel Martinez<br />

Iris a. Martinez-arroyo<br />

Raymond Mass<br />

Dr. Edward Meyer, VDG<br />

Isidore Mihalakis, M.D.<br />

Louis D. Moccia<br />

Howie Model<br />

Elspeth Moore, PDG<br />

Susan Mueller<br />

Mary Beth Murphy<br />

Jean Myers<br />

New Jersey academy<br />

of Ophthalmology<br />

Jose Nieto, DG<br />

Theodore Nugent<br />

Ellen Polito<br />

Raul and Mavi Pretto<br />

Reiser’s Courier Service<br />

Eugene Renkar, PDG<br />

Charles and Cecelia Rex<br />

Riewerts Memorial Home, Inc.<br />

Tracy L. Robinson<br />

Henry Scharch<br />

Douglas Schembs, Jr. and<br />

Lois Schembs<br />

Christopher Smith<br />

Peter Sobilo<br />

Joanne Stram<br />

Silvio Venturi<br />

Eugene Vignali<br />

Victor Weedn, M.D.<br />

James Wheeler, DG<br />

Charlotte Wood<br />

Edwin Wormann<br />

Benjamin Yashinski, IPDG and<br />

Diana Yashinski<br />

Midwest Eye-Banks has made every effort to publish accurate information acknowledging its contributors and their gifts<br />

during fiscal year 2006-07. However, we regret that errors and omissions may occur, on occasion. If you discover an error<br />

in our contribution acknowledgement lists, please accept our apologies and contact us at (800) 247-7250 so that we may<br />

review and correct our records as necessary.


CONTRIBUTIONS IN HONOR aND IN MEMORY<br />

in Memory of Col. seyyar aktolga<br />

ayten Uzman<br />

in Memory of haure andrade<br />

Susan J. Taub, M.D.<br />

in Memory of Betty J. armstrong<br />

James armstrong<br />

in Memory of Michael ayres<br />

John Morgan<br />

in Memory of asli azizi<br />

Susan J. Taub, M.D.<br />

in Memory of Rita M. Bach<br />

Jean Berry<br />

in Memory of earl Bailey<br />

Novi Lions Club<br />

in Memory of wilma Baker<br />

Brian Shepard, PDG<br />

in Memory of edwin Barton<br />

Mamie J. Walton<br />

in Memory of Madeleine Benninger<br />

Marilyn D. Lawton<br />

in Memory of david and olga Benson<br />

Jean C. Lundgren<br />

in Memory of kathleen Bertoglio<br />

Colleen Mudge<br />

in Memory of Viola Bingham<br />

Julius Bingham<br />

in Memory of Jim Bishop<br />

Jimmie H. Ramage<br />

in Memory of Carl a. Blank<br />

Marianne R. Kemp<br />

in Memory of stacey lee Blundell<br />

Jamie Blundell<br />

in Memory of alfreda Boesch<br />

David Eberlein, PDG<br />

in Memory of John Bolton, sr.<br />

Susan J. Taub, M.D. and Staff<br />

in honor of Marsha Brenner<br />

Dorothy Fuller<br />

in Memory of shawn Brown<br />

Hortense Fuoss<br />

in Memory of Betty Buckley<br />

Michigan Donor Family Council<br />

in Memory of<br />

deVerde M. Burkholder, sr.<br />

Thomas P. Finn<br />

in Memory of<br />

deVerde M. Burkholder, sr.<br />

DeVerde Burkholder, Jr. and<br />

SaleMae Burkholder<br />

Mary and Robert Sandefur<br />

in Memory of emma Cepek<br />

Betty Skorich<br />

in Memory of stephen Mark Chapo<br />

Peggy L. Chapo<br />

in honor of alfonse a. Cinotti, M.d.<br />

William R. Cinotti, M.D.<br />

in honor of Ruth Clarke<br />

Gary Steinaway<br />

in Memory of<br />

Jonathan edward Clodfelter<br />

Susan d’Olive Mozena<br />

in Memory of howard Cohan<br />

Minnie Cohan<br />

in honor of Granville B. Cutler, pdG<br />

George L. Cole, PDG<br />

in Memory of Mary anne devereaux<br />

James Devereaux<br />

in Memory of Raymond dewitt, pdG<br />

James and Janet Dunn<br />

in Memory of Robert e. dunk<br />

ann Dunk<br />

in Memory of Casimir dzieginski<br />

Casimir Dzieginski<br />

in Memory of loretta edmund<br />

John Edmund<br />

in Memory of sandra Gail emerling<br />

David M. Emerling<br />

Lawrence C. Emerling<br />

in Memory of<br />

david luke emmerling<br />

Joseph Marsala<br />

in Memory of don Fairfield<br />

Muskegon Host Lions Club<br />

in honor of Robert scott Feder, M.d.<br />

Margaret amber<br />

Margery L. Philipsborn<br />

Ronald Rezny<br />

Kristi L. Zimmermann<br />

in Memory of ann Ferns<br />

alice M. Ferns<br />

<strong>JULY</strong> 1, 2006–JUNE 30, 2007<br />

in Memory of david Freedman, M.d.<br />

Teri L. Kasper<br />

in Memory of Jon G. Fresard<br />

Bernice Fresard<br />

in Memory of evelyn Furgatch<br />

Chicago Cornea Consultants<br />

in Memory of Viola Giammario<br />

Mildred Zrazik<br />

in Memory of lloyd Gilbert<br />

Nora Gilbert<br />

in Memory of anita Goldberg<br />

Susan J. Taub, M.D. and Staff<br />

in Memory of wesley Grosche<br />

Kathryn Grosche<br />

wishing Ruth Grossman<br />

a speedy Recovery<br />

Barbara and Richard Chittum, PDG<br />

in Memory of william s. halliday<br />

Bill E. Halliday<br />

in Memory of dorthe C. hecht<br />

Susan J. Taub, M.D.<br />

in honor of david heidemann, M.d.<br />

Jean E. Carmichael<br />

in Memory of Jerry herblet<br />

Retha a. Bancroft<br />

in Memory of Mrs. hinko<br />

Loretta Beresh<br />

in Memory of Mike hixson<br />

Vicki Wade<br />

in Memory of Joseph e. hook<br />

Mary Goy<br />

in Memory of h.w. hunter and<br />

olga hunter<br />

Jacqueline H. Kneip<br />

on the occasion of<br />

wayne and yvonne Jensen’s<br />

50th wedding anniversary<br />

arno and Mildred Rogner<br />

in Memory of Jean Jones<br />

Elizabeth Iverson<br />

in Memory of elsa kassner<br />

Chicago Cornea Consultants<br />

in Memory of Junior Mack kelley<br />

anonymous<br />

Cathy McClory<br />

Michael O’Keefe, CEBT<br />

Susan D. Smith<br />

Carrie Wolverton<br />

in Memory of kevin kelly<br />

Rose L. Pischke<br />

in Memory of Catherine kennedy<br />

Richard J. Kennedy<br />

on the occasion of<br />

thomas kennedy’s 60th Birthday<br />

alan Wittenberg<br />

in Memory of Barb kitch<br />

David Eberlein, PDG<br />

in Memory of Janel klein<br />

Susan J. Taub, M.D.<br />

in Memory of esther h. kooyers<br />

Lucile Kooyers<br />

in Memory of Marion korey<br />

Donna and Martin Korey<br />

in honor of Manus C. kraff, M.d.<br />

Eileen Ferme<br />

in Memory of harriet krumske<br />

William F. Krumske, Jr.<br />

in Memory of Gregory laBonte<br />

alice G. LaBonte<br />

in Memory of Jaulanda M. laFont<br />

Jimmie H. Ramage<br />

in Memory of dorothy lashbrook<br />

Marilyn and Marty Lindenauer<br />

in honor of kevin lavery, M.d.<br />

Bernard J. Karle<br />

in honor of Robert M. lee, M.d.<br />

Mary Cotton<br />

in Memory of Buena lichter<br />

Mary N. Waldo<br />

in Memory of wayne lobert, pdG<br />

James and Janet Dunn<br />

in Memory of Johnnie M. loftis<br />

Emily Loftis<br />

in Memory of John lucas<br />

Susan J. Taub, M.D. and Staff<br />

in Memory of edward Maczynski<br />

alice Maczynski<br />

in honor of parag a. Majmudar, M.d.<br />

Brian Karlow<br />

in Memory of everett Marceau<br />

Susan J. Taub, M.D.<br />

in Memory of Robert Masek<br />

Jeanne Masek<br />

in honor of lynnwood Mast, ipdG<br />

Baldwin Lions Club<br />

Baldwin Lioness Club<br />

in honor of aubrey, Jacob<br />

and Rebekah Mavin<br />

Kyle L. and Christin Mavin<br />

in honor of scott McCartney<br />

Merle McCartney<br />

in honor of Mark l. Mcdermott, M.d.<br />

Carl O. Grade<br />

in Memory of Virginia Mcdonald<br />

Chicago Cornea Consultants<br />

in Memory of ted McGlashen<br />

Michael McGlashen<br />

in Memory of Clinton Mckellar<br />

Lewis and Valerie Benson<br />

Piper S. Chrenka<br />

Michael and Laura Davis<br />

June Dorn<br />

Joyce C. Fox<br />

Richard and Maureen Gilna<br />

arlene McKellar<br />

Richard and Peggy Petrucha<br />

C. Randel and Virginia Burns<br />

David and Martha Sutton<br />

continued on next page…<br />

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CONTRIBUTIONS IN HONOR aND IN MEMORY<br />

in Memory of lorraine McMurray<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Hanson<br />

Robert and Connie MacKinnon<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Mearl Noftz<br />

in honor of Roger F. Meyer, M.d.<br />

Henry E. Gray, Ph.D.<br />

in Memory of nellie Miller<br />

John Miller<br />

in honor of pauline Moore<br />

Dennis Moore<br />

in Memory of william d. Myers, M.d.<br />

Detroit Northwest Lions Club<br />

Barbara M. Kuczynski, M.D.<br />

Michigan Eyecare Institute<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Rebant<br />

Heidi Sheffield<br />

Richard and Diane Siriani<br />

Verlyn and Mary Wheat<br />

in Memory of<br />

dominique elizabeth Myszenski<br />

Janice K. ableson<br />

in honor of Fredric C. nern<br />

Margaret a. Nern<br />

in Memory of Gerald nora, M.d.<br />

Susan J. Taub, M.D.<br />

in Memory of kerry ann o’keefe<br />

Colleen Vrba, CEBT<br />

in Memory of helen ostrowski<br />

Diane Beyer<br />

in Memory of Bernice B. pattison<br />

Irving C. Pattison<br />

in Memory of Charles J. pavlik<br />

arno and Mildred Rogner<br />

on the occasion of<br />

Mark pearl’s wedding<br />

arno and Mildred Rogner<br />

in honor of dorothy J. pride<br />

Dorothy J. Pride<br />

in Memory of Joseph principe<br />

Theodore Nugent<br />

in honor of david pruitt<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Pruitt<br />

in Memory of Milan Rambadt<br />

allegan Lions Club<br />

in Memory of Matt Reed<br />

Mari H. Gingas<br />

in honor of Cecelia Rex<br />

Charles Rex<br />

in Memory of edwin elver Rice<br />

Mary R. Trimmer<br />

Continued…<br />

in Memory of Marie Riegel<br />

Elizabeth Riegel<br />

in Memory of Margaret a. Rohn<br />

William C. Rohn<br />

in honor of Bernita Rorabeck<br />

John and Christine Rorabeck<br />

in Memory of Mitsue Ross<br />

David Eberlein, PDG<br />

in Memory of nancy Rubinsky<br />

Mary N. Waldo<br />

on the occasion of Rocco Ryg’s<br />

Return to driving<br />

Gary and Paulette Ryg<br />

on the 2nd anniversary of<br />

Rocco Ryg’s Cornea transplant<br />

Gary and Paulette Ryg<br />

in honor of travis, amy<br />

and kurt sale<br />

Marlene and Stephen DeKoeyer<br />

in honor of travis lee sale<br />

Charles and Mary DeVries<br />

Lucille C. Rauch<br />

in Memory of Mrs. sayerstad<br />

Susan J. Taub, M.D. and Staff<br />

in Memory of Clarence scharrer<br />

arno and Mildred Rogner<br />

in Memory of wilma scharrer<br />

arno and Mildred Rogner<br />

in Memory of John schlegel<br />

arden Schlegel<br />

in Memory of Bob serne<br />

Marlene and Stephen DeKoeyer<br />

in honor of Jerold silverman, M.d.<br />

Dolores Erlebacher<br />

in Memory of Gene B. slachta<br />

Shiraz Shariff, M.D.<br />

in Memory of theresa C. smith<br />

Dorothy Burrell<br />

in Memory of Jordan snage<br />

Malcolm Morrison, PDG<br />

in Memory of Jean M. snyder<br />

Nicholas Sarzynski<br />

in honor of h. kaz soong, M.d.<br />

Lawrence J. Detzel<br />

on the occasion of Michelle sotak’s<br />

Cornea transplant<br />

William and Patricia Sotak<br />

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in Memory of Ray sovia<br />

Sue D. Sovia<br />

in honor of alan spigelman, M.d.<br />

John F. Barron<br />

in honor of lauren e. stram<br />

Joanne Stram<br />

in Memory of kenneth Ray styles<br />

Hanover-Horton Lions Club<br />

in honor of Joel sugar, M.d.<br />

Carlos Blanco<br />

Lorraine Cetrone<br />

Paul Manzi<br />

Yuly Raff<br />

in honor of herbert thomas<br />

Jean Myers<br />

in Memory of elva underwood<br />

Donna J. Glombowski<br />

in Memory of norm Van ochten<br />

Essexville-Hampton Lions Club<br />

in honor of Brett Veltman<br />

Kimberly Veltman<br />

in honor of silvio Venturi<br />

Boardroom, Inc.<br />

in Memory of kelvin<br />

Von Roenn, M.d.<br />

Chicago Cornea Consultants<br />

in Memory of Barbara waite<br />

Suzanne Sutton<br />

in Memory of Jim walling<br />

Rodger Pedigo<br />

in Memory of Max warren<br />

Tim and Jess Burkhardt<br />

in Memory of henry C. wehmeier<br />

Sandra Gommel<br />

in honor of Jennifer weizer, M.d.<br />

John C. Lillo<br />

in Memory of<br />

Bernard C. wildgen, M.d.<br />

Mary N. Waldo<br />

in Memory of Bruce wilkins<br />

arno and Mildred Rogner<br />

in Memory of Frank Zatko<br />

Francis a. Zatko<br />

in Memory of Mary e. Zeigler<br />

Nadine Brown<br />

in Memory of henry Zrazik<br />

Mildred Zrazik


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Robert Sturgis, Chairman<br />

Peter J. Latz, Vice-Chairman<br />

Bert Rivette, Secretary<br />

Gary Babcock, Treasurer<br />

Gary anderson, O.D.<br />

William D. Barr, Ed.D.<br />

Rashid L. Bashshur, Ph.D.<br />

Dennis Cobler, O.D.<br />

Board of Directors<br />

Executive Staff<br />

William Constad, M.D.<br />

Lawrence Klaus<br />

John Krienke, Ph.D.<br />

Marilyn R. Lindenauer<br />

Ken Mattfield<br />

Shahzad Mian, M.D.<br />

alan Sugar, M.D.<br />

a. Charles Weir<br />

Kevin W. Ross<br />

President and Chief Executive Officer<br />

Charles J. Pivoney<br />

Chief Operating Officer<br />

Bradley Tennant<br />

Senior Vice President<br />

Florence M. Johnston<br />

President Emeritus<br />

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