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A donation totalling $1,350 from proceeds raised during ‘Journey for Sight 2009’ in Lions Club District N-4 has been presented to the Burin Peninsula Health Care Foundation.
Lions Region ‘G’ Zone 10 chairperson Doug Jackman indicated the funding represented the efforts of all eight clubs on the Burin Peninsula, and noted the donation would again benefit the Eye Care Unit at the Burin hospital.
Beth Mayo, Eastern Health’s Director of Integrated Services for the Burin Peninsula, expressed her gratitude to the Lions for their continued support.
She said Dr. Brett Williams has been holding visiting ophthalmologist clinics at the Burin Peninsula Health Care Centre for the last two and a-half years.
Burin Peninsula Health Care Foundation director Sharon Snook thanked the Lions Clubs as well as Lions Club International Foundation. She noted all played a key role in establishing the unit.
“Peninsula Lions Clubs can proudly boast that the unit is equipped with modern medical equipment because of the funds they were able to secure. Whenever possible Lions secure additional funds that are used to maintain and upgrade the unit.
“Lions are to be commended for their recent contribution – without such modern equipment onsite it would be increasingly difficult to attract medical specialists such as Dr. Williams, thus forcing residents to travel outside the region to receive this service.”
Foundation vice-chair Ruth Martin acknowledged “It is no secret in our organization how proud we are of our many Lions Club health care partnerships and friendships.”
Several clubs including Grand Bank, Marystown, St. Lawrence and Garnish had members on hand for the presentation.
Mr. Jackman also thanked the clubs unable to be represented – English Harbour East, Bay L’Argent, Fortune and Terrenceville – for their support.
The Burin Peninsula Health Care Foundation has an Eye Care Trust Account established to accept Lions Club or other maintenance gifts.
Other | Comment (0)Eye Care Associates Honored with Human Resource Award
Eye Care Associates, a leading multi-site practice offering comprehensive eye health care throughout the Triangle, Sandhills, Burlington and Wilmington, is proud to announce that it has been honored with the “Ovation Award for HR Excellence” given by CAI, an HR consulting firm that emphasizes long-term relationships with North Carolina employees. Eye Care Associates won in the Small-Size Employer category due to its successful “Visionary Development” program, which encourages associate growth and retention through a structured mentoring and training model developed by its HR and operations team.
The “Ovation Award for HR Excellence” honors exceptional workplaces that have implemented innovative HR practices that positively impact business results. The Small-Size Employer category consists of companies that have less than 250 employees.
“It’s extremely rewarding to be recognized for our creative solutions to some of the challenges we face in developing our people,” said Dr. Stephen Bolick, chairman and CEO of Eye Care Associates. “Our HR department has done a fantastic job of spreading the company culture and helping to make this one of the best places to work in the state!”
The awards presentation will take place on February 25, 2010 at 10:15 am at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh. The presentation will be held during CIA’s HR Management Conference that highlights the best local and national HR practices.
Eye Care Associates is no stranger to receiving recognition for their company. The company recently was recognized for its third consecutive “Best Places to Work Award by the Triangle Business Journal. The publication also honored them for being one of the “50 Fastest” Growing companies in the Triangle. Eye Care Associates was also part of the Independent Weekly’s “Best of the Triangle” awards and named a “Best Eyecare Center” by readers of Metro Magazine. Most recently practitioner, Dr. Carolina Silver, was selected “Best Eye Care Doctor” by Cary Magazine’s “Maggy Awards”.
Other | Comment (1)Visionworks(R) Brings High Quality Eye Care & Eye Wear to Western PA
On Friday, February 26 Visionworks will celebrate the grand opening of its newest locations in Monroeville Mall and South Hills Village. Visionworks is a full-service optical retail center that features several thousand private label and designer frames along with contact lenses at value prices.
One of the nation’s leading providers of eye care services, Visionworks recently debuted stores in the Cranberry Commons Mall and The Mall at Robinson. Four more Visionworks sites are expected to open soon.
“Discriminating consumers can count on Visionworks for high-quality frames, lenses, contact lenses and sunglasses – plus the leading technology in vision correction,” said John DiIanni, Regional Vice President. “And because we have a state-of-the-art processing laboratory on site, we can provide one-hour service on most prescriptions.”
The new Visionworks stores will feature:
* Exclusive brands developed to provide Visionworks customers with fashionable designer styling and impeccable quality at a fraction of the price
* Best-selling designer brand frames including Bebe, GUESS, Nine West, Gant, Liz Claiborne, Candies, Rampage, Armani Exchange and Michael Kors
* The region’s largest selection of durable kids’ frames and a huge selection of impact- and scratch-resistant lenses
* A broad range of contact lenses and related products from leading manufacturers
* Convenient hours with stores open seven days a week including evenings
* In-store licensed Doctors of Optometry (no appointment necessary) who provide comprehensive eye exams and contact lens evaluations and fittings
* Acceptance of most vision insurance plans
* A 30-day money back satisfaction guarantee
“Because we’re committed to providing the most complete assortment at the best value, Visionworks is a perfect fit for value-seeking residents across western Pennsylvania,” said John DiIanni, Regional Vice President. “We want patients to leave our stores feeling confident that they got the correct frame and lenses, all at the right price.”
Visionworks plans a total of eight sites in the region, including the newly opened locations in Cranberry Commons and The Mall at Robinson, plus additional sites in Ross Park Mall, Southland Four Seasons, Waterfront Towne Center, and a still-to-be-finalized location in Greensburg. Because each location is expected to employ 12 – 14 local residents, Visionworks’ entry into the marketplace will create more than 100 new jobs in western PA.
Other | Comment (0)Eye care initiative piloted in north Essex
NORTH Essex has been chosen as one of three regions to initially pilot a new NHS eye care initiative.
The EPIC (Engagement, Partnership, Information, Communication) Project is a scheme funded by the Department of Health, which will work with local partnerships to develop and implement eye health and sight loss support strategies.
NHS North East Essex, Worcestershire, and North of Tyne have been chosen as the first of 23 pilot areas that will develop local vision strategies as part of the project.
Kathy Flegg, Primary Care Commissioning Manager at NHS North East Essex, said: “We see this as an excellent opportunity to work with a wide variety of partnership groups concerned with eye health to develop a strategy that will deliver and improve current services to be effective and sustainable for the population of North East Essex and in turn the UK.”
It will initially run for three years, until March 2012.
Other | Comment (0)Chippewa Valley Free Clinic now offering eye care
The Chippewa Valley Free Clinic is now offering its patients eye care.
Executive Director Brent Hafele says the clinic at Graham Avenue started doing eye exams Thursday thanks to donations from two area eye specialists and Luther Midelfort. Haefle says the free clinic is now seeking eye care professionals to volunteer with the new program and optical labs to provide donated or discounted services.
In addition, the clinic is accepting donations to pay for glasses and other eye care related expenses.
Other | Comment (0)Better eye care for people with learning disabilities ‘needed’
People with learning disabilities are struggling to access high quality eye care services, it has been claimed.
According to Mencap, the learning difficulties charity, over 90 people, many of whom had a learning disability, joined MPs and peers to voice their concern over the current level of eye care available.
Tom Clarke MP and Mencap president Lord Rix led the discussions, which highlighted “several important issues” such as the need for more learning disability awareness training for opticians.
The need for better access to eye care information for patients was also highlighted at the event, which was supported by Mencap, SeeAbility, the Royal National Institute of Blind People and the Eye Health Alliance.
Mr Clarke said: “It was fantastic to engage with a wide variety of stakeholders, and it was heartening to see so many individuals and charitable organisations coming together to begin this hugely important campaign.”
There are an estimated 210,000 people with severe and profound learning disabilities in England, according to the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities.
eye care | Comment (0)Lions Car Draw proceeds to go toward eye care
Lake of the Woods Lions are pleased to donate more than $30,000 from their Christmas Day car draw. Proceeds will go towards still more improvements to eye care at the Lake of the Woods District Hospital.
The service club joined with Lions across Northwestern Ontario to donate $300,000 within four years to cataract surgery at the hospital in Kenora. Lake of the Woods members also give to the Pinecrest birthday party and Flag Day in February, the annual Easter egg hunt at the Harbourfront in April, the run for guide dogs in May, as well as Royal Canadian Air Cadet 645 Sqdn. based at the Armouries.
Families in need of extra help with glasses or wheelchair assistance can apply for funding. The local Lions are part of District 5M10, which includes Northwestern Ontario and Northeastern Minnesota.
The Lions next conference will be held in Duluth in February, with 250 to 300 members from across the district expected to attend.
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