Sight Society of Northeastern New York


	We often take the simple pleasures of life for granted. Seeing your children or grandchildren, the sunrise or the necessity of driving, that is until they are lost. More

Lions Eye Bank at Albany

Mission:

The Sight Society of Northeastern New York (Lions Eye Bank at Albany) is a private non-profit organization dedicated to providing ocular tissue for transplantation, medical education and research.

Values:

The Sight Society of Northeastern New York actively fosters a commitment to service excellence by following evidence based practice standards. We seek to uphold these superior standards while honoring the tradition of compassion and respect within our community.

Vision:

The Sight Society of Northeastern New York will serve as a resource center for visual advocacy.

Seize the Day

Flying a kite is an opportunity seized to share laughter, sun, wind, and the visual beauty of the moment. Through their life-changing experiences, the families of organ and tissue donors, living donors, and recipients of life-saving transplants teach us all a profound lesson: to Seize the Day! and make the most of every moment to build dreams, friendships and memories with loved ones.

Colorful kites soar in the wind as donor families, living donors and transplant recipients enjoy a special moment and make new memories. Adorning several of the kites are 60 memorial ‘floragraph’ portraits of deceased donors whose legacies lift the hopes of those in need of transplants. The float’s 30 riders, including three honorary walkers, represent all donors and the everyday dreams they make possible through the gift of life. Thousands of organ, eye and tissue donors nationwide are memorialized with dedicated roses, each vial carrying a personal message of love, hope and remembrance. The Lions Eye Bank at Albany dedicated a rose in honor of Zachary Duncan, a ten year old boy who was tragically killed in a motor vehicle accident and gave the gift of sight to two people.

Donate Life hopes millions of parade viewers and spectators are inspired to Seize the Day, spend time with their families, and join the 92 million Americans who have registered as organ, eye and tissue donors on their state donor registries by visiting www.donatelife.net

The Gift

The glistening sheen of great pride
Agleam in a new parent’s eye
Purple mountains afar
Twinkling stars in the sky
These everyday sights that we see

Spider webs enhanced by the dew
Like jewels in the first morning sun
Laughing children at play
Tag you’re it What great fun
These visions that bring us such glee

Visions we just take for granted
Like rainbows to end rainy days
Sunsets and sunrises
Sails aloft in the bay
Common sights that give such a lift

Wild geese flying south in a V
Silhouettes in a twilight sky
Autumn leaves on the breeze
Sights enjoyed with a sigh
To see What a wonderful gift

Written by Lion Jack Townsend

3rd Annual Rally for Ali
The 3rd Annual Rally for Ali, an event seeking to raise funds for finding a cure for diabetes, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 1-6 pm at Krause's Grove in Halfmoon. The 5-hour picnic features bands, food and games. For more informaiton, you can download a flyer, or email AFisk10302@aol.com.

The Gift of Sight
Click here to download a pdf copy of our 4-color brochure that answers important questions about cornea transplants.

donate Be an organ, eye and tissue donor. Enroll in the New York State Donate Life Registry. Click here to download a New York State Donate Life Registry Form.

“Reflections” Remembrance Quilt adds new panel
Each quilt patch is a symbol of love and dedicated to the memory of those who have given the “Gift of Sight” through corneal donation.
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Helen Keller Day
In 1971, the Board of Directors of Lions Clubs International declared that henceforth June 1 would be remembered as “Helen Keller Day.” Lions around the world implemented sight-related service projects on Helen Keller Day.

Lions World Sight Day
Lions World Sight Day, which was created to recognize and reinforce the importance of eradicating preventable blindness, is held annually on the second Thursday of October. Lions clubs around the world participate by sponsoring local activities and programs, either on Lions World Sight Day or some time during October, to educate their communities about the need to conquer preventable blindness and preserve sight.

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