Share the Vision!

August 2022

Florida Lions Eye Clinic Monthly Newsletter

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Small Ways to Make a BIG Impact



A gift of $50 provides one round-trip Lyft ride for one patient

A gift of $100 provides two prescription glasses for one patient

A gift of $125 provides medication for two patients

A gift of $500 provides eye exams for 10 patients

SEE You Later!

The Florida Lions Eye Clinic is honored to present the Eye Angel Award to a select few recipients annually. We are proud to kickoff this year's presentations with a very special volunteer, David Ayan. David has volunteered over 300 hours since January of this year and has been a huge asset to our clinic!

David wants to be an ophthalmologist and he has gained vast knowledge by volunteering here at our office. He has dedicated his time off from school to volunteer and we've been very fortunate to have him. 

David has learned the components of pretesting, Vision Acuity check, the beginnings of a refraction, has helped with translation, and so much more! We thank David for his dedication and all-around great attitude and devotion to the clinic and patients.

Sadly, David's last day with us was Aug 10th, as he is on his way to continue his education and love of eyecare! We wish David great success and hope he comes back to the clinic as Dr. David in the future!

Ophthalmic Assistant

Assists ophthalmologists and optometrists by performing ophthalmic clinical functions and eye photography. Assists with minor surgical procedures, applying aseptic techniques and preparing instruments.

Bilingual/Spanish requirement

$19.00 - $22.00 ~ part time

For more info:

Ophthalmic Assistant

Patient Care Coordinator

Welcomes patients and FLLEC visitors, performs intake process with patients, answers the telephone and promptly returns calls as needed, interfaces with volunteers and clinic staff. Ophthalmology knowledge is preferred. 

Bilingual/Spanish requirement

$16.00 ~ part time

For more info:

Patient Care Coordinator

As the need for the services the Florida Lions Eye Clinic provides to the community continues to grow, so does our need for volunteers. We welcome anyone in the community who would like to volunteer their time to help us at the clinic and at events in the community. We are also looking for volunteer physicians in the area who are willing to donate their time and services at the clinic or at their practices. If you are interested in helping us meet the needs of those most vulnerable in Southwest Florida, or if you know someone who might be willing to help, please visit our website or give us a call at (239) 498-3937 for more information on how you can be part of our cause.

What's For Dinner?

We have teamed up with Panera Bread and Chipotle

to raise money for the clinic!

Click on the images below to find out more!

Dig out those old FLLEC photos!

Do you have historic photos of the Florida Lions Eye Clinic? Please share them with us! You can submit electronically, or if you have them on hand you can bring them in and we'd be happy to scan them for you! We would love to build the archive with photographs of the clinic, events, volunteers, and staff! If you have old newspaper articles that would be great too! We would love to use these items for throwbacks! Please submit to Miranda Escobar at mirandae@fllec.com or call 239-319-2983 with any questions! Thank you for your help!

Amazon Smile is a simple way for you to support the Florida Lions Eye Clinic every time you shop, at no cost to you. It's easy, just enter smile.amazon.com, and Amazon will ask you to select a charity of your choice.

You’ll find the exact same low prices, selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added benefit that AmazonSmile will donate 0.5% of your eligible purchases to the Florida Lions Eye Clinic. Amazon Smile is also available on the Amazon Shopping app on your phone. You can find it in the App Store for iOS or Google Play for Android.

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Thank you for your support!!

We are happy to announce the Florida Lions Eye Clinic has reached a total of 2,044 patient appointments for FY 2021-2022!

Thank you to all our supporters, volunteers,

staff, doctors, and everyone else

who has made this possible!