Letter from the Executive Director
“The only thing
that is constant is
change.”
Board of Directors
David Donnersberger, M.D., J.D.
Chair
Randy Epstein, M.D.
Vice Chair
Frank Saporito
Treasurer
Peter Wroblewski
Secretary
Diane Hollingsworth
Executive Director
Irma Bates
Judy Comfort
Carol C. Hogan
Edward Hunter
Peter Latz
Karen Magers
Elizabeth Morgan
Charles Pivoney
Jerry Ringer, M.D.
Jonathan Rubenstein, M.D.
Maureen Tuffy-Haga
Medical Directors
Joel Sugar, M.D., Chicago
Elmer Tu, M.D., Chicago
Catherine Crockett, M.D., Bloomington
Gregory Helperin, M.D., Bloomington
Professional & Community
Relations Team
David Hearn
Community & Professional
Relations Liaison
Kara Kelly
Professional Relations Manager
Mary Peete
Professional Relations Liaison
Soni Sinha
Associate Director Philanthropy
Brittany Wright
Community Relations Liaison
How true that
sentiment is in
our ever-evolving
world of donation,
transplantation and research.
But change is the reason we are
able to restore sight to thousands
of people each year in our
community and around the globe.
Since the first cornea transplant
more than a century ago, our
world has been shaped by
innovations and discoveries that
bring new treatments to light –
all made possible by the countless
individuals who refuse to let
blindness prevail.
In this issue of Vision, you will read
how Eversight and our partners
are working together to change
the future of sight by advancing
knowledge and treatments in
powerful ways.
I am excited to introduce to you
our new mission statement, which
celebrates the importance of
everything we do: Restoring sight
and preventing blindness through
the healing power of donation,
transplantation and research.
I invite you to join Eversight
Illinois in making vision a reality
in new and exciting ways by
engaging in our healing mission.
Diane Hollingsworth
Executive Director
Eversight Illinois is a non-profit restoring sight to people in our community.
See how your charitable contribution can make vision a reality.
Ways you can help
$50
pays for the solution required to
preserve one cornea for transplantation
$250
helps support research to find
cures and treatments for leading causes
of blindness
$1,000
goes to purchase clinical
laboratory equipment critical to tissue
preparation
$3,000 grants the gift of sight to
eversightvision.org/illinois
And just as technology and
medicine are evolving, so is our
mission. We have learned that the
interconnectedness of donation,
transplantation and research is a
healing force – one that reaches
beyond the gift of sight and brings
comfort, hope and inspiration to
people when they need it most.
a patient who could not otherwise afford
a transplant
How to make a
contribution:
• Mail back the
included contribution
envelope
• Donate online at
eversightvision.org/illinois
Your gift can always be
made in honor or memory
of a loved one.