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The Columbus Lions Club transports donor eye tissue two months out of the year, in May and October. Lion Linda Madsen and Lion Bob Groh act as the Columbus Lions eye coordinators. This year the Columbus Lions are celebrating their 30th anniversary as a club, and over these years have transported countless numbers of boxes containing donor eye tissue. Many of the clubs members and their family and friends drop what they are doing to transport eye tissue when they receive a call from Madsen or Groh, to ensure that the donor eye tissue is delivered in a timely manner. So far this month, 26 boxes of donor tissue have been transported (with 11 days left in May that might add to this total).

Lion Jack Sanderson was delivering three boxes of donor eye tissue to the Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin on Saturday May 13 when Jimmy Cliffs song I Can See Clearly Now came on the radio. He said it was very inspirational to him since he knows that delivering donor eye tissue could lead to someone regaining their sense of sight. Sanderson transported a total of five boxes of tissue that day, because the Lions Eye Bank had processed tissue that was intended for transplantation that needed to be sent out.

The Columbus club is part of the Cornea Express, a statewide relay of Lions Club members who transport tissue throughout Wisconsin. The Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin uses this unique process of transporting donor eye tissue, and it makes a huge impact. When a donation occurs, local Lions clubs are called upon to transport the corneal tissue to the Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin via a relay system. Volunteers use their own vehicles to transport the donor tissue.

The Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin needs eye and corneal tissue from donors of most ages. The eye tissue is used for more than just restoring vision: It can also be used to further research for certain diseases such as glaucoma and macular degeneration. The Lions Club has a focus of helping people prevent blindness, and this is just one of the examples of what Lions do to serve their communities.

To read donor stories and learn more about Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin, go online to lebw.org.

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