For Immediate Release:

March 4, 2004

North Carolina Eye Bank to to Honor 2003 Donors

Winston-Salem, N.C. – Families from across North Carolina will gather to honor their deceased loved ones who donated their eyes for sight restoration and research. The North Carolina Eye Bank Donor Memorial Service will celebrate the lives of donors and the gifts they have passed on to others in the community. The event is one of two identical services (in Winston-Salem and Cary) honoring eye donors during the year 2003.

Event 1: Winston-Salem

Saturday, March 27, 2004 from 2 – 4 p.m.
Southeastern Center for Contemporary Arts (SECCA)
750 Marguerite Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
phone: 336-725-1904

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Event 2: Cary

Sunday, March 28, 2004 from 2 - 4 p.m.
One Eleven Place
111 Realtors Way
Cary, NC
phone: 919-654-5400

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About The North Carolina Eye Bank

The North Carolina Eye Bank is a nonprofit organization that has served the North Carolina community since 1951 by providing 24-hour-a-day, full-service donor identification, consent, tissue recovery, distribution and compliance with all aspects of eye donation and the corneal transplantation process. Dedicated to providing service of the highest quality and the safest and most viable transplant and research tissue, the Eye Bank helps people regain their sight directly through corneal transplant and indirectly through ophthalmic research. Through community and professional education and public policy work, the Eye Bank seeks to heighten awareness about the benefits of donation and transplantation.