Mass Lions Eye Research Fund VENMO option to donate!

VENMO QR Code Option- Donate to MLERF Collection

Please support the Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Fund.

A blue "Coins for Change" collection bin is located at the Needham Bank (Main St) location, but to make it easier to DONATE, there is also a VENMO option (QR code) or use handle @Medfield-Lions

Each year Massachusetts Lions Clubs bring in about a million dollars, and in turn, Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Fund gives out about a million dollars to the following institutions: BU School of Medicine; Joslin Diabetes Center; Mass Eye and Ear Institute; Schepens Eye Research Institute; New England Eye Center at Tufts School of Medicine; Childrens Hospital; and University of Massachusetts Medical School.

This collection container was generously created and donated by Medfield resident Paul McNeil, and whether you are a Needham Bank customer or not, you are encouraged to support this MLERF collection.

If using VENMO to donate makes things easier, either scan the QR Code on the box (with your smartphone) and the Medfield Lions Club will graciously accept your donation or use this VENMO handle @Medfield-Lions and please indicate MLERF in the message section!

The Medfield Lions Club and MLERF thank you in advance for your financial support.

MLERF STORY - In 1951, the LIONS of Massachusetts became aware that each year, 2,500 premature babies from so-called ‘baby blindness’ and were losing their sight at birth.

As a result, the MLERF - Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Fund was formed in October 1951, dedicating itself to funding research.

Our first grant of $5,000 was given to Dr. Ingalls of Harvard Medical School who was instrumental in discovering the cause of baby blindness: too much oxygen being used in the incubators of premature babies. Today, over 125,000 adults can see because of the foresight and concern of these Lions.