National Eye Donor Month

Each year since 1983, the EBAA has promoted March as National Eye Donor Month to raise awareness of the need to donate eyes, and to celebrate donors and corneal recipients. President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the first National Eye Donor Month, and since then a member of Congress has read a proclamation into the Congressional Record each March to note this special occasion.

This year, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Representative Joseph Pitts (R-PA) will enter proclamations into the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, proclaiming March 2012 as National Eye Donor Month. Below are materials that can be used to promote National Eye Donor Month during educational activities, donor celebrations, etc...

Note: Please check back periodically, as additional materials (marked with an asterisk (*) ) will be added throughout the month of February.

Proclamations

Educational Materials

Templates

On Friday, February 10, special packets were sent to eye banks to assist them in acquiring state proclamations for National Eye Donor Month.

EBAA Public Service Announcement (PSA) featuring John Green

  • *PSA - 15 seconds
  • *PSA - 30 seconds
  • *PSA Guidelines for Member Eye Banks

Donor and Recipient-Related Stories, Articles and Videos

If you have any questions about National Eye Donor Month, or about the above materials, please contact EBAA Manager of Communications Patricia Hardy.