Knights Templar Knights Templar Eye FoundationEye FoundationKnights Templar Knights Templar Eye FoundationEye Foundation
““A Masonic Charity” “ That Others A Masonic Charity” “ That Others May See”May See”
Mission StatementMission Statement
To improve vision through To improve vision through
research, education, and research, education, and
supporting access to care.supporting access to care.
CONTRIBUTIONS RECAPCONTRIBUTIONS RECAP4343rdrd Campaign 2010-2011 Campaign 2010-2011
Campaign total: $1,208,202,66Campaign total: $1,208,202,66
Top Five Grand Commanderies In Dollar Top Five Grand Commanderies In Dollar TotalsTotals
1.1. Ohio $114,463,28Ohio $114,463,282.2. California $91,252,45California $91,252,453.3. Texas $80,350,48Texas $80,350,484.4. Missouri $74,894,97Missouri $74,894,975.5. Pennsylvania $68,176,89Pennsylvania $68,176,89
43rd Annual Voluntary 43rd Annual Voluntary CampaignCampaign
Included all contributions from the Included all contributions from the end of the 42end of the 42stst campaign campaign
Included wills and bequests that the Included wills and bequests that the members have asked to be included members have asked to be included in the campaignin the campaign
Set a new standard for the campaignSet a new standard for the campaign
Research Grants 2012Research Grants 2012
Budgeted 33 grants at $60,000 each $2 million Budgeted 33 grants at $60,000 each $2 million dollars total.dollars total.
Allowing second year repeat grants- if Allowing second year repeat grants- if successful with the first grant.successful with the first grant.
Fellowship for foreign ophthalmologists:Fellowship for foreign ophthalmologists: 1 year in U.S. with a vision researcher1 year in U.S. with a vision researcher Must plan to return home and continue Must plan to return home and continue
researchresearch Excess costs paid by host institution Excess costs paid by host institution 5 Fellowship at $60,000 year 5 Fellowship at $60,000 year
Research GrantsResearch GrantsScientific Advisory CommitteeScientific Advisory Committee
Approved in 2011-27 grants totaling Approved in 2011-27 grants totaling $1,000,000$1,000,000
In last 16 years we have awarded $12,644,000In last 16 years we have awarded $12,644,000
- Top states receiving research Top states receiving research grants:grants:
- Texas- $1,766,970Texas- $1,766,970- Mass/Rhode Island- $1,747,652,00Mass/Rhode Island- $1,747,652,00- Maryland- $1,592,770Maryland- $1,592,770- California- $1,526,382California- $1,526,382- Indiana- $563,398Indiana- $563,398
Wills and BequestsWills and Bequests
Can be the best source of growth for Can be the best source of growth for the Foundationthe Foundation
Can ensure that the Foundation Can ensure that the Foundation becomes self sustainingbecomes self sustaining
Must be encouraged by Officers of Must be encouraged by Officers of the Grand Commanderies and Grand the Grand Commanderies and Grand Encampment when speaking about Encampment when speaking about the Knights Templar Eye Foundationthe Knights Templar Eye Foundation
Wills and BequestsWills and Bequests Ask our members to include the KTEF Ask our members to include the KTEF
in their willsin their wills Ask them to contact their attorney Ask them to contact their attorney
now to add the KTEF as a beneficiarynow to add the KTEF as a beneficiary Ideas for giving are Ideas for giving are
– BequestsBequests direct gifts in a willdirect gifts in a will income from trustsincome from trusts remainders of wills or trustsremainders of wills or trusts
– Insurance PoliciesInsurance Policies– SecuritiesSecurities
Wills and BequestsWills and Bequests
Contact our office for “how to” Contact our office for “how to” adviceadvice
Contact our office to be added as a Contact our office to be added as a Sight Crusader, one who has Sight Crusader, one who has included the KTEF in his estateincluded the KTEF in his estate
ACTION PLANACTION PLAN
Encourage our Sir Knights to Encourage our Sir Knights to remember the KTEF in their willsremember the KTEF in their wills
Encourage our Sir Knights to Encourage our Sir Knights to continue to support the Annual continue to support the Annual Voluntary CampaignVoluntary Campaign
ACTION PLANACTION PLAN
Make our mark in the Make our mark in the eye community by eye community by preventing blindness in preventing blindness in future generations future generations through research and through research and educationeducation
Eye Care AmericaEye Care AmericaPreserving Sight TogetherPreserving Sight Together
Eye Care AmericaEye Care AmericaPreserving Sight TogetherPreserving Sight Together
Last Year Eye Care America (ECA) completed its Last Year Eye Care America (ECA) completed its 2525thth anniversary celebration which resulted in anniversary celebration which resulted in
more than 65,000 people receiving sight saving more than 65,000 people receiving sight saving care or eye health information from the ECA.care or eye health information from the ECA.
This success is do in large part by the ongoing This success is do in large part by the ongoing successful partnership with the Knights Templar successful partnership with the Knights Templar
Eye Foundation. As this partnership continues it is Eye Foundation. As this partnership continues it is hoped that more Sir Knights will use the Online hoped that more Sir Knights will use the Online Referral Center (ORC) for help with their family Referral Center (ORC) for help with their family
members.members.
Cost Effective Public ServiceCost Effective Public ServiceCost Effective Public ServiceCost Effective Public Service
Since the Knights Templar and Eye Care Since the Knights Templar and Eye Care
America began their partnership 15 years America began their partnership 15 years
ago ECA Patients have received $6.14 in ago ECA Patients have received $6.14 in
care for every dollar contributed by the care for every dollar contributed by the
KTEF. In fiscal year 2010-2011 that number KTEF. In fiscal year 2010-2011 that number
has jumped to $9.95 for every dollar you has jumped to $9.95 for every dollar you
donated.donated.
Grateful Patient FeedbackGrateful Patient FeedbackGrateful Patient FeedbackGrateful Patient Feedback
“ “ I wish to extend my sincere gratitude to I wish to extend my sincere gratitude to
your organization for the kind assistance your organization for the kind assistance
making it possible for me to regain my making it possible for me to regain my
eyesight. After my surgery, I was able to eyesight. After my surgery, I was able to
get to work again and therefore now am get to work again and therefore now am
able to support myself. God bless you and able to support myself. God bless you and
the staff.”the staff.”
Rowell Maharaja, Schertz, TXRowell Maharaja, Schertz, TX
Senior Eye Care Program Senior Eye Care Program Diagnoses Diagnoses
Senior Eye Care Program Senior Eye Care Program Diagnoses Diagnoses
Fiscal Year 2011 only:Fiscal Year 2011 only:1.1.Cataract 1,621Cataract 1,6212.2.Diabetic Retinopathy 158Diabetic Retinopathy 1583.3.Glaucoma 253Glaucoma 2534.4.Glaucoma suspect 416Glaucoma suspect 4165.5.AMD & Suspect 159AMD & Suspect 1596.6.Refract Error 524Refract Error 5247.7.Other 1,038Other 1,038
Knights Templar Knights Templar Eye FoundationEye FoundationKnights Templar Knights Templar Eye FoundationEye Foundation
““A Masonic Charity” “ That Others A Masonic Charity” “ That Others May See”May See”
New Office
Knights Templar Eye Foundation, Inc.1033 Long Prairie Road, Ste 5
Flower Mound, TX 75022-4230
214-888-0220Fax [email protected]
New Administrator
SK Robert W. Bigley, Southlake, TX– Hired by executive
committee on April 1, 2011, as Office Administrator of the Flower Mound (Dallas), TX office.
– Elected by special vote as Assistant Secretary on April 20, 2011.
New Director of Operations and Training
Marci Martinez, Southlake, TX– Hired by executive
committee on April 1, 2011, as Director of Operations and Training of the Flower Mound (Dallas), TX office.
New Responsibilities
Eventually oversee all YRIS operations
– Database management
– Sales and support for Grand Chapters and Grand Councils when available
Flower Mound, TX Office
Flower Mound, TX Office
Flower Mound, TX Office
Flower Mound, TX Office
Conference Room
Administrator’s Office
Work Area
Director of Operations Office
Work Area
Work Area
Work Area
Work Area
Storage
Kitchen/break area
Rest Rooms
Rest Rooms
Rest Rooms
Recap
Retirement of Contributions Coordinator– Jule Selock
Retirement of Office Administrator– Marvin L. Selock
Expiration of lease on Schaumburg Office– October 31, 2010
RecapCase Analysis
Cataracts- 61% of cases last year– No longer providing care to children
Applications are difficult to process– Case sponsors getting older-not able to do
job– Younger Sir Knights do not want to sponsor
cases– Verification of eligibility becoming more
difficult– No longer sure we are treating the most
needy
Recap
National Health Care– Impact on need for our services?
Services to be provided for by government programs
HIPPA– Protection of protected health
information New security and storage procedures
Recap
Computer system for case and payment processing– Old– No support available any longer– Could die at anytime– Replacement could be $150,000 +
Recap
Because of:– Personnel changes– Lease expiration– HIPPA– Computer system– National Health Care– Lack of good case sponsors
Recap
Is it time to change the way we do business?
Should we get out of case processing? Should we concentrate 100% on
Research Grants? Should we move the office? Trustees decided yes to all in August
2010
American Academy of Ophthalmology
EyeCare AmericaSenior’s EyeCare Program
Meets the needs of Seniors for care
Provides excellent contacts in the field of ophthalmology
Excellent Public Relations tool
American Academy of Ophthalmology
Hoskins Center for Excellence– Worldwide center for quality in eye
care– Named after form Exec VP of the
Academy, Dunbar Hoskins– Worldwide programs in ophthalmology– Internet availability– May support in future with more data
University Chairs
Endow a Knights Templar Chair in Ophthalmology at various universities
Contribute to the training of many ophthalmologists in the future
International Fellows Sponsor an ophthalmologist in a
one year study program in the US to return home and practice with latest techniques
Starting a trial run this year Help develop quality eye care
worldwide, especially in under developed countries
Expand Grant Program
Raised amount to $60,000 Allow a second year of research Expand pediatric research to
include general eye research Expand to foreign universities
– To allow our foreign Commanderies to participate
Open to new suggestions or developments
Dean McGee Eye Institute Researcher Receives National Grant to Fight Stargardt Disease For Immediate Release: For More Information Contact: August 17, 2011 Jane Braden 405.818.1905 [email protected] OKLAHOMA CITY—Dean McGee Eye Institute researcher, Dr. Martin-Paul Agbaga, has been awarded a $40,000 grant by the Knights Templar Eye Foundation, Inc. for his research on a blinding disease called juvenile autosomal dominant Stargardt macular dystrophy. This is an inherited blinding disease that can be catastrophic, causing early childhood blindness in the first two decades of life with no existing treatment options. Dr. Agbaga is also a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. “Dr. Agbaga’s research into a specific and devastating disorder affecting the eyes of children is already showing promise. This funding will help us catapult our efforts to find a treatment for the disease to the next level,” said Dr. Gregory Skuta, Edward L. Gaylord Professor and Chair of the OU Department of Ophthalmology and President and CEO of the Dean McGee Eye Institute. “Our research scientists combat blindness on every level - from the gene to the cell to the clinic – with a caliber of excellence that keeps the Institute among the top in the nation in attracting grant dollars to fight vision threatening disease and injury.” In 2008, Dr. Agbaga and Professor Robert E. Anderson, MD, PhD discovered that the normal protein that is mutated in patients with Stargardt disease is involved in making a unique group of fatty acids found in the eye. The mutant protein lacks this ability. Recently, they also discovered that, in the eye, the mutant protein is misdirected to wrong compartments in photoreceptor cells. Dr. Agbaga’s work now focuses on better understanding why the presence of the mutant protein in the eye causes a reduction in this unique group of fatty acids and triggers the photoreceptor cells to degenerate. With this grant, Dr. Agbaga and his colleagues will seek treatment options that would prevent vision loss by keeping the mutant protein from triggering photoreceptor cell death. “This disease robs children of not only their eyesight but of their vision of the future. This grant will help us find tools to fight for treatment options for these young people and hopefully give them a vibrant future of better sight,” stated Dr. Agbaga. “I am very grateful to Professor Robert E. Anderson for his support and mentorship over the years. I also sincerely thank the Knights Templar Eye Foundation Inc., for awarding me this grant to pursue these studies and my colleagues at the Dean McGee Eye Institute for creating an environment of critical thinking and pursuit of excellence in research,” said Dr. Agbaga with a smile. Dr. Agbaga’s research directly focuses an important area of juvenile blindness, which falls under the mission of the Knights Templar Eye Foundation, Inc., stated Richard Dunaway, Right Eminent Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery of Oklahoma. “Since its inception, the Knights Templar Eye Foundation has spent more than $95 million dollars to help provide medical treatment for those unable to afford it. Today, over 78,000 people have directly benefitted from this financial assistance. And as always, treatments are provided regardless of race, color, creed, age, or national origin. Since
Your help is needed To help our Sir Knights
understand why the changes were necessary
To show the benefits of research
To encourage continued support of our Knights Templar Eye Foundation
Our Future
In the past, we could help only a few with direct patient care
In the future we may help generations to come through research
Mission StatementMission Statement
To improve vision through To improve vision through
research, education, and research, education, and
supporting access to care.supporting access to care.