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A Newsletter from The Cincinnati Eye Institute Foundation
Summer 2014
INSIGHTFULnews
2014 Golf Outing —
A Success for Community
Outreach
The Cincinnati Eye Institute Foundation’s “Tee Off to Save Sight”
golf outing on Friday, May 30th may not have reached PGA tour
quality on the technical side, but it surpassed it for fun. Ninety-six
golfers played on Cincinnati’s most beautiful public course, Cooper
Creek’s Blue Ash golf course.
TEE OFF TO
SAVE SIGHT
“The day was perfect,” said John
Courtney, Golf Chair and MC for the
awards ceremony. “Roselawn and The
Foundation’s Vision Outreach programs
were the real winners with over $42,000
raised to support The Foundation’s
initiatives,” Courtney said. He added,
“We may have started something with the
introduction of the ‘248’ golf category.”
This year the committee introduced a special
category for players whose foursome’s
The CEI Foundation
ages add up to 248 years or more. Besides
Annual Golf Outing
the traditional golf awards for lowest score,
longest drive, closest to the pin, players in the “248’ category were
able to play from the forward tees and had their own prizes.
The Cincinnati Eye Institute Foundation is a charitable foundation established by Cincinnati Eye
Institute physicians who care deeply about the vision health of our community. Established in
2006, the charitable mission of The Foundation has touched the lives of thousands.
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The Cincinnati Eye Institute
Foundation Board of
Directors
Dan Geeding, Ph.D.,
Chairman of the Board
James J. Augsburger, M.D.
Nathan Bjork, O.D.
John Courtney
John Dovich, C.L.U., Ch.F.C.
Don Klekamp, J.D.
Vito Peraino, J.D.
Brad Ruther
Patrick Ward, President
Advisory Committee
Todd Albertz
Hisham H. Arar, M.D.
Clyde Bell, C.P.A.
Don Holmes
Michael L. Nordlund,
M.D., Ph.D.
Michael R. Petersen,
M.D., Ph.D.
Sharing
Our
Vision.
Improving
Lives.
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And the
winners are…
Lowest
Gross score: 61
John Courtney
Adam Leubbehusen
Steve Raszka
Shaun LaSance
Second Lowest
Gross score: 62
Randy Harpring
Joe Vonderhaar
Brian Damm
Greg Ankle
“248” Lowest
Gross score: 65
Steve Day
Dan Volpenhein
Andy Volpenhein
Tom Volpenhein
Fifth Third Team:
John Brenzel, Mark Zink, Bill Borek,
and Joe Hricovsky
Presenting Sponsor
St. Elizabeth Healthcare Team:
Robert Prichard, M.D., John Wenderfer,
Chris Carle, and Lisa Frey
Silver Sponsor
The Courtney Team:
Steve Raszka, John Courtney, Shaun LaSance,
and Adam Leubbehusen
Winning Team with Lowest Gross Score
Volpenhein Team:
Andy, Tom, and Dan Volpenhein, and Steve Day
Winning “248” Team
KMK Team:
Alan Bieber, Rick Rohde, Tom Behm,
and Mark Sims
Interact for Health Team:
Steve Wilson, Jim Schwab, Tony Shipley,
and Dan Geeding
Longest Drive
(gold tees)
Nick Mahon
Longest Drive
(248 category)
Lisa Frey
Closest to the Pin
(gold tees)
Amee Sherman
Closest to the Pin
(248 category)
Dave Woodke
Wine Raffle
John Tolos
Hybrid Driver
and Putter Raffle
Marty Sexton
A special thank you goes out to our golf sponsors who
made this event a financial success. The Foundation
also thanks John Courtney and his committee members,
Brad Ruther, Todd Albertz, Rod McKenzie, Don
Holmes, and Amy Jones, for making this third annual
golf outing the most successful outing to date.
Summer 2014
2014 Golf Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor (for Third Year)
Dr. Foster Team:
Dr. Rob Foster, Vito Peraino, Mike Marshall,
and Mike Miner
Silver Sponsor
Bronze Sponsors (for Third Year)
Bronze Sponsors
Business Backer Team:
Jim Salters, Biff Black, Justin Zawaly,
and Bob Hojnoski
Lunch Sponsor
Raffle Sponsor
Beverage Cart Sponsor
Golf Ball Sponsor
Visually Impaired Put Contest
Midmark/Ruther Team:
Brad Ruther, Walt Ruther,
and Amee Sherman
In the words of Harry
Vardon, Golf Digest’s 13th
greatest golfer of all time,
“Don’t play too
much golf. Two rounds
a day are plenty.”
Daniel M. Miller, M.D., Ph.D.
Michael Petersen, M.D., Ph.D.
Carole and Pat Ward
Hole Sponsors
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CEIF Board Welcomes
Two New Members
Vito Peraino is the Senior
Vice President and General
Counsel of American Financial Group, Inc. He has
been associated with the
Company since 1999, and
before that was in private
law practice in California.
Vito is a resident of Mason,
Ohio and a graduate of Wayne State University
and the University of Michigan Law School.
“I am delighted and excited to be joining the board
of The Cincinnati Eye Institute Foundation. The
mission of The Foundation to serve the community,
research and education, coupled with the world class
operations of CEI, made the opportunity to be associated with the leading ophthalmologists in the world
irresistible. I can’t wait to roll up my sleeves to help
guide and support the mission of The Foundation.”
Don Klekamp is a partner in the
Keating Muething & Klekamp
law practice. His concentration
includes general corporate, mergers and acquisitions, real estate,
succession planning, and finance
areas. He recently established
the Donald P. Klekamp Professorship of Law at the University
of Cincinnati College of Law. The Community
Law Center, which bears his name, houses the
Legal Aid Society and provides legal services
to the poor and disadvantaged in a five county
area. Don is on a number of boards including the
Xavier University, Board of Trustees.
“I have been, and continue to be, a patient of the outstanding ophthalmologists at Cincinnati Eye Institute.
They have, without question, helped to preserve my
eyesight. I am pleased to join The Foundation team
as it strives to fulfill its commitment to improve eye
care for the most vulnerable in our community. It is
my opportunity to “give back” through Foundation
initiatives, such as Oyler School’s OneSight Vision
Center. Oyler School holds a special place in the
hearts of the KMK staff that provided tutors to Oyler.
I was proud to be included as part of that team.”
Community
Outreach Expands
The Richard S. Kerstine Vision Outreach
program and the Roselawn Eye Clinic are
expanding. On July 8th, The Vision Outreach
held its first monthly screening at Christ Church
Cathedral on Fourth Street in downtown
Cincinnati. The Outreach program screened the
5,000 club—a Tuesday dinner program for the
homeless and less fortunate held at the cathedral
every Tuesday. Clients requiring glasses or
follow up by a physician will be scheduled for
The Foundation’s Roselawn Eye Clinic the
following day. 40 individuals were screened
during this program.
Amy Jones, Community Outreach Project
Manager, said, “This is a great opportunity
to expand the mission of The Foundation by
reaching groups we would not ordinarily be
able to help.” She added, “Screenings will be
scheduled so that clients failing the vision exam
can be scheduled for a dilated eye exam the next
day with a volunteer doctor at the Roselawn
Eye Clinic. Vouchers for glasses or a follow up
treatment plan will be provided at that time.”
Roselawn Eye Clinic is also expanding its
screening services with its newest partner, St.
Vincent de Paul on Bank Street in the West End.
This partnership will provide a comprehensive,
central location for a primary medical care clinic
staffed with University of Cincinnati medical
and nursing students, a medical social worker,
and St. Vincent de Paul’s free pharmacy.
Initially, this program will provide basic vision
screening. Clients who fail their initial screening
exam will be referred to The Foundation’s
Roselawn Eye Clinic. The possibility of
establishing a Roselawn satellite at the Bank
Street location will be evaluated.
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4,000 Patients
Seen at Roselawn
Clinic
An Evening of Fine Food,
Fine Wine, and Fine Art
The Cincinnati Eye Institute Foundation has a special evening
planned for November 13th at the Hilton Netherland Plaza—
Plaza—A
Feast for the Eyes. It will be an evening of fine food, fine wine
and fine art to honor a fine man of vision, Dr. Richard S. Kerstine.
Dr. Kerstine is being honored for his dedication to The Foundation
and its mission. All proceeds benefit The Foundation’s community
outreach, education, and research initiatives, including the Dr.
Richard S. Kerstine Vision Outreach program.
The evening will feature artists and their art represented by
Miller Gallery, including art for purchase. Also included will
be opportunities to win an array of fine wine and enjoy a meal
prepared by America’s top chef, Todd Kelly, and pastry chef,
Megan Ketover. Executive Chef, Todd Kelly, was recently named
Chef of the Year by the American Culinary Federation, and Pastry
Chef, Megan Ketover, has gained a national reputation since
competing on Bravo TV’s Top Chef: Just Desserts.
Featured artists will include Tom Bluemlein, John Agnew, Pam
Folsom, David Michael Beck and Matthew C. Metzger. Each
artist will be painting during the reception. Check out the Miller
Gallery site to learn more about these artists.
The A Feast for the Eyes committee creating this event includes Beth
Binasio, Julie Cohen, Gary Gleason, Jodi Sobotka, and Carole
Ward. The physicians’ committee members are John Cohen, M.D.,
William Faulkner, M.D., James Faulkner, M.D., Linda Greff,
M.D., Jeff Nerad, M.D., and Michael Petersen, M.D., Ph.D.
Since opening in 2008, the
Roselawn Eye Clinic has seen
over 4,000 patients as of May
of this year. The Roselawn
Eye Clinic is the only free
adult eye clinic in the tri-state
region. It serves individuals
without insurance and family
income below 200% of
the Federal Poverty level.
Although the Affordable
Care Act will provide free
screening and preventative
healthcare for primary care,
it does not include eye care.
Unfortunately, the need for
free eye care continues.
Patients coming to the
Roselawn Eye Clinic receive
a comprehensive dilated eye
exam conducted by one of our
volunteer ophthalmologists
or optometrists. If glasses
are needed, they receive a
prescription and voucher for
a free pair of glasses from
a local Lenscrafters. If
additional medical issues are
identified, i.e. surgery, etc,
patients are referred to the
University of Cincinnati.
A Newsletter from The Cincinnati Eye Institute Foundation
Summer 2014
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