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Venture — Explore — Discover 123 State Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70118 504-899-4501 • www.lhb.org Annual Report 2009 Worldwide over 4 million children below the age of 15 are blind. (noor-dubai.com) Venture — Explore — Discover About Our Organization The Lighthouse for the Blind in New Orleans is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that has served people who are blind and visually impaired in southeast Louisiana since 1915. The Lighthouse employs 185 people (over 80% of the direct labor is blind or visually impaired individuals), reaches over 10 parishes, provides employment services for individuals with disabilities and is the only organization that provides comprehensive vision rehabilitation services in southeast Louisiana. OUR MISSION The Lighthouse for the Blind serves people in the region who are blind or visually impaired by providing job training, competitive employment and services. OUR GOAL is to promote individual independence and selfreliance. We are COMMITTED to the proactive development of quality products and services. The Lighthouse works in cooperation and partnership with private, public and nonprofit entities. We Provide • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 18 Types of Manufactured Paper Cups Two types of Manufactured Brown Paper Towels Mess Trays for Army Ration Kits Repackaged Household Scrubbers and Round Chinet Paper Plates Deck Swabs Manufactured for the Navy White Pillow Cases Switchboard Operations at the Biloxi VA and Barksdale Air Force Base Mail Room Service at the IRS Building in New Orleans Wheeler Warehouse Management in Harahan Information and Referral Services Comprehensive Rehabilitation and Education Programs Employment Services and Job Placement Workforce Adjustment Program for individuals who are deaf Low Vision Clinic Low Vision Products Store A Message from the Lighthouse Board Chairman and the President The Lighthouse started with a vision in 1915 to provide meaningful employment for the blind and visually impaired. That vision has expanded to include a wide variety of programs and services over the years. While many suffered with the difficult economy in 2009, the Lighthouse saw record sales in its manufacturing division and served more individuals than ever before. William D. Price Dr. Charles G. Glaser This year’s annual report theme is “Venture – Explore – Discover.” This theme extends not only through our programs and services, but also to our manufacturing and production operations. As you read this report, we hope you will gain a better understanding of the difference that the Lighthouse is making in so many lives of the blind and visually impaired in the region. The success we have experienced is due to many: the community and volunteers who supported us through their generous contributions of money and time; our employees who worked diligently to produce high quality materials for our federal government; our staff who ensured that our programs and services grew to reach as many blind and visually impaired individuals and their needs as possible; and our Board of Directors who volunteered hours of their personal time and provided invaluable expertise and guidance. Venture — Explore — Discover Our clients are also to be recognized as an integral part of the growth we have seen. In 2009 the Lighthouse reached over 4,000 blind and visually impaired individuals. Programs and services were expanded to accommodate clients’ expressed needs, increasing their independence and self-reliance. We are proud of what the Lighthouse accomplished in 2009, and we look forward to continued growth in 2010. The Lighthouse vision continues expanding as we venture beyond the boundaries, explore our possibilities and discover the potential. We thank you for your support and appreciate your dedication and interest in the Lighthouse and its mission. Sincerely, Dr. Charles G. Glaser William D. Price Chair, Board of Directors President Venture Legal blindness does not necessarily mean total blindness; 90 percent of people who are legally blind have some remaining vision. Foundation giving missions aligned Ride a bike? Play golf? Search the web? At the Lighthouse people who are blind can learn to do all these things, thanks to grants from the Jerome and Grace Murray Foundation. In 2001 the Lighthouse received an unsolicited gift for technology from the Murray Foundation. The gift grew out of trustee Kathleen Murray Ramsey’s experience with a visually impaired neighbor and a subsequent visit to the Lighthouse. For ten years Mrs. Ramsey, granddaughter of the Foundation’s founders Jerome and Grace Murray, helped a neighbor with macular degeneration. Mrs. Ramsey read her neighbor’s mail to her, helped with household chores, and ran errands for her. In 2001 the neighbor died, and Mrs. Ramsey donated her friend’s visual aids to the Lighthouse to help others with low vision. In this way she became acquainted with Lighthouse programs and services. In 2004 Mrs. Ramsey joined the Board of Directors at the Lighthouse. In the years that followed she directed eight more grants from the Foundation totaling over $80,000 for various programs and services. Murray Foundation gifts have supported technology, children’s programs, recreational activities for seniors, and public relations. Another Murray Foundation grant was given for capital improvements. “I know that my grandparents would be pleased with my involvement with the Lighthouse for the Blind. Supporting services that the Lighthouse offers to the blind and visually impaired is exactly what they had in mind when they created the Murray Foundation.” Community and foundation support helps individuals with vision loss venture beyond the boundaries, explore the possibilities, and discover their potential. The Murray Foundation has expanded horizons and added to the quality of life for many who are blind and visually impaired. It is with deep appreciation that we acknowledge the Murray Foundation’s steadfast support. (Braille Institute) Board of Directors 2009-2010 Dr. Charles Glaser Chairman Ms. Lynne A. Burkart Treasurer Ms. Nicki M. Candies At-Large Mrs. Adrienne Casbarian Ms. Katy Casbarian Secretary Mr. John J. Charpentier Mrs. Mathilde Villere Currence Vice-Chair Mrs. Madge Dicks Dr. Shehab Ebrahim Mr. Curtis Eustis, CFM, CSNA Mrs. Amy Farnsworth Mrs. Sara M. Gootee Mr. James A. Gray II Mrs. Ginger Gundlach Mrs. Shannon Gunther Mr. H. Elder Gwin Mrs. Ann Irwin Mrs. Julie Isacks, CPA Mrs. Sandra Janes-Reagan Mr. Keith Katz, At-Large Mrs. Lourdes Keiffer Dr. Barry J. Leader Mr. Paul Masinter At-Large Dr. James C. McGuinness Mrs. Kathleen Ramsey Mr. Gary E. Reynolds, CPA Mr. Mark Ripple, AIA Mrs. Karen Waters Shipman Mr. Richard J. Smith Advisory Board Dr. Joyce Adema Mark Brown Troy Carter I. Harold Koretzky Marc Livaudais Virginia C. Miller Kevin Rafferty Carroll W. Suggs George Villere Explore Employee Spotlight: Patsy Perkins “She is a total professional and a true friend.”…“Dependable, unflustered, funny, and loyal to everyone at the Lighthouse”…. “I was told I was a younger version of Patsy – that was one of the greatest compliments I’ve ever received.” Admiring co-workers offered these thoughts about Patsy Hickey Perkins. In 1985 Patsy answered a Lighthouse ad and was hired right away to be the President’s secretary. Except for a nine-month hiatus, she has spent what she describes as thirty-five very happy years at the Lighthouse. Her job title may be Executive Assistant to the President, but her willingness to tackle any job or problem has given her a wide range of duties. First and foremost, Patsy is President Bill Price’s right hand. She manages projects, maintains records, writes reports, coordinates board activities, and makes sure that myriad details are carefully handled. She also has served as the Human Resources Director and currently is assisting the new HR Director, Terri Brown, with benefits, open enrollment, COBRA and EEOC regulations. Whenever there is a special occasion at the Lighthouse she helps with preparations, greets the guests, then stays to clean up. She has painted walls and floors and assisted with landscaping to beautify the facility for events. She fills in during staff breaks at the reception desk and switchboard. Years ago she was thrust into managing the Services Department when the department head became ill and quit abruptly. “I guess I ran Services for a year!” she laughed. The only area she seems not to have had an active role in is manufacturing – but who knows? Asked why she has stayed so long at the Lighthouse Patsy said, “The people I work with share the same compassion. It’s a thread that connects everyone at the Lighthouse. We’re not just a team, we’re more like a family.” Then she added, “Every day is different, so I never get bored.” She is as generous with her financial resources as she is with her time. For years Patsy has donated to the Lighthouse Annual Giving Fund through payroll deductions. Asked why she donates, she seemed surprised by the question. “I wouldn’t have a thing if it wasn’t for the Lighthouse,” she said. “I believe in the Lighthouse, and I want to be a part of making it great. That’s money that I don’t see, so I don’t even think about it.” Patsy doesn’t mention that she gives additional gifts from time to time when her budget allows. Bill Price said, “Integrity, dependability, and wonderful attention to detail – those traits come to mind when I think of Patsy. I joke with her that she’s so organized she makes doctor appointments three years in advance. And I tell her that if she was run over by a truck and asked how she felt she would say, ‘Fine!’ People go to her when they have issues because she is so trustworthy and professional. She is the rock, the stability of the Patsy Perkins organization.” One colleague summed up the shared feeling about Patsy, “Her value is beyond measure.” 2009 Operating Revenue by Source Approximately 138,100 Louisiana residents have vision loss. Manufacturing Grants —2008 American Community Survey Fees Investments Gifts Bequests Manufacturing 26,863,065 Grants 89% Sales Growth by Year 1,517,383 5% Fee for Services 738,998 2% Investments 287,667 1% $30,000,000 Gifts 233,763 2% 25,000,000 Bequests 520,613 2% 20,000,000 $30,161,489 100% 15,000,000 Total 10,000,000 5,000,000 09 20 07 20 05 20 03 20 01 20 99 19 97 $0 0 19 According to the Vision Problems in the U.S. (VPUS) 4th edition revised report, there are approximately 4.6 million Americans ages 40 and older who are visually impaired or blind. These numbers are expected to double in the next three decades. By the end of 2009, approximately 63% of blind and visually impaired individuals in the United States between the ages of 16 & 65 were unemployed. 2009 Sales by Product Paper Plate Paper Towel Paper Cup Assembly Service Contracts Textiles Mops Fee for Service Resale Product 2007 2008 2009 Paper Plate 7,687,138 9,341,192 16,769,741 61% Paper Towel 2,695,487 2,232,065 3,250,833 12% Paper Cup 3,093,552 4,107,006 5,133,631 19% Assembly 284,275 197,221 193,019 1% Service Contracts 808,365 833,846 850,805 3% Textiles 52,785 421,541 370,814 1% Mops 206,505 243,071 294,049 1% Fee for Service 377,712 363,658 514,449 2% Resale 299,257 313,310 224,523 1% 15,505,075 18,052,910 27,601,864 (afb.org, www.bls.gov/cps/ cpsdisabilities.htm) Expenses by Type Manufacturing...............5,139,729 63% Services.........................1,495,236 18.5% Administration..............1,293,507 16% Development....................152,266 1.9% Manufacturing Services Administration Development Patrons Anonymous (1) The Almar Foundation Boh Foundation Mr. Kenneth P. Bowers Ms. Lynne A. Burkart Cahn Family Foundation Ms. Nicki M. Candies Mr. & Mrs. John Charpentier City of New Orleans Estate of Gloria May Frey Clark Estate of Gertrude Griffin Cox Dr. Shehab A. Ebrahim Estate of Marion Cecele Edsberg Mr. & Mrs. Curtis D. Eustis Mr. & Mrs. Cyril P. Geary III Dr. & Mrs. Charles Glaser Mr. & Mrs. Ryan P. Gootee Greater New Orleans Foundation Anonymous Donor Mr. & Mrs. Billy Gunther Gustaf Westfeldt McIlhenny Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Hassinger Estate of Elvira C. Hirsch Mr. & Mrs. Arthur W. Huguley III IberiaBank Julie Isacks Eugenie & Joseph Jones Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. David Krebs Mr. & Mrs. Owen J. La Cour, Sr. Landis Construction Co. LAS Enterprises Dr. & Mrs. Barry J. Leader The Lighthouse for the Blind Auxiliary Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc. Dr. & Mrs. James McGuinness Ms. Virginia C. Miller Mrs. Dorothy L. Mintz Jerome & Grace Murray Foundation National Industries for the Blind New Orleans Garden Society, Inc. New Orleans Hash House Harriers (NOH3, Inc., Red Dress Run) Newman Charitable Foundation Mr. Donald Palmer/Donald Palmer Charitable Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Rawley M. Penick III Mr. & Mrs. Brett Reagan/Point Eight Power Dr. & Mrs. Richard Reed Mr. & Mrs. Gary F. Reynolds, CPA The Richards Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Mark J. Ripple Mr. & Mrs. William F. Ryan Salmen Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Curtis C. Sorrells Luther & Zita Templeman Foundation Textron Marine & Land Systems Thionville Laboratories, Inc. Thoth Charitable Fishing Rodeo Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Usdin Whitney National Bank Mr. & Mrs. W. J. Wilkinson Margaret Ann Williams Foundation, Inc. Winn Dixie Stores, Inc. Sponsors AARP - Metairie Chapter 725 American Express Charitable Fund (American Express Pac Match) Anonymous (2) Ms. Susan E. Barbazon-Wallace Bass Enterprises Production, Co. (BOPCO LP) Ms. Darlene Bassett-Lill Mrs. Sallee Benjamin Ms. Mabel L. Blake Ms. Susan A. Blanchard Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Blankenship Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth E. Bohnenstiehl, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Kenny Bordelon Mrs. Darryl S. Borne Miss Loretta P. Brehm Mr. & Mrs. Creed W. Brierre, Sr. Mr. Paul W. Brosman, Jr. Mr. Mark Brown Alcide Tervalon, Jr./Bruno & Tervalon, LLP, CPA’s Ms. Eileen Burke Burkedale Foundation Dr. Robert Cangelosi Mr. & Mrs. Archie Casbarian, Jr. Ms. Katy Casbarian R. Vaughn Cimini Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Conrad G. Collins Mr. & Mrs. Pierre E. Conner Mrs. Bettie J. Conover Mr. Jeffrey M. Corbino Mr. Sam Corenswet, Jr. Crescent Transport, Inc. Ms. Berenice H. & Ms. Karen Cronvich Mr. Lee Crum & Miss Calla Crum Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Currence, Jr. Mrs. Frances C. Curtis Ms. Amy D’Aquila Mr. Fred J. D’Aquin III Mr. & Mrs. William B. Dalton, Jr. Mrs. Caecilia W. Davis Mr. & Mrs. Albert Descant Dr. & Mrs. Carl J. Dicharry Mr. & Mrs. John F. Dicks Ms. Charlotte Dixon Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Donahue Mr. & Mrs. John C. Dubret, Jr. Ms. Sonya F. Dumont Ms. Martha Eshleman Mr. & Mrs. Stephen M. Farnsworth Ms. Beverly B. Fasullo Sybil M. & D. Blair Favrot Family Fund Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Favrot Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Fitzpatrick Mrs. Marguerite Florent Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Fontham Mr. & Mrs. George C. Freeman III Mr. & Mrs. Gus A. Fritchie III Mr. & Mrs. James B. Gaffney Mr. & Mrs. James F. Geary, Jr. Grace T. George Gilsbar, Inc. Mrs. Mira K. Gnoinska Miss Joyce R. Griener Ms. Diane R. Guedry Mr. H. Elder Gwin Henry M. Haley, Jr., MD Mrs. Maurice Handelman Mr. & Mrs. Stephen & Nicole Hanemann Mr. Gerald A. Hanzo Frank & Joyce Hartman Mr. & Mrs. H. Gordon Hartman Peck Hayne Lionel H. Head Mr. & Mrs. Howard Held Ms. Beverly F. Himel Mr. Nathan P. Horner Mr. & Mrs. Harley B. Howcott, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James B. Irwin VI Mr. Frank A. Jensen Mrs. H. J. Jumonville, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Henry J. Jumonville III Mrs. Susan Jumonville Mr. Arthur L. Jung III Mrs. Gloria Kabacoff Mr. & Mrs. Keith Katz Lourdes Keiffer Ms. Claudia F. Kelleher Jane E. Kersh MD Mr. Rick Krohn LA Northshore Delta Gamma Alumnae Association Mr. Alden J. Laborde Lakeside Lions Club Mr. Marcel E. Landry Mr. & Mrs. E. Sorrell Lanier Mr. & Mrs. Robert Lapeyre Lauricella Land Company Foundation Sydney & Ken Lawder Mr. Robert I. Lawson Mr. & Mrs. Rick Ledet Mr. & Mrs. Bertram J. Levey Mr. & Mrs. John F. Lipani Mr. & Mrs. Marc M. Livaudais Ms. Yvonne M. Long Lou-Con, Inc. Robert E. Smith Lupo/Lupo Enterprises Mrs. Paula L. Maher Mr. & Mrs. Calvin J. Malone III Ms. Noel R. Marsolan Mr. Fritz Martty Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Masinter Ann M. Masson Mr. Heriberto Mederos, Jr. Metairie Delta Lions Club Dr. & Mrs. William T. Mitchell 1,845 blind or visually impaired individuals took advantage of the Lighthouse Transportation Service. Ms. Henriette V. Monrose Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Mora Morphy, Makofsky, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Naquin B. H. Neeb Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Lee Nichols Ms. Kathryn Krieger Nix Dr. & Mrs. Frank Normann Mr. Ralph S. O’Connor Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence O’Meallie Dr. J. Lockwood Ochsner, Jr. Mr. Henry A. Penedo Mrs. Patsy Perkins Ms. Diana Pinckley & Mr. John Pope Mrs. Murray M. Pitts Pleasant Zion Missionary Baptist Church Mr. & Mrs. William D. Price Mr. & Mrs. Otto F. Ramsey, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Ramsey Ms. Marie E. Rau Mrs. Christine E. Reckling Mrs. Francoise B. Richardson Mr. John F. Rowley Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Rugeley Mrs. Marilyn S. Rusovich Mr. & Mrs. Eugene M. Ryan Mr. & Mrs. John H. Ryan Mr. Ronald J. Ryes, Jr. John B. Saer MD R. Henry Sarpy, Jr. Mrs. Bonnie Lester Sarver Mr. & Mrs. Peter Schlegel Mr. & Mrs. Michael H. Schmidt Margot H. Schneidau Ellen C. Schneider MD Mr. James F. Shuey Mr. Scott R. Simmons Mr. & Mrs. I. William W. Sizeler Mr. & Mrs. Fred M. Smith Mrs. Josephine H. Spencer State-Investors Bank Joy Stockmeyer Mr. & Mrs. Leon L. Stockwell III Mr. & Mrs. William R. Stoltz, Jr. Mrs. Sara B. Stone Mrs. Carroll W. Suggs Dr. & Mrs. Henry K. Threefoot Tikia Consulting Group, Inc. Treasure Chest Casino Mr. & Mrs. David W. Tuttle United Cabs, Inc. Mrs. Renee Vidrine Walle Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Terence E. Walsh Peter Waters Ms. Elizabeth B. Wauchope Mrs. Edward F. Wegmann Ruth R. Weisler Welcome Neighbors, Inc. Captain & Mrs. John S. White USN (Ret.) Mr. & Mrs. Mark T. Winter Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Winters WJS Enterprises, Inc. Mr. M. J. Wolfe, Jr. Ms. Heather E. Wright Supporters Gale Abass Lessley B. Adams Mr. Steven Adjmi Dr. & Mrs. Arnold B. Alper American Legion Auxiliary Unit 380 Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Anderson Anonymous (6) Mr. & Mrs. Craig A. Arcement Mrs. Mavis H. Ashby Mrs. Catherine C. Babin Mr. Troy A. Bacino Mrs. Virginia F. Baldwin Mr. & Mrs. S. H. Barber Mr. & Mrs. Cameron B. Barr Mr. Daniel J. Barrett, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Louis J. Bartels Mr. & Mrs. David Batt Mrs. Elizabeth L. Beard Mrs. Gertrude L. Beauford Ms. Karen Behrman Mr. & Mrs. Arnold J. Bennett Mrs. Virginia F. Bernard Mr. Walter L. Beyer Mr. & Mrs. Wilbert Black lll Mr. & Mrs. Terrence L. 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Rehabilitation is always an option.” —Helen Keller as told to Dr. Arnell Patz, 1956 Honor Tributes Memorial Tributes Continued Bold type indicates person honored ELOISE Y. AULTMAN ~for Christmas Mrs. Murray M. Pitts JIMMY M. FRIED ~for birthday Mrs. Beverly Kaplan ALAN H. PHILIPSON ~for Christmas Mrs. Susan H. Jumonville MICHAEL BURKE ~for Christmas & New Years Mrs. Susan H. Jumonville GRAYSON W. HARRIS ~for Christmas Mrs. Murray M. Pitts SHIRLEY PRATTS Mrs. Katherine S. Johnson CARLO L. CAPOMAZZA ~for Christmas Mrs. Susan H. Jumonville ARTHUR HUGULEY III ~for Christmas Mrs. Susan H. Jumonville ARCHIE CASBARIAN ~for recovery Mr. & Mrs. Paul H. Flower ~ honor of his life Anonymous SARA M. JUMONVILLE ~for 90th birthday Mr. & Mrs. Edward A. McLellan EUGENE DABEZIES ~for Christmas Mrs. Margaret Kessels WALTER C. FLOWER III ~for Christmas Mrs. Susan H. Jumonville SUSAN H. JUMONVILLE ~Happy Holidays Mr. & Mrs. Alan H. Philipson DONALD NALTY ~for Christmas Mrs. Susan H. Jumonville SAMUEL ROSAMOND ~for Christmas Mrs. Margaret Kessels PHIL URION ~for Christmas Mrs. Susan H. Jumonville GEORGE VILLERE ~for Christmas Mrs. Susan H. Jumonville ~for friendship Mr. & Mrs. Leon J. Reymond, Jr. ~for holidays Mr. & Mrs. Alan H. Philipson ARCHIE CASBARIAN Mr. & Mrs. Hirschel T. Abbott, Jr. Absolute Logic Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Dean P. Allison Mr. & Mrs. August J. Barbier Ms. Joyce M. Barnes Mr. & Mrs. Darryl Berger Mr. Henry Bernstein Mr. & Mrs. Perry S. Brown Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Buescher, Jr. Mrs. Adele K. Cahn Ms. Nicki M. Candies Casbarian Engineering Associates, LLC Mr. & Mrs. A.O. Peter Casbarian Mr. & Mrs. Stanhope B. Denegre Dickie Brennan & Co., Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Paul H. Flower Ms. Jacqueline G. Frashier LILLIAN GORMAN Black & Veatch Corporation BERNICE C. HANZO Ms. Letha Alongi Ms. M. S. Buzzinotti Ms. Barbara H. Guillot Mr. Eugene J. Gurtner, Jr. Ms. Terri E. Hamilton Mr. Gerald A. Hanzo Mr. Kevin Hanzo Mrs. Sheila L. Imbornone Mr. & Mrs. Scott E. Leonard Mr. Edward Rizzuto & Family VICTOR F. KIRSCHMAN Mr. John J. Grisaffi Bold type indicates person honored ANTHONY CARRERO Mrs. Carroll W. Suggs MRS. FRANCIS W. FITZPATRICK Ms. Martha Eshleman H. GRADY HARPER Mrs. Marilyn S. Rusovich Memorial Tributes H. MARK ADAMS Mr. & Mrs. Lynward J. Adams Mrs. Elizabeth C. Thornton TLC Services, Inc. (A Complete Linen Service) USI Southwest Mr. & Mrs. George G. Villere Ms. Bonnie Warren Dr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Weatherall Mr. & Mrs. Sam Zurik, Jr. Galatoire’s Restaurant, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Larry D. George G.H. Leidenheimer Baking Co. Ms. Yvette Green Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Groos Mr. & Mrs. Terence E. Hall Mr. & Mrs. Harry A. Harwood The Hefner Agency Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Hoffman Mr. & Mrs. Alan Horowitz Mr. & Mrs. Harley B. Howcott, Jr. Jolie-Pitt Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Maurice S. Kansas Mr. Michael Z. Kay Mr. & Mrs. Jay M. Kholos Dr. & Mrs. Akio Kitahama Mr. & Mrs. Michael LeBourgeois Mr. & Mrs. J. Alfred Levert II Mr. John B. Levert, Jr. Louisiana Hospitality Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Manard Dr. & Mrs. Ronald B. Marks Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Masinter Mr. & Mrs. Earl L. Mathes, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John A. Mathews Mr. & Mrs. Stephen A. Moses New Orleans Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc. Mr. Ralph S. O’Connor Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence P. O’Meallie P & J Oyster Co., Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Joel A. Picker Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Pincus Mr. & Mrs. William Prentiss Mr. H.D. Prescott, Jr. Mrs. Barbara B. Reynolds Ms. Jane M. Rogers Royal Sonesta Hotel Mr. & Mrs. John J. Ryall, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Terry G. Schellhaas Mr. Dickey C. Smith Mr. & Mrs. T. G. Solomon Mrs. Louise Spottswood Mr. & Mrs. Joey Sutton Mrs. Phyllis Taylor Patrick F. Taylor Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Dennis R. Terry Ms. Patricia A. Terry ETHEL KOERNER Mr. & Mrs. Harry C. Stahel MARGARET B. LABORDE Mrs. Carroll W. Suggs EDWARD MOISES Ms. Mary R. Moises MARY CLARE LORIO Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Christiana Mr. & Mrs. L. Ferrara Mr. & Mrs. Richard Palisi Ms. RoseMary C. Volpi Westlawn Cemeteries, LLC JOHN F. MORRISON Ms. Marsha H. Bayer Eastland Holdings Mr. & Mrs. Donald H. Hazel Mr. & Mrs. George E. Marks, Sr. RAY LORIO Ms. Valerie W. Lorio Mr. & Mrs. Richard Palisi Mr. & Mrs. Joseph B. Sunseri, Sr. GLORIA S. MAYER Barriere Construction Co., LLC Ms. Stella Breland Mrs. Renee M. Cable Design The Planet, LLC Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence A. Emboulas Mr. & Mrs. Patrick L. Gootee Ms. Jean B. Hall Mr. & Mrs. James H. Lee, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Carl Manger Mr. Daniel A. Mayer Mr. & Mrs. Donald Mitchell Mrs. Gloria L. Mouledoux Mr. & Mrs. Louis F. Munro, Jr. Ms. Millie M. Munsch Pepperman, Emboula, Schwarts & Todaro, LLC Dr. & Mrs. Don Roberts Ms. Susan M. Switzer Mrs. Margaret H. West Mr. M. J. Wolfe, Jr. ALVARO J. O’BYRNE Anonymous (2) Mr. & Mrs. Gordon R. Cain Ms. Chepita DiNicola Methodist Health Systems Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ross DEBBIE C. OSWALD Mr. Samuel C. Oswald BENJAMIN J. PARNELL Mrs. Mary B. Parnell HENRY L. ROSENFELD Mrs. Ann A. Fishman Mr. & Mrs. Charles Frank Dr. & Mrs. Michael Jepsen Mrs. Ruth S. Rosenthal HELEN SCHWEITZER Ms. Cathy A. Schweitzer M. J. WOLFE, SR. Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Wirth, Jr. 2009 In-kind Donors Mr. & Mrs. Lynward J. Adams Ms. Elizabeth Artigues Ms. Tammany Baumgarten Mr. John H. Bonck, Jr. Ms. Nicole Borland Ms. Julia G. Bounds Mr. & Mrs. Chris Bringol Mrs. Lynne B. Bulloch Cafe’ Degas Ms. Linda Cleveland Ms. Shanie Cognevich Consultant Pathology Mr. Jon Craig Ms. Gail F. Crespo Ms. Cornelia D’Amico Mr. Monte Davis East Texas Lighthouse for the Blind Estate of Natalie Hebert Mr. Vaughan Fitzpatrick Ms. Gloria Fourroux Ms. Pam Friedler Mr. & Mrs. Howard C. Gaines Kris Graves Ms. Gerri Hickey Hilton New Orleans Airport Ms. Paulette Hurdlik Mr. Jeno Kalozdi Mr. Will Lape Ms. Patricia Mathes Ms. Darlene McGarry Missionary Expeditiers, Inc. Mr. Michael Reed Ms. Carolyn A. Salamone Mr. William R. Simpson Ms. Vivian Sison Val’s Diving Service, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. George G. Villere Volunteers of America Spring Benefit 2009 SPONSORS Arnaud’s Restaurant Nicki Candies/Otto Candies, LLC Goldring Family Foundation Huhtamaki Perfect Presentations Ryan Gootee General Contractors, LLC Victory Packaging IN-KIND DONORS American Seafoods, Inc. Jane & Katy Casbarian / Arnaud’s Restaurant Adrienne Casbarian / LUM Vintage Lighting & Accessories Crescent Crown Distributing Earth Savers Eclectic Home Friend & Company Jewelers Dr. Charles Glaser / St. Charles Vision Goldring Family Foundation Harouni Gallery Louisiana Fresh Produce, LLC Dr. James C. McGuinness / St. Charles Vision Outlet Mignon Faget Nadine Blake, LLC NATCO Food Service New Orleans Saints P&J Oysters Co., Inc. Palm Patch Perfect Presentations Ritz Carlton Hotel Rivero’s Seafood Co. SYSCO Food Service of New Orleans Two Sprouts DONORS Mr. & Mrs. Hirschel T. Abbott, Jr. Mrs. Cathy Alford Ms. Suzanne Alford Jennifer L. Banquer, DDS Ms. Judy Barrasso & Mr. Brent Barriere Mr. & Mrs. Kristen Baumer Mr. & Mrs. M. Walker Baus Mrs. Rubie C. Bell Mr. & Mrs. Stephen K. Bellaire Mr. & Mrs. W. Mente Benjamin Ms. Cindy Bishop Ms. Nadine Blake Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Bonavita III Drs. Alfredo & Soffy Botero Mrs. Joy Braun Mr. & Mrs. Creed W. Brierre Mr. & Mrs. Patrick W. Browne Mrs. Beatrice Guste Bruno Ms. Lynne A. Burkart Mrs. Helen Butcher Mr. & Mrs. Archie Casbarian, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Chris Casbarian Ms. Katy Casbarian Mr. David M. Chandler Mr. & Mrs. John Charpentier Ms. Shannon Lee Catchings Collins Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Currence, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Currence Mr. Scott Duggins Dr. Shehab Ebrahim Mr. & Mrs. Michael Ellis, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Curtis Eustis Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Eustis III Mrs. Eleanor T. Farnsworth Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Farnsworth Mr. & Mrs. R. Roy Fausset Dr. Guy Feuer Mr. & Mrs. Paul H. Flower Mr. & Mrs. George C. Freeman III Mr. J. Donald Garvey Mr. Cyril P. Geary III / King Company, L.P. Dr. & Mrs. Charles Glaser Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Gootee Mr. & Mrs. Ryan P. Gootee Senator Cheryl A. Gray Mr. & Mrs. Walter Gundlach Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Gundlach Mr. & Mrs. Bill Gunther Mr. & Mrs. Billy Gunther Dr. Henry M. Haley Mr. & Mrs. Terence E. Hall Mr. & Mrs. Rufus Harris Miss Jane H. Heidingsfelder Mr. Larry Holmes / Bourgeois Bennett, LLC Ms. Logan Howcott Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Irwin VI Mr. & Mrs. Leonard S. Isacks, Jr. Dr. Jarrett Ann Johnson Mrs. Susan Jumonville Mrs. Gloria Kabacoff Mr. & Mrs. Keith Katz Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Kolb, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David J. Krebs Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Kupperman Dr. & Mrs. Owen J. LaCour III Mrs. Eleanor K. Lane Mr. & Mrs. E. Sorrell Lanier, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Leach Dr. & Mrs. Barry J. Leader Mrs. Helen LeBourgeois Mr. R. Jackson Little & Ms. Donna Whalen Dr. & Mrs. E. Ralph Lupin Mrs. Paula L. Maher Mr. & Mrs. Ernest R. Malone, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Masinter Mr. & Mrs. David F. Mayer Dr. & Mrs. James C. McGuinness Mr. & Mrs. J. Baldwin Montgomery The Honorable & Mrs. Robert M. Murphy Mr. Donald Palmer Mr. & Mrs. Hunter Pierson Mrs. Murray M. Pitts Mrs. Dolores C. Powers Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Ramsey Judge Nadine Ramsey Dr. & Mrs. Richard J. Reed Mr. & Mrs. Greg M. Reggio Mr. & Mrs. James J. Reiss III Mr. & Mrs. Gary F. Reynolds Mr. Melvin J. Rodrigue Mrs. Mary Grace Callahan Rome Mr. Mark C. Romig Mr. Louie J. Roussel III Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Rufty III Mr. & Mrs. William F. Ryan Mr. Stan Schoen Mrs. Karen Waters Shipman Mrs. Charlotte S. Smith Mr. Richard J. Smith / Entergy Services Inc. Mrs. Josephine Spencer Mr. & Mrs. Moise S. Steeg, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Rodney B. Steiner Mr. David M. Truxillo Mr. & Mrs. R. Patrick Vance Mr. Chris Villere Mr. & Mrs. St. Denis J. Villere III Mr. & Mrs. St. Denis J. Villere, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Lamar G. Villere Dr. & Mrs. Rudolph F. Weichert Ms. Sallie Weissinger Drs. Laura C. & Claude S. Williams IV Mr. & Mrs. William C. Wohl Mr. & Mrs. George V. Young Mr. Charles D. Zucker 2009 Volunteers Skye Cornilia Brooke Duron Alberta Eggins Steven Furr Ron Goldman Savanthia Gros Michael Hagstette Patrick Hitchcock Beverly Kaplan Nancy Lazarre Christine Leonard Mariah Lundy Jessica Magonet Melanie McGuire Patrick Mullins Thomas Periou Eric Regel Danielle Roberts Justin Serebro Tia Sylvain Collin Thode Larry Vidrine Gloria Woodside Mr. Bryen J. Hoffman Mr. Ronnie Jones Mr. Lloyd W. Marmillion Ms. Rhonda A. Materre Mr. Terrance E. Ruppel Mr. John S. Sarradet Mr. Peter M. Smith Mr. Richard J. Smith Ms. Sara A. Smith Mrs. Suzanne Villar Ms. Kelley A. Williams Ms. Nina Wyre-Dunn United Way Donors Ms. Rita Arnold Ms. Dorothy Barnes Ms. Alva J. Chase Ms. Erin A. Clark Mr. Jeffrey M. Corbino Mr. Brian J. Ducote Ms. Melissa Dunn Mr. Paul East Mr. Ronald Estrade Ms. Lisa H. Givens Ms. Cindy Gomez Mrs. Ginger Gundlach Somewhere in the world, someone goes blind every 5 seconds; a child goes blind every minute. (Eye Care America, a Public Service Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology) Discover Presentations on Lighthouse services, low vision technology, macular degeneration, orientation and mobility and other topics were provided to 3,805 individuals. Included in these groups of individuals were schools – elementary to college, retirement facilities, doctor’s offices, veterans and many other community groups. Clients Served in Vision Rehabilitation Programs 2009 Total number served with programs including classes and low vision services: 536 Total number of people served with Information and Referral Services and Low Vision Store: 4326 Female 339 Male 194 Total number served with Lighthouse Transportation Services: 254 Major Causes of impairment Macular Degeneration Glaucoma Diabetic Retinopathy Illness/injury Retinitis Pigmentosa Stroke Congenital Prematurity Cataracts Other/unknown 198 104 68 39 24 15 13 8 4 155 2009 Key Staff 0 50 100 150 200 Degree of Visual Impairment 500 400 age in Years Legally Blind 0-9 454 10-19 20-54 300 55-69 70-84 200 85-99 100 0 Severe Totally Blind 43 37 Bill Price............................................................................................. President Ralston Barnes....................................................Vice President of Operations Dr. Ann Butcher...................................................... Vice President of Services Renee Vidrine..........................................................Vice President of Finances John Alfred............................................... Production Manager – New Orleans Alan Anderson........................................... Procurement & Inventory Manager Terri Brown........................................................... Human Resources Manager Amy D’Aquila................................................................. Development Director Nichole Faucheux.................................. Quality Assurance & Safety Manager Jenice Heck...................................... Director of Vision Rehabilitation Services Freida Holland...............................................Director of Employment Services Rick Krohn.......................................................... Director of Service Contracts Elizabeth Mire, MSW, GSW........................................................ Social Worker Patsy Perkins.................Executive Assistant & Human Resources Consultant Kerry Sweeney......................................................Facility & Grounds Manager Sidney White........................................................... Low Vision Store Manager Roger Williams................. Operations Manager – Crystal Springs, MS Facility
