An Invitation to Corneal Transplant Recipients

And Scleral Patch Graft recipients

Southern Eye Bank, the non-profit organization that recovered, evaluated and distributed your ocular tissue used in your surgery, invites you to participate in the making of our Gratitude Quilt.  Dedicated to the legacy of your eye donor and they Gift they have provided, each quilt square is a symbol of love and appreciation.  You are encouraged to write a few sentences or paragraphs to your donor family that thanks them for their generous gift. Whether or not you had success with your graft, your donor family is often still interested in knowing of your progress. For guidelines on correspondence, please see our family correspondence section.

Once Southern Eye Bank receives your “Words of Thanks”, sections of the letter will be transposed onto quilt squares and the actual letter will be forwarded to the donor’s family. Note that all correspondence must remain anonymous.

The completed quilts will travel throughout Louisiana to help share the message of eye donation and the precious Gift-of-Sight.

You may either mail your “Words of Thanks” to Southern Eye Bank or email it to us at info@southerneyebank.com. After we are in receipt of enough letters, volunteers will lovingly begin to transform the paragraphs into a quilt.

The wording for your quilt square should be limited to fit within an 8”x 8” space.  If you desire to send your donor family correspondence larger than one page, we may use selections of your letter or reduce it in size. You may hand-write or type your phrases and you may also use any color you would like them to be.  

The letters must remain anonymous, please omit from using last names or photographs. In the envelope addressed to Southern Eye bank, please make sure that you

There is no deadline, as our quilt is never finished.  One seam is always left open to allow new families a chance to participate. 

Additional information about the Gratitude Quilt can be obtained by contacting our office at either 504-891-3937 or 337-781-8302.