It is my honor to share with you some of the outstanding community service activities which Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island contributed to this year. Our participation in these events is made possible by your eye care physicians and our fantastic staff members who make up OCLI. All of us at OCLI are excited to share with you these stories of how we give back to the communities we have the privilege to serve. Thank you to all of the patients who have contributed to these causes with us. We could not accomplish this without our wonderful doctors, staff and you, our patients.
All of us at OCLI wish you the very best this holiday season.
Tom
Despite plummeting temperatures, persistent rain, pink cheeks and frozen feet, OCLI staff members rallied for the American Cancer Society’s “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” annual walk on October 18. Joined by a myriad of local breast cancer survivors, volunteers, businesses and community members to fight breast cancer and save lives, they endured the unusually chilly and miserable weather to show their personal commitment to the cause.
OCLI (www.ocli.net) has participated in the annual walk since 2000 and became a Long Island Flagship Sponsor in 2009. As a Flagship Sponsor, OCLI committed $15,000 to the cause, and raised another $22,536 through office bake sales, cook book sales, and other fundraising activities.
The team was led by Ellen Corcoran, OCLI’s Lynbrook Office Manager, who raised $5,500 for the cause and was the 10th largest fundraiser on Long Island.
“Today, there is more hope than ever for people facing breast cancer” said Ms. Corcoran. “However, there is much more work to be done. I believe that hope for a world without breast cancer starts with me. Not only is this my opportunity to join my community to fight back against breast cancer, it is also a way to inspire hope by raising funds and awareness to help those facing the disease and save more lives”.
In total, 17,000 people participated in the Long Island walk and together raised $2,800,000. The American Cancer Society uses the money to save lives by helping people stay well by taking steps to prevent cancer or find it early; by helping people get well by being there for them during and after a cancer diagnosis; by finding cures through investment in groundbreaking research and by fighting back by encouraging lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer.
Pictured left, Claire La Rocca, left, an office manager at OCLI Rockville Center, stands with Ellen Corcoran, right, office manager of OCLI Lynbrook, and OCLI team captain. Pictured right, OCLI managing partner Richard Sturm, MD with his daughter Chandler Sturm, center, and friend Erin Quinn.