Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteering at the Minnesota Lions Eye Bank is a wonderful and rewarding way to share skills and expertise, meet new people, and be a part of a community committed to improving quality of life through eye donation.
Our volunteers are crucial to our mission and anyone who would like to donate time and talents is welcomed—and encouraged—to apply. Volunteer applicants need to complete an application, interview, reference check process, and, upon acceptance, training for the position.
The Minnesota Lions Eye Bank offers:
- Flexible scheduling
- Training for volunteer positions
- Volunteer recognition
- Complimentary parking
We have a variety of volunteer opportunities available.
Special Events
Throughout the year, the Minnesota Lions Eye Bank hosts or participates in many special events, including donor and family recognition services, health fairs, and the Minnesota State Fair.
Exhibits
Volunteers are needed to staff informational exhibits throughout the year at locations around the community such as hospitals, conferences, churches, and schools.
Speakers Bureau
Volunteer speakers help the public understand how eye donation can help restore sight and advance research and training. The eye bank is often asked to present at civic and service organizations, hospitals, churches and schools, and eye bank events. We welcome individuals who wish to share personal stories of donation and transplantation.
Administrative / Clerical
We have regular and one-time opportunities to help the eye bank with filing, organizing materials, and mailings.
Jodi Altenhofen
Community Services Liaison
Direct Line: 612-624-0446
Toll-Free: 1-866-887-4448
Email: magnu007@umn.edu
Spotlight on Volunteers
Supporting a Mission for Vision
The Minnesota Lions Eye Bank sincerely appreciates the generous support of individuals, groups, and organizations who offer time, talents, and financial resources to champion the cause of eye donation and restored sight.
The eye bank is indebted to the gift-in-kind support and professional services of:
- Broadcast and Design Group, Inc. of Edina, Minnesota
- Cindy Christian Rogers, Minnesota-based freelance writer
- Christopher Ward Photography of Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Creative Images of Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Fabulous Catering of Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Peggy Lauritsen Design Group of Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Minnesota Lions Eye Bank team is fortunate to have among its volunteers a group called equality. eQuality—Pathways to Potential—is a day program that serves developmentally-disabled adults in Hennepin County, Minnesota.
eQuality offers vocational placement, educational opportunities, and community integration activities to help individuals with developmental disabilities maximize their potential and fully participate in life's opportunities. In the two-plus years that eQuality has worked with the eye bank, its volunteers have donated more than 1,000 hours.
eQuality's regular Monday volunteer group with their job coaches.