Donors and Contributors – VOSH/International

Thank You

Thank you for choosing to make a donation to VOSH/International. Since 1971, hundreds of clinics are held annually serving millions of poverty stricken people throughout the world. Members of V/I are volunteers who give up their practices or workplace for weeks and travel at their own expense to provide eye care to those who have little to no access to such care. Because of a highly efficient infrastructure of elected officers, VOSH/International is diligently working towards the objective of VISION2020.

Donations go directly to support eye care projects, equipment for mission trips, sustainable eye clinics at schools of optometry and clinics in developing nations and the restoration of used equipment for educational purposes and use in eye clinics through V/I’s Technology Transfer Program (TTP).

The following people or organizations have made generous donations to VOSH/International.

VISIONARY: $25,000+

Supporting VOSH Programs since 2009:

Supporting Programs Since 2014:

AMBASSADOR: $10,000 - $24,999

Donations in 2019:

Chadwick Optical

Greg Pearl, OD

Donations in 2018:

Greg Pearl, OD, In Support of VOSH’s Technology Transfer Program

Ed York

PARTNER: $5,000 - $9,999

Donations in 2019:

American Academy of Optometry, In honour of Dr. J. Dan Twelker, 2019 Brien Holden Humanitarian of the Year Awardee

CEWire, Paul and Adam Farkas

The Korzeniewski Family Foundation, In honor of Natalie Venezia

Donations in 2018:

The Korzeniewski Family Foundation

ADVOCATE: $2,500 - $4,999

Donations in 2019:

Frogge-Faulstich Charitable Gifting Fund

The Asheesh Goel and Shmalia Tahir Fund

Karimi and Associates

The Paul Sager and Natalie Venezia Charitable Fund

David Stacy, In Support of the VOSH Technology Transfer Program

Donations in 2018:

John Larcabal, OD

The Paul Sager and Natalie Venezia Charitable Fund

BENEFACTOR: $1,000 to $2,499

Donations in 2020:

Heart of America Contact Lens Society

Network For Good

The Natalie Venezia and Paul Sager Family Trust

Donations in 2019:

The Asheesh Goel and Shmalia Tahir Fund

The Frogge-Faulstich Charitable Gifting Fund

Karimi and Associates, In Kind Donation

Network For Good

David Stacy, OD, In Support of the VOSH Technology Transfer Program

The Natalie Venezia and Paul Sager Family Trust

Donations in 2018:

John Larcabal, OD

The Natalie Venezia and Paul Sager Family Trust

PATRON: $500 - $999

Donations in 2020:

Emily Love

Donations in 2019:

Barbara Brown, OD

Tracy Matchinski, OD

Mel Muchnik

Ruth Mandel In Memory Of Elias Mandel, MD

Dr. Mark S. Rakoczy and Mrs Pamela J Rakoczy

Dave Shivang

Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign

Donations in 2018:

Brenda Cully

Gregory Gonzalez

Tracy Matchinski, OD

PayPal Charitable Fund

C. Ellis Potter, OD

Mark Rakoczy, OD, In honor of what would have been his father’s 100th birthday on November 20, 2018

FRIEND: $100 - $499

Donations in 2020:

Katherine Ballantyne LLC

Scott Ihrke, In Memory of Dr. Gerald R. Ihrke from his son, daughters and wife

Medfield Lions Club, Inc

Diana Robertson’s Book Club

Shukur Ruxin Fund, In Memory of Anne Feifke

Donations in 2019:

Amazon Smile Foundation

Julie Arends

Associação de Profissionais Licenciados de Optometria

Judie Hill

Bethann Lynch In Memory Of Kathleen Horn

Community Shares of Minnesota Campaign Management

Vicky Graham

Benjamin Konig

Leonardo Liu

Maurcia L Martin

Medfield Lions Club Inc

Mel Muchnik, In Support of Dr. J. Dan Twelker’s 100mile Tour De Tucson Race 2019

Karen Most

John J. Mergen

Northeast Philadelphia Lions Club

Hector C. Santiago, OD

Stambaugh Family Charitable Giving Fund

Robert Stein

Natalie Venezia, In Support of Dr. J. Dan Twelker’s 100mile Tour De Tucson Race 2019

Harry I. Zeltzer, OD

Donations in 2018:

Bernell Vision Training Products

Vicky Graham

Great Hearts Community

K Ray Solutions

Mel Muchnik

Nebraska Eye Foundation

Phil Perrino

Mary Lou Riederer

Mark Sirota, MD, In recognition of the efforts of Dr. Larry Morrison, Dr. Bradley Meier for their work in Port Antonio, Jamaica

Steve and Sandy Strong

J. Dan Twelker, OD, PhD

Walman Optical and Alan Schumacher, In Memory of David Dodd

Walman Optical and Alan Schumacher, In Memory of Robert Joel Olson

Derek Winston

Monty Yao

Harry I. Zeltzer, OD

NEIGHBOR: Up to $99

Donations in 2020:

Barbara Brown, OD

Katie Bartsch

Kath Boyd and Becky Scheig, In Memory of Gerald R. Ihrke, OD

Kim and Jim Christianson, In Memory of her father, Gerald R. Ihrke, OD

Eric Davis

Marcia Lidman

Network For Good

Graham Smith

Donations in 2019:

Paul Bellucci, In Honor of of Lauren Barber

Catherine Eyde

Daniel Hiraldo Cruz

Ilara Donarum

Jessica Holder

Cameron Kawato

Kathy Keltz

The Lincoln School Staff In Memory Of Margery Paull

Megan Maloney, In Memory of Dr. Christina Smith

Sam Mauro

Network For Good

Terry Pew

Mark Rakoczy. OD

Nathalie Renaud

Myra Remmel

Sam Schumacher

Elizabeth Solem

William McAllister

Sharon Zajac

Donations in 2018:

Margaret Bechtel

Jamie Davis

Christopher Duddley

Community Health Charities

Great Hearts Community

Kirk Lauterback

Diana Li

Michel Listenberger, OD

Debra McDonald, OD

Daniel Miller

John Moen

Network for good (Anonymous Donation)

Bill and Debbie Sager, In Recognition of Natalie Venezia

Willow Thompson

Joe Villari

Ellen Weiss

Sharon Zajac

Harry Zeltzer, OD, In Memory of Dr. Leonard Zuckerbraun

SPECIFICALLY SUPPORTING STUDENT VOSH TRAVEL 2018

Vicky Graham, OD

John Larcabal, OD

Mel Muchnik, PhD

Mark Rakoczy, OD

Mary Lou Riederer, OD

Willow Thompson, OD

J. Dan Twelker, OD, PhD, FAAO

Joe Vallari, Good-Lite

Ellen Weiss, OD

VOSH Historical Society Founding Members

Charles Grey, OD
Greg Pearl, OD, FVI
C. Ellis Potter, OD, FVI
Natalie Venezia, FVI
Harry I . Zeltzer, OD, FVI
VOSH-Texas by Walter and Elsa Branson and Tom Pruitt, OD

VOSH Historical Society Scroll of Vision

Walter Branson, FVI and Elsa Branson
Charles Grey, OD
Mel Muchnik, PhD
C. Ellis Potter, OD, FVI
University of Houston School of Optometry
University of Missouri School of Optometry
VOSH-Texas, Tom Pruett, OD, President
Natalie Venezia, Esq., FVI
Ellen L. Weiss, OD, FVI
Harry I . Zeltzer, OD, FVI
Greg Pearl, OD, FVI

Donations made In Support of Student VOSH Travel 2019

Vicky Graham, OD
John Larcabal, OD
Mel Muchnik, PhD
Mark Rakoczy, OD
Mary Lou Riederer, OD
Willow Thompson, OD
J. Dan Twelker, OD, PhD, FAAO
Joe Vallari, Good-Lite
Ellen Weiss, OD

Donations made In Support of Dr. J. Dan Twelker’s 100 mile Tour De Tucson Race 2019

Barbara Brown, OD
Mel Muchnik, PhD
Natalie Venezia