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2018 Spring Edition The Newsletter of St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group - The only charitable provider of expert eye care in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem; treating patients regardless of religion, ethnicity, or ability to pay Tickets available now for our Gala Fundraising Dinner at Guildhall See page 8 “We were both honoured to be appointed to our new roles. Of course neither of us are strangers to the Hospital having served more than 35 years between us and therefore St John’s mission is embedded in our thoughts and practices.” Ahmad Ma’ali and and patient care. Peter served more than 35 by continuing to provide Peter Khoury have has been promoted years between us and first class eye care to been appointed the from his former role therefore St John’s our patients, and through new Joint CEOs of as Financial Controller, mission is embedded investment in our loyal St John Eye Hospital, and is responsible in our thoughts and and committed staff. officially beginning for the financial and practices. their role on 11th administrative affairs at Since the last edition October 2017. Together the Hospital. They have We are both committed of Jerusalem Scene, they have become penned their first update to advancing the we have continued to our first Palestinian together below. Hospital’s work even focus our attention on CEOs, reflecting our further during our tenure, Gaza where last year we objective to invest in the local population. “ We were both honoured to be and to maintain it as the only charitable centre were able to introduce major retinal, glaucoma Ahmad was formerly appointed to our new of excellence for eye and corneal transplant our Nursing Director roles. Of course neither care in the Holy Land. surgeries at our Gaza and is responsible for of us are strangers to We believe that this Hospital. all clinical activities the Hospital having can only be achieved Continued on page 11 Spring 2018
News Flash 2018 Nicholas Woolf receives an OBE as we say goodbye to our Chairman Our former Nicholas Woolf at the St John Eye Chairman Hospital Investiture, St John Priory Church London, May 2016. Nicholas Woolf has been granted an OBE in this year's New Year’s Honours List, in recognition of his services to charities at home and abroad, including co-founding the Charities Leadership Programme and of course his terrific work with St John. Under his direction SJEHG has realised some of its most remarkable achievements - the most notable of which were the new hospitals in Gaza and Hebron and the restoration of the Muristan complex. Nicholas has also contributed significantly to many other important advancements in the organisation. His patient record systems. “Nicholas has commitment has The news came the steadfast commitment same week that we done a remarkable been outstanding.” has given SJEHG said goodbye to job… I would greater strategic We thank Nicholas focus, a clearer legal Nicholas after six years like to add my for his contributions of service to St John. personal thanks identity, sustainable as Chairman. Long- Sir Malcom Ross, The fundraising initiatives Lord Prior of the Order to Nicholas for standing Trustee Mr Guy and has modernised Morton has stepped in SJEHG both in of St John, shared all the work and as Acting Chairman. the announcement of support he has clinical governance Nicholas’s resignation practices and with the with the following given the Order, digitalisation of our sentiments: his industry and Page 2 Spring 2018
Dr Maged Abu Ramadan, St John Eye Hospital Trustee and Mayor of Gaza (pictured Left), is presented with the Freedom of the City of London in recognition of his role as Mayor, as well as for his charitable work with St John, at Guildhall, Monday 8th January 2018. We were delighted to Overall, it was a very welcome The Right successful visit and Honourable Lord the Lord Mayor was Mayor of the City impressed by the work we of London, Charles do and thanked us for our Bowman (pictured continuous efforts in the above), to our region. We thank the Lord Jerusalem Hospital Mayor for taking time out on Tuesday 23rd of his busy schedule to January 2018. witness our work. In December 2017 our Jerusalem Hospital we started a project to for advanced issues. We screen children across also took this opportunity schools in the Old to educate the children City of Jerusalem. Our on the importance of eye Our Peace For Sight research project. This Muristan Clinic Manager, care and healthy living. Project’s genetic project has been made Marlene Kantansho Our work was really research lead Dr Ala’a possible primarily (pictured above), who appreciated by school Al Talbishi (pictured through funding from is responsible for the managers, parents and above) poses next to the EU’s Peacebuilding project explains: the community, and his winning poster at Initiative, and the "For the first six weeks they have all requested the American Academy partnership of the of the project we saw that we come back to of Ophthalmology. Dr German Johanniter 190 students, and a screen more classes, Al Talbishi is the lead Unfall Hilfe, and large number of them which is the plan for researcher for our Hadassah Medical needed to be referred to the coming months!" Peace For Sight genetic Center in Israel. Page 3 Spring 2018
A Spotlight on: The Cornea Ahmad, a 12-year- rendering the majority of children to keep up old Gazan boy, the population with only with their studies, stares at his 4-6 hours of electricity as we often have hands in wonder per day. Ahmad’s mother no lights in the after removing explains the reality of evening so they his eye bandage this issue: cannot do any following a cornea reading or writing. transplant. “Any food I manage to buy will It is a desperate His sight has finally often spoil when situation. been restored. the power goes off His mother weeps Dr Hisham examines Ahmad at our Gaza Hospital, November 2017. for long periods, We spent a lot of with joy at his we have little to money on treatment side, ‘my son no drinking water and going to is free now!’ This is made worse by the increasing or water available many doctors and humanitarian crisis in the for basic hygiene. outpatient clinics for Ahmad’s symptoms began to slowly present region which has caused It is also extremely Ahmad but no one themselves months severe fuel shortages, difficult for my had any answers previous to this, and eventually he was left almost fully blind. An aspiring pilot who loved What is the to build models and play computer games, he was Cornea ? left unable to walk down The cornea is the eye’s the street unaided, and outermost layer and its was certainly unable to shield from the outside continue his studies. NORMAL EYE KERATOCONUS world. It acts as a barrier against dirt and germs. His eye issues It also plays a key role in Dry Eye: common Dystrophy: Corneas compounded the family’s vision by helping focus in Palestine due to lose their normal clarity already desperate light and is responsible the climate. If the due to a build-up of situation. They live in the for about 70% of the eye’s tear ducts stop material that clouds Jabaylia Refugee Camp eye’s focussing power – working properly, this the corneas. The in the Gaza Strip, which so it is quite important! can potentially cause most common type is entered its 10th year of permanent damage if Keratoconus where the economic and political What conditions not treated quickly. cornea thins and bulges blockade in 2017. affect this area? and causes pain, blurred Unemployment rates in Keratitis: Inflammation vision, near-sightedness, Gaza are the highest in There are many of the cornea. This astigmatism, and the world, at 44% of the conditions which affect condition is normally increased sensitivity overall population, and this area of the eye, caused by infections or to light. Ahmad’s father is part of including: injuries to the eye. this unlucky group. Page 4 Spring 2018
Medical Resident Dr Shaddad Naser and our Cornea Specialist 2017 Dr Abu Hantash sort through donated corneas at our Gaza Hospital. CORNEA STATS Crosslinking Cornea Procedures: Transplants: 120 148 Visits to Gaza from our Cornea Specialist: 4 for us. His condition After attending one of St John and sub- Ahmad was suffering continued to worsen, our screening clinics, specialised in corneal from - Limbal Stem Cell and we had very he was referred for conditions at Hadassah, Deficiency. much given up hope, further diagnosis at under our Joint Teaching a clinic run by our Programme, both of As the condition was so I really feared for his Jerusalem-based cornea which are made possible advanced, there was only future.” expert Dr Abdallah from the support of our one solution that would That was until a family Abu Hantash, who donors. It was thanks to solve Ahmad’s condition friend recommended St visits our Gaza Hospital this world-class training – a full cornea transplant John Eye Hospital in Gaza, four times per year. Dr that he was able to in both eyes. However, and Ahmad’s fortunes Hantash specialised eventually diagnose delivering this operation, changed for the better. in ophthalmology at the rare condition that which requires a fully healthy donor cornea, is no mean feat in occupied Gaza. How do we treat drops and UVA light to strengthen the these conditions? fibres in the cornea. The best part of this Our Joint CEO Ahmad Ma’ali explains: treatment is that it is The majority of treatment to the relatively easy to carry “In 2017, we have corneal conditions thousands of patients out and can therefore had the great can be treated with presenting with these be done in our satellite opportunity to a combination of eye conditions each year. centres in Hebron, introduce cornea drops, glasses, and This saves patients a Anabta and Gaza. This transplants to antibiotics. In Palestine, difficult or impossible allows thousands of Gaza, but this this is not quite as journey to seek our patients to receive requires a lot of simple as it sounds, as treatment. treatment without having organisation. We access to eye care is to negotiate the difficult limited by the blockade For more complex buy our donated barriers to healthcare corneas from an and other political and conditions our patients mentioned above. For economic barriers. will travel to one of the most severe cases organisation in the We use our Mobile our main centres for the only option will be US, which are sent Outreach teams to treatment. Cross-linking to perform a cornea to Jerusalem. reach the most isolated is a relatively new transplant, one of the We then need areas of Palestine, treatment which greatly most logistically complex to liaise with and one of their main helps to strengthen operations to perform in the Israeli Civil responsibilities is the eye’s cornea by Palestine. See full article Administration to administer basic using vitamin B2 eye for more details Office and Page 5 Spring 2018
coordinate the times and performed a tissue transfer with total of 70 transplants. the military officers He needs to prepare, at Erez Crossing perform, and do post- operation check-ups for into Gaza. We also 15 patients each visit need to organise and normally he and permits for our the Gaza team will Cornea Expert, Dr work 12 hour days to Abu Hantash to ensure this happens. gain entry to Gaza with the corneas. Soon these busy left is to secure his permit now, he can see This takes a lot of visits will no longer to leave Gaza for training. everything! Most careful planning to be necessary as we importantly he is ensure that all our have secured funding For families like Ahmad’s back in school, paperwork is correct, from the International this is welcome news, as working to build his amounting to a lot of Medical Corps for one it will allow us to see and future. We thank work to execute the of our Gazan doctors, Dr treat even more cornea all St John Eye logistics!” Hisham, to undertake a patients, in spite of the Hospital's staff, fellowship in cornea for difficult circumstances in which we operate. Dr Abu Hantash Dr Hantash typically six months. Upon his and all that made gets a three-day permit return, we will be able to to perform cornea begin performing these Ahmad received a double this possible from transplants in Gaza. operations on a more cornea graph in November, all the depths of Last year, he visited four regular basis. All that is and a February 2018 our heart.” Dr Abu Hantash performs one of 15 cornea transplants over three days at our Gaza Hospital, November 2017. check-up by Dr Hisham Help us to treat more has shown Ahmad’s cornea patients like vision to be fully back Ahmad in 2018 by to normal. He is looking purchasing something forward to his future, and from our wishlist. his mother is too: Every donation small or large makes a big “The difference is difference in our fight incredible, in spite against preventable Dr Abu Hantash and a nervous Ahmad prior to his cornea transplant in of our struggles we blindness. November 2017. are so very happy Page 6 Spring 2018
Wishlist HOW MANY ITEM NEEDED PRICE WHAT DOES IT DO? DO WE NEED? Barron Vacuum £90 Each cornea transplant requires these two vital pieces 300 Trephine and of equipment to ensure the eye will successfully Corneal Punches accept the donated cornea. Dr Abu Hantash’s £300 His visits are vital in our efforts to ensure our Gazan 4 visits to Gaza patients are not left behind in our treatment of cornea conditions Donated Cornea £750 The donated corneas are used in extreme cases to 150 replace damaged or broken corneas. Crosslinking £14,500 This machine helps to strengthen weak or damaged 2 Machine corneas. We need two of these in Anabta and Hebron. Upcoming Events Gala Fundraising variety of projects such or contact Trustee and the Expert session Dinner as training our genetic SOA Co-founder with Andy McIndoe – Guildhall research doctor and David Verity on get all your gardening Tuesday 26th June funding our theatre info@SOA.global questions answered. team for an entire year. Last year the fair raised This event will be a See overleaf to Bishop Waltham’s £12,750 for St John rare opportunity to purchase tickets. Garden Fair Eye Hospital, help them join us in the historic Wintershill Hall, achieve even more this Guildhall, which has St John Ophthalmic Durley, SO32 2AL year, whilst enjoying a played host to the Association 10-4 pm day in the sun. Lord Mayor’s Banquet Congress Sunday 6th May since 1502. Expect a Notre Dame Hotel, Admission £5, children Gift of Sight Fair Project Auction with Jerusalem under 14 free. Chelsea Old Town author Jeffrey Archer, 5th to 7th Free Parking. Hall along with a Raffle, September Wednesday 5th Champagne Reception (Welcome reception Join us at the Annual December and three-course 18:00, The Muristan Bishop Waltham’s meal, and one or Peace Garden, Old City). Garden Fair in the It may seem early to be two surprises. beautiful grounds of thinking of Christmas, This congress is formed Wintershill Hall. This is but please save the date We are an incredible of 30 symposia in 4 a fantastic day out with for our annual Gift of force when working halls over two and a over 60 stalls selling Sight Fair! The Fair will together, and in 2017 half days. Delivered plants and gardening be open during the day we managed to treat by over 50 world- accessories to followed by a reception over 135,000 patients renowned speakers, handbags and speciality that evening. and deliver over 4,800 it will cover the craft goods. There will major surgeries. Our ‘State of the art’ as it be plenty of activities for Thank you to all who last major fundraiser applies to all fields of children such as face attended last year’s at Mansion House ophthalmology. For painting and a Birds Gift of Sight Fair which managed to raise an more information please of Prey demonstration. raised an incredible incredible £600,000 go to https://www.soa. For the Green Thumbs £40,000 towards our which went towards a global/2018-meeting/ there will be an Ask sight-saving work. Page 7 Spring 2018
Gala Fundraising Dinner in aid of St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Guildhall, Gresham St, London EC2V 7HH Tuesday 26th June 2018, 6.30pm Black Tie with decorations In the presence of The Grand Prior, HRH The Duke of Gloucester KG, GCVO, GCStJ our Patron, Lord Vestey KCVO, GCStJ, DL Keynote Speech by Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan GCStJ with heartfelt thanks to our event sponsor Mark Pigott KBE, KStJ Ticket Orders Either go online at www.billetto.co.uk/e/253175 or complete this form. □ I give permission for St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group to contact me about future events and news. Title _________ Name _______________________________________Post-Nominals___________ Address ____________________________________________________________________ Email ________________________________________ Telephone _____________________ Please choose from the following options: □ I would like ______ tickets. I enclose £175 per ticket. □ I would like 10 tickets for the price of 9. I enclose £1,575 for 10 tickets. □ I regret that I am unable to attend, but enclose a donation of £________________ towards the work of St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group. □ I would like to add 25p to every £1 donated through Gift Aid (this only applies to donations and not tickets purchased). See declaration overleaf.* Remember you can order online at www.billetto.co.uk/e/253175 Page 8 Spring 2018
Select one of these payment methods: □ I enclose a cheque for £_____ payable to St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group □ Please debit £_______ from my □ MasterCard □ Visa □ Switch/Maestro Card Number Valid From ______ Expiry Date _____Issue Number (Switch/Maestro only) ____________ Signed_______________________________________ Date ________________ Required Information: Guests’ Names (including post-nominals): ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Any Dietary or Other Requirements: _____________________________________________ Please return this form with payment to: St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group, 4 Charterhouse Mews, London, EC1M 6BB You are welcome to contact the above address, call 0207 253 2582, or email isla.richards@stjohneyehospital.org with any questions regarding this event. For more information on our work please visit www.stjohneyehospital.org *Gift Aid Declaration: I am a UK taxpayer and understand that if I pay less Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax in the current tax year than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all my donations it is my responsibility to pay any difference. I understand that other taxes, such as VAT and Council Tax, do not qualify. I understand that the charity will reclaim 25p on every £1 that I give after 6 April, 2008. Please notify us if you: want to cancel this declaration; change your name or home address; no longer pay sufficient tax on your income and/or capital gains. If you pay Income Tax at the higher or additional rate and want to receive the additional tax relief due to you, you must include all your Gift Aid donations on your Self- Assessment tax return or ask HM Revenue and Customs to adjust your tax code. Please be assured we will never share, swap or sell your details with another organisation. We may research individuals and organisations on occasion on our database, but this is to better tailor our communications and funding requests. Again, this information will not be shared externally. Consent for all or some forms of communication can be withdrawn at any point. For our full Privacy Policy, please contact the office, or view it on our website. St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group is a registered charity in England and Wales under the Charity no. 1139527. Page 9 Spring 2018
Dr Noel Rice, former Hospitaller, performing an Ophthalmic surgery. Obituaries dedicated service to St John Eye Hospital. He trained and mentored Dr Noel Rice several ophthalmologists We are sad to announce who have gone on to the passing of Noel successful high profile Rice KStJ MD FRCS careers. After his death FRCOphth on 5th a retirement album of November 2017, who farewell appreciation served as Hospitaller letters from his paediatric for the Order of St John glaucoma patients between the years 1995 was found; as great an and 2003. accolade any doctor could wish for. Dr Rice qualified in medicine in 1956 from We thank his family for Clare College Cambridge asking for donations in and St Bartholomew’s memory of Noel from his Hospital London. He friends and family, which in the 1980s, which is Royal Highness Princess decided to specialise raised an incredible over now one of the hospital’s Alice in Kensington in ophthalmology and £2,000 towards the work greatest supporters. Palace. He was admitted started on that path of St John Eye Hospital. Dr Walsh was beloved to the Order of St John during his National Our thoughts are with his by his trainees and of Jerusalem, as a Service at RAF Halton. family at this time. respected by colleagues. Commander Brother After the RAF, he We send our deepest in 1995. became a loyal servant Dr Joseph B. Walsh condolences to his family. of Moorfields Eye It is with sadness that we But it is not just the Hospital for the rest announce the passing Major Nicholas Barne things that Nick has of his professional life, of Dr Joseph B. Walsh We are sad to announce done, they are many. It specialising in congenital KStJ, MD, FACS, the passing of Major is in the way in which glaucoma, external eye FRCOphth, a leading Nicholas Barne CStJ, he conducted himself disease and corneal medical surgical and CVO Late Scots Guards and the manner of his transplantation. retinal specialist. His who died peacefully on relations with others, research and clinical Saturday 21 October which people remember After his retirement expertise were widely 2017 – Edited from an with such affection. A from Moorfields represented in peer- obituary written by Major former Chaplain with the and the Institute of reviewed journals and The Honourable Sir Army cadet force speaks Ophthalmology he textbooks. He was Lachlan Maclean Bt, CVO. of the ‘breath of fresh air’ enjoyed his new role also committed to that Nick provided. Those as Hospitaller for the humanitarian work, and Major Barne was in the Eye Hospital staff Order of St John. He the Order of St John someone who had the also noted his capability was thrilled when the knighted Dr Walsh for ability to both lead and to for encouragement; he Icelandic Government his efforts in providing serve. He retired from the is described as having ‘a honoured him with the quality ophthalmic care to Army in 1979. wonderful ability to make Order of the Falcon for underserved populations you feel you were the his work supporting in the Holy Land at Following his time in the person he wanted to talk ophthalmology there, St John Eye Hospital. army, he went to work for to and so put you at ease’. and when he was He also almost single- their Royal Highnesses, Our thoughts are with his made Knight of the handedly helped to run the Duke and Duchess family at this time. Order of St John for his the Priory of the USA of Gloucester and Her Page 10 Spring 2018
October 2017: Nader Qudsieh (Driver) was selected Employees of the month for his positive attitude, distinguished behaviour and his excellent If you would like to sponsor any of these individuals please get in touch. relationship with his colleagues and supervisor. November 2017: Shadi Shqair (Cleaner) was selected for his loyalty and commitment to the Hospital and for his positive behaviour. December 2017: Makram Ibrahim (Staff Nurse) was selected for his commitment to his work and to patients, flexibility and willingness to help his colleagues with our patient record system January 2017: Ibrahim Jaber (Cleaner) Ibrahim (pictured) was nominated by his colleagues as he is extremely committed to maintaining the high levels of safety, quality and hygiene standards Ibrahim Jaber receives his Employee of the Month Award from Joint CEO Ahmad Ma'ali, January 2018. expected of all our team. (continued from page 1) In 2017 we managed to show a substantial sources of hospital regardless of ethnicity, extend our care to over operating deficit that revenue. religion or ability to pay. 135,000 outpatients we wish to minimise and perform over 4,800 during 2018. To our donors and We are aware that major eye surgeries. supporters we say: your we cannot direct the We are examining contribution is crucial wind, but we can Financially speaking, ways of increasing our to our vision and your adjust the sail. Your we remain reliant on income by introducing generosity enables us support is vital in donations to sustain our more services, such as to further our mission as helping us to steer charitable activities. The with our new LASIK we remain committed St John in the right end results for 2017 machine, and varying to treating all patients direction ” Page 11 Spring 2018
L-R: Paul Clement, Ryan Williams and Jamie Ingham Clark pose infront of our Tree of Hope in the Old City of Jerusalem, February 2018. Jamie Ingham Clark Trustee Report In February we This is a very long title, welcomed Paul Clement which is commonly and Ryan Williams to abbreviated to Knights a visit of the hospital Templar or more usually and its work. They are the ‘KT’. They are one respectively the Grand of the most consistent Master and Great Vice supporters of our work, The KT also sponsor our Paul and Ryan visited -Chancellor (which from having funded Orthoptics department with our Trustee Jamie can be considered as over 50% of the monies led by Dr Judith Ingham Clark, who chairman and CEO) of needed to reopen the Musallam. They do this is also in the KT and the Great Priory of the Hospital in 1920 after exclusively through hopes that this will United Religious, Military it was closed in the collections from the allow an even greater and Masonic Orders of First World War, to their nearly 12,200 members understanding in the Temple and St John most recent significant distributed across the long association of Jerusalem, Palestine, contribution in sponsoring England and Wales, between the two Rhodes and Malta of the salary our Joint Chief who attend meetings in organisations. England and Wales and Executive Ahmad Ma’ali Preceptories, of which its Provinces Overseas. on a three year deal. there are some 524. 15 million people in the South Asia & ME region are blind and in Palestine this is particularly severe. To help address this, our partners the Fred Hollows Foundation have opened a strategic hub in Dubai. Dr Nahed Mikki, our Diabetic Retinopathy expert, was at their launch. Page 12 Spring 2018
St John Funding 2017 (January - December): Australia: £120,700 Canada: £36,600 England: £336,700 Netherlands: £2,000 £ New Zealand: £141,100 Scotland: £102,400 Singapore: £3,000 United States of America: £782,900 Wales: £15,000 Sweden: £20,000 Australia: $169,400 Canada: $51,400 England: $472,500 Netherlands: $2,700 $ New Zealand: $198,000 Scotland: $143,700 Singapore: $4,200 United States of America: $1,100,700 Wales: $21,000 Sweden: $27,600 Funding today None of our work would be possible without our kind donors, whose generosity allows us to continue saving sight and changing lives. We would like to thank everyone who has given to us in 2017, and everyone else who has taken part in or organised any fundraising activities on our behalf. Thank you to St John Priories around the world who have delivered much valued assistance to SJEHG. We are grateful also to the Guild, the Alliance of the Orders A newborn baby awaits their check-up at our Gaza Mobile Outreach Clinic September 2017. of St John, St John Associations, and the St John Fellowship and Bishops Waltham Charity Garden Fair for their on-going and crucial support. The John Swire 1989 Charitable Trust Major Donors (January – December 2017) Lions Club Palestine Guy W Morton Australian Representative Office in Ramallah Timothy Mattar British Humane Association Masonic Order of Knights Templar in England and Wales The Estate of Vera Bavin Mazars Charitable Trust The Bryan Guinness Charitable Trust Palestinian Authority Ministry of Finance The Cadogan Charity The Park House Charitable Trust CBM The Estate of Hugh Peppiatt CHK Charities Limited The PF Charitable Trust The Clothworkers' Foundation The Pilkington Charities’ Fund The Estate of Jacqueline Alice Cummins Pontifical Mission The Edwina Mountbatten & Pro Victimis Foundation Leonora Children's Foundation Qatar Committee The Eranda Rothschild Foundation Ian G Sims The Evan Cornish Foundation The Sobell Foundation The Estate of Ruth M Fisher The Sovereign Military Order of Malta Fred Hollows Foundation Stichting af Jochnick Foundation International Medical Corps The Tamari Foundation The Estate of Geoffrey Leslie Howe The Valentine Charitable Trust Hugh Symons Charitable Trust Welfare Association Caroline J Gavin The Will Charitable Trust The German Ministry of Foreign Affairs United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) German Ministry for Economic Cooperation The United Nations Relief and Works Agency and Development (BMZ) (UNRWA) The Gosling Foundation Limited USAID’s American Schools and Hospitals Abroad Paul Gwilliam (ASHA) The James Tudor Foundation USAID Child Blindness Program Page 13 Spring 2018
Merchandise Phone Battery Charger Lapel Pin - £5.00 (with all connectors) £10.00 Swift Appeal Sponsored: £3,950 to sponsor one of Large £850 to buy 150 birds on the tree itself a large swift 100% Cotton Tea in the Old City (you will Towel - £5.00 also receive a large swift to Mini £350 take home). Your name or to buy a mini swift that of a loved one will be associated with your bird. NEW 4GB USB Memory Stick - £8.00 To order by phone: Please call 0207 553 6960 St John Blank cards: to pay by card SJEHG Coat of Arms, To order by post: Mobile Outreach Van St John fans and history St John Logo or Mobile Complete order form Inspired by the first buffs alike. Purchase your Outreach Van - £5.00 on back Mobile Outreach Team piece of St John History van from 1980 this whilst supporting the All prices include miniature model (6cm by work of St John Present postage & packaging 2cm) will make a perfect today - £10.00 Please contact our office stocking filler for young Flashlight Pen - £5.50 to order from overseas. Page 14 Spring 2018
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Contact Us: Via email info@stjohneyehospital.org Via phone 0207 253 2582 Order Form Item Cost per unit Number of units Total (£) Sponsor a swift on the tree in the Old City £3,970 (includes large swift to be sent to you) & £20 UK postage Large Swift - including UK postage £870 Small Swift - including UK postage £370 Blank - Mobile Outreach Van £5.00 pack of 10 Blank - SJEHG Group Coat of Arms £5.00 pack of 10 Blank - St John Logo £5.00 pack of 10 NEW Model Mobile Outreach Van £10.00 Lapel Pin Badge £5.00 Phone Battery Charger Pack £10.00 Flashlight Pen £5.50 4GB USB Memory Stick £8.00 100% Cotton Tea Towel £5.00 Merchandise total Please tick and complete your details if you do not want to receive future issues of Jerusalem Scene Please tick if you would like to help us save time and money on admin by not requiring an acknowledgement in the post. Donation Form General Donation 1. Barron Vacuum Trephine 3. Donated Cornea and Corneal Punches I would like to donate: 2. Dr Abu Hantash’s 4. Crosslinking Machine visits to Gaza £25 £50 £100 £1000 Other Please return to: The Editor, Jerusalem Scene, St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group, 4 Charterhouse Mews, London EC1M 6BB Please fill out your details and sign here Title . . . . . . . Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Signed Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Postcode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Please tick if you are a UK taxpayer and would like St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group to treat all donations you make from this Please tick if you would like to receive date forward as Gift Aid donations, until you notify us otherwise* (WE CAN ONLY CLAIM GIFT AID ON DONATIONS) information about Legacy or In Memory Giving *Gift Aid Notes: I am a UK taxpayer and understand that if I pay less Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax in the current tax year than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all my donations it is my responsibility to pay any difference. I understand that other taxes, such as VAT and Council Tax, do not qualify. I understand that the charity will reclaim 25p on every £1 that I give after 6 April, 2008. I understand that the charity will reclaim 28p on every £1 that I gave up to 5 April, 2008. Please notify St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group if you: Want to cancel this Declara- tion; Change your name or home address; No longer pay sufficient tax on your income and/or capital gains. If you pay Income Tax at the higher or additional rate and want to receive the additional tax relief due to you, you must include all your Gift Aid donations on your Self-Assessment tax return or ask HM Revenue and Customs to adjust your tax code. St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group, 4 Charterhouse Mews, London EC1M 6BB Tel +44 (0) 20 7553 6969 info@stjohneyehospital.org Thank You very much for your support I will pay by Cheque/Card (delete as applicable) Cheques to be made payable to ‘St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group’ Mastercard Visa Switch/Maestro Valid From Expiry Card No. Issue Number (Switch/Maestro only) Date St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England, no. 7355619. Registered by the Charity Commission for England and Wales, Charity no. 1139527
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