Long Family Eye Care Newsletter Spring 2005 May As I often like to doin our newsletters, this one is mostly about people. We feel our niche is CARING for people. I know that word has turned into a buzzword of sorts, but we take it seriously here in our office. I want to pick on a few people (our top-notch staff) in this article. This is, of course, much to their dismay as they all hate to have their picture taken--let alone be posted in your email. Also, don't miss out on our cool new cases (pictured at right), one style is actually a small purse! The colors are very bright and Spring-ee (is that a word?) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ in this issue * Cool Cases! * Shelly * Becky * Darshana * Gretchen * Don't forget about our large selection of quality SUNGLASSES! * Brandy had her Baby! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Shelly Shelly is our patient accounts manager and comes to us with 15 years of previous experience carried from the dental field. She claims that she "gets a great deal of satisfaction in solving difficult insurance and billing issues." What she probably enjoys more is spending a lot of time with her large family, relaxing at her koi pond, and taking long drives with the top down on her convertible. And, I know it's hard to believe, she is awaiting the arrival of her first grandchild this summer! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Becky Becky recently joined Long Family Eye Care and comes to us with several years of experience in the optical industry (by the looks of her, she must have started when she was 5 years old?...). She has done a great job as our main technician and she enjoys helping patients select the perfect frame, as well as, doing adjustments and pre-testing exams. Her hobbies include kayaking and hiking with her dogs near her home in Brown County. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Darshana Darshana, pronounced "Dirsh-na" (or just call her Dee), is currently a chemistry student at IU. She is doing on the job training here at the office as she aspires to be an optometrist. In her free time, she enjoys meeting new people, spending time with friends and family, watching TV and listening to music. In her words: "Pretty much this includes anything but studying." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gretchen The lovely Gretchen, our scheduling coordinator, joined our office just last month and is still affectionately known as "the new girl." She has extensive customer service experience and really enjoys meeting and helping new patients who call or come into the office. In her spare time she enjoys shopping and going to the park or pool with her two little boys, Roderick and Evan. More about us... - http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=znaze7aab.0.0.sxu5arn6.0&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.longfamilyeyecare.com%2Faboutus.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Don't forget about our large selection of quality SUNGLASSES! I think our line of non-prescription sunglasses is our second-best kept secret (the first is our Vision Aid center with our low vision products...). Help me fix this problem and come in and take a look. Also, check out the coupon at the bottom of the newsletter too. We carry the new Burberry line--Check it out! - http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=znaze7aab.0.0.sxu5arn6.0&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.safilo.com%2Feng%2Fcollections%2Fburberry%2Fburberry.php ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Brandy had her Baby! 8lb, 5oz Levi was born May 6, 2005 to Brandy and David. Mom and baby are doing well and we expect Brandy back in August. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NEW! Disposable Contact Lens Packages Due to popular demand, we are introducing two contact lens packages to get you from one eye health evaluation to the next. One package is for traditional 2-week contact lenses, such as Acuvue and Biomedics. The other package is for premium 2- week disposables, which includes Acuvue Advance with Hydraclear, Extreme H2O, and Ciba's O2 Optix. Each package includes a year's supply (8 boxes) at a $24.00 savings off the per-box price AND you get a starter kit with solution and a new case (please throw that old grimy one away...) AND 15% off non- prescription sunglasses AND 10% off any prescription glasses. *not combinable with insurance plans *offer valid for 30 days after contact lens purchase Learn More about our contact lens care - http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=znaze7aab.0.0.sxu5arn6.0&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.longfamilyeyecare.com%2Fservices.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cool Cases! Wow, are these cool or what? The larger one pictured is really a small purse with a pocket inside specifically for your sunglasses. It retails at $17.00 The smaller one is also more than just a glasses case. Look inside and you'll notice a small mirror and an extra pocket, a lipstick holder, and much, much more! OK, well not much more than that, but it's still pretty cool (I think they need a man's version). It retails at $6.75 Check out the coupon at the bottom of the newsletter! Find out more about our office... - http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=znaze7aab.0.0.sxu5arn6.0&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.longfamilyeyecare.com%2Fservices.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quick Links... 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This coupon must be presented at purchase. It may be copied and is transferrable. So feel free to share with friends and family. This offer cannot be used in combination with insurance plans. Offer Expires: June 30, 2005 *********************************************