Long Family Eye Care
Happy Thanksgiving!



I know I just sent our quarterly newsletter last 
month, but I wanted to get a few reminders and 
important announcements out to our patients.  
So, please take a moment to read through this 
update.  Thanks!

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Dr. VanderZeyde's Open House!

If you have been a long-time patient of Dr. Ken 
VanderZeyde's, I know he would appreciate it 
very much if you would stop by to see him 
between 4:00 and 6:00 on Friday, November 
18.  At this "surprise" open house we'll 
have some finger foods and drinks, so come by 
and have a cup of coffee and share a story from 
the "good ole' days" about Dr. VanderZeyde.


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Our Second Referral Drawing Winner!

As you may know, each time you refer a new 
patient to us your name goes into a drawing.  At 
the end of the month we draw out a winner who 
receives a prize.  Last month, it was a $25.00 
Texas Roadhouse gift certificate.  October's 
winner received a $25.00 gift certificate to 
Scotty's.  Angie and I want to personally thank 
everyone who thinks enough about us to send 
new patients our way.


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Use it or lose it!...Flex Spending Accounts

At the bequest of Shelly, our patient accounts 
administrator, please don't wait until the end of 
December to use the money saved in your 
medical flex spending account.  Did you know 
that you could use it for just about anything in 
our office?  Contact glasses, glasses, 
sunglasses, prescription magnifiers, and more...


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Katrina and Long Family Eye Care

Last month, two of our team members took a 
week and helped in the effort to clean up after 
Hurricane Katrina.  They each have a story to tell 
and here is a summary of their individual 
experiences in their own words.

Shelly: "I was part of a team of eight from 
Ellettsville Christian Church who joined up with 
other teams from Florida and Ohio for a week to 
assist with clean-up efforts through Cross Roads 
Missions.  We did debris removal in homes and 
yards for disabled, elderly, and single parents in 
Slidell, Louisiana. We then went into East New 
Orleans and began clean-up efforts at Faith 
Church -- an area hit especially hard by the 
storm and the broken levee of Lake Ponchatrain.  
The area is still without electricity, water, etc.  
Families are still not allowed to return to their 
homes and businesses are not open, the area 
was like a ghost town, just eerily quiet and 
devastated.  I was overwhelmed by the amount 
of devastation and destruction.  Many homes are 
still covered with mud and sewage 2 months 
after the hurricane and the mold is unbelievable. 
The people affected by the storm are desperate 
for help and I would like to return in the spring 
or as soon as I can take time off and raise the 
money needed for the trip."

Becky: "I drove down to Gonzales, LA to help 
with the Humane Society of the U.S.  One day 
was spent in New Orleans to help find lost 
animals in the streets and to set up feeding 
stations and clean water for the animals that we 
could not catch.  The conditions of these poor 
dogs and cats were terrible.  They were so weak, 
scared, and so, so hungry.  The rest of the week 
we helped take care of the horses, pigs, and 
goats.  We helped the veterinarians treat and 
clean their wounds, walked the horses, fed and 
watered them, and most importantly, loved 
them.  It was a very rewarding trip which I’ll 
never forget."
More on our team members... - http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=y5jxhqbab.0.0.sxu5arn6.0&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.longfamilyeyecare.com%2Faboutus.html

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Thanks everybody.  Dr. Angie and I feel so 
blessed to practice and live in Bloomington and 
to have the great staff and patients that we do.  
Thank you again, you are very much appreciated!

Sincerely,

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W. Jarrod Long, O.D.
Long Family Eye Care

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email: drjarrod@longfamilyeyecare.com
voice: 812-332-5090
web: http://www.longfamilyeyecare.com
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