The Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine

So apparently we are still learning more and more about Twitter. (If you are not following us yet- definitely do so @ www.twitter.com/elizryanphoto) We just found a message that was sent to us from Johns Hopkins asking us to post pictures of the Safer Sculpture installation into the Robert H. and Clarice Smith Building on April 18th! I took these photos while doing my job of Development Coordinator at the Wilmer Eye Institute! We entertained about 12 people (including John Safer, the sculptor; Dr. McDonnell, the Director of Wilmer; and many others!). It was an exciting day for Wilmer and showed great progress of the construction site- which is now pretty much complete! The new building will be dedicated on Friday, October 16th! And the planning of that event is pretty much what I do on a daily basis at Wilmer! Did I ever tell you how much I LOVE huge events?? I do.

Since we never posted these photos for everyone to see... here are a few! By the way, the Safer Sculpture is titled "Quest" and is a 3 story tall sculpture that was designed specifically for this new building. John Safer, a grateful patient at Wilmer, generously donated this incredible piece which has become an aw-inspiring focal point in the building! Hope you enjoy!

The Robert H. and Clarice Smith Building

An anxious crowd watched on.

The duck tape made us a little nervous. :)

The holes were less than 1/4 inch larger than the bolts they had to fit over. This could have gone horribly wrong, but it was the perfect fit.

A sigh of relief and a grin of excitement for Dr. Goldberg, John Safer, and Dr. McDonnell.

Love is in the Air!

What can you not "love" about these images? Here are some photos from an evening out and about at the Visionary Art Museum. We hope you enjoy!

Baltimore Rocks

Just a few photos of the wonderful place where we live. These were taken on July 4th weekend just across the street from our house. Wanna come visit yet???

Enjoy =)

Angels of the OR Breakfast {Baltimore Event Photography}

Have you ever heard of Dr. Ben Carson? If not, look him up. He is a world renowned neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins and has an incredible story. Dr. Carson and Dr. Cliff Solomon (another Neurosurgeon) came together to start an organization called Angels of the OR (http://www.angelsoftheor.org). It is a fun story of how we got involved with the organization- so if you are curious, just ask! :) It is a fairly new organization and this was their first official event. (They actually asked me to design the invitation! How fun!... see below). This event was a breakfast with the co-founders, and a former patient as guest speakers.

Dr. Carson and Dr. Solomon are both incredible and set an amazing example of how to be "angels" and inspirations to soooo many. Honestly, they throw off this energy that you cannot help but to be inspired when in the same room.

Ryan and I had the opportunity to serve as the volunteer photographers for this special event! We loved it and hope to join the organization for more events in the future. Thank you to Sue and Lynn for this opportunity. And thanks as well to Dr. Carson and Dr. Solomon for making a difference everyday of you lives!

Hope you enjoy the photos... and don't forget to check out Angels of the OR, and the doctors themselves. They have great stories!

Invitation by me. :)

Dr. Solomon and Dr. Carson

Dr. Solomon is not only a neurosurgeon, but he is also a magician! He showed us a few tricks!

This gentleman was so cute. He took off a cross that he was wearing around his neck and asked Dr. Carson to have it. What a thoughtful gesture.