On June 10th 2021, practice administrator and clinical researcher for Drs Mabel Cheng, Nicole Lemanski, and Abigail Zielke, Brian, received the NABA 2021 Volunteer of the Year award for work on AlbanyNYPPE, a NYS non-profit that is dedicated to providing free personal protective equipment (PPE) to groups around the Capital Region and beyond. The group has produced 13,000 free face shields, working alongside the Schenectady East Rotary Club for distribution. In addition, they have made numerous novel open source PPE as well as 2 UVC air disinfection units. We thank NABA for the honor and privilege of naming Brian, Volunteer of the Year as well as Congressman Paul Tonko, who gave Brian a certificate of Special Congressional Recognition.

Practice administrator Brian receives the 2021 Northeastern Association of the Blind at Albany (NABA)’s Volunteer of the Year for work on the office’s nonprofit, AlbanyNYPPE. From Left to Right (Dr. Zielke, Dr. Mabel Cheng, Practice Admin Brian, Dr. Nicole Lemanski)

For more information about our non-profit, or to request face shields or other PPE, please contact at www.AlbanyNYPPE.com. To schedule an appointment with our Ophthalmologist, contact our office serving Albany,
Schenectady and Saratoga Springs, NY.