Ready To Give The Gift Of Sight

     As we Lions celebrate one of our 5 global causes Vision Awareness, through our school vision screening programs. It makes me proud to be a Lion when I show up at many of the southern Oregon schools, with group of local Lions who are ready to give the gift of sight to many school kids who might not even know they have a problem seeing.  Most of these young kids do not even know they have a problem, because this is the only thing they know, they think their sight is normal.

     This past week as I was doing a screening at an elementary school in, one of the volunteers from the Bonanza Lions Club related her story of why she became a Lion and has always tried to participate in the vision screening program.  She told me that when she was in school the Lions came and did a vision screening at her school.  Later they made an appointment to see her and her parents. They told her parents they had an appointment with an eye doctor to get her vision tested.  Her older sister told them she would make sure she got to the appointment.  When she returned home with her new glasses, she was amazed at how her home really looked.  Years later when asked to join Lions she gladly joined and continued to further the vision mission of Lions.

     Although Vision Screening has been trying this year, with many challenges, I encourage All Lions to participate in the vision screenings at your local schools.  If your schools do not participate, find out why and encourage them to perform these vital vision screenings.  This is one of the most satisfying projects a club can promote and participate in.

Stephen Brewster DG, MD36-E