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LIONS CLUB ANNIVERSARY YEARS OF SERVICE Lions Clubs work to prevent blindness Did you know that 80 per cent of all blindness is reversible or preventable and that the number of blind is expected to double over the next 20 years Well Lions Clubs International knows and theyve just launched a major program to do some thing about it Sightfirst is a 100 millionplus global campaign aimed at wiping out preventable blindness Over the next six years Lions will build clinics edu cate the public provide medical equipment and sup plies and support ophthalmic training for doctors nurses and clinicians in order to fight blindness around the world The Sightfirst program will rely on the work of local medical experts technical advisors to ensure the suc cess of each individual project These advisors will assess the need for care in their area propose projects and monitor them as they develop said Lions International President William L Biggs Our goal is to meet the needs of re gions that are not being served by an existing project and we We Serve plan to work closely with other agencies to provide the best eye care possible for every one in need Facts about blindness to the Woild Health Otgamzanon blind ness is the of a per son to distinguish the fingers on a hand at a distance of tin ee The Intel national Agency foi the e of Blind ness estimates theie aie million blind people the Hoi Id Ninety pei cent of the Ids blind in e in elop ing counti The number of blind people is expected to double by the year 2015 Lions Clubs International is the largest service organi zation in the world with nearly 4 million members support 39 000 clubs in 170 coun tries In Canada there are more than 54 members volun teering their time with clubs The Georgetown Lions Club is doing its share to provide the ability to see to the Tln many far of lands where poverty and regular medical ser vices are not available With the vast resources of dreds of Lions Clubs in Ontario and Quebec thousands of used eyeglasses are being collected and forwarded to the Georgetown Lions Club for processing and delivery to countries such as Ecuador Peru Tibet and India Eyeglasses are processed at the Lions Hall by teams each Monday night All glasses are washed and are then put through a Lensometer which when pro perly focused by the operator reads the prescription and prints it on a label The glasses are then sorted and packaged for ship ment The glasses travel with large teams of volunteers who examine thousands of people dispensing eyeglasses and providing cateract operations where re quired Medical group mis sionanes through their leader Ophthalmologist Dr Doug Harper of has been organizing these projects since and has provided sight im and restored sight to thousands of needy people Georgetown Lions were in to this project in by Lion Don Goghlan a Georgetown who organized several nights of training with the help of several friends in the business Through Lion Don the club was able to purchase a which aids in the processing of to 15 eyeglasses annually It is most gratifying to the Lions who work on this project to know that they have provided a service that others may see Used eyeglasses are always need If any reader has old glasses lying around and wish to support this project please drop them off at Georgetown Optical at the Georgetown Market We will ensure that they are put to good use NC The world population of blind people lotah million and some ill in one ophthalmologist for every one million people These statistics arc alarming but they stare Lions away In facl Lions from around world are staging a global fight against blindness Thanks to SighlFirst a milhon program to eliminate preventable blindness Lions Clubs International will work to build clinics educate public provide medical equipment and supplies and support ophthalmic training for doctors nurses and All the new clinics in the world wont prevent blindness without properly trained professionals to run them said Lions International President William L Thats why training is one of SighlFirsts greatest priorities Carl Director of the US Eye Institute led the international development of Sight- First the most ambitious program ever undertaken by Lions lnicrnationil The SighlFirst program begins in India Latin America and Africa Lions world wide will be busy providing SightFirsi We Serve with funding public education program administration and patient care and transportation What makes this program unique is SighlFirsts use of local medical experts who will ensure the success of each individual project As ophlhalmic specialists advisors will assess ihe need for care in their area propose projects and monitor them as hey develop slid Ltous Clubs International is the service organization m the world represented in countries by clubs a total member ship of I million In Canada there arc more than members volunteering their time with I dubs Blindness Around The World Message from the Mayor On behalf of the Council for the Town of Hills Georgetown it gives me great pleasure to bring congratulations to the Lions Club of Georgetown on their Anniversary Over these many years the members of this Service Club have worked for the betterment of the community and have provided many services and community projects which have been a great benefit to Georgetown and district in the Town of Hills It is through the sincere dedication of its members that the Lions Club of Georgetown have been there in the time of need on so many occasions to not only help in providing projects but through personal assistance to those in need At this time we show our thanks to them and wish them every sue cess for the future and we know in our hearts that they will continue to be there when they are called upon for any project May God Bless and Keep Them in their future endeavors Yours sincerely Russell Miller Mayor Hills We Serve Turner offers congratulations January 31 1991 Re Georgetown Lions Anniversary One good measure of a communitys spirit is the health and con tribution of its service clubs Judged that way Georgetown is truly a favored place to live And among the towns club members Lions can be especially proud of their accomplishments For sixty years now they have given new meaning to volunteensm Lions have shown that we need not rely on government for everything in our lives Instead dedicated club members have gone the distance in everything from building swimm pools to mounting the Santa Claus parade As Member of Parliament it gives me particular pleasure in con the Georgetown Lions Club on six decades of service You have added to our lives our town and our country All the best to Lions in the years to come And please never stop we re hooked Garth Turner MP EXPRESS SALT DELIVERY SELECT Water Softener Salt DELIVERED 1 Poured Into Your Softener Save your back Save your money Call 8779075 COMPLIMENTS OF GEORGETOWN CINEMAS FINE ENTERTAINMENT FEATURING PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY Congratulations 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