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That's what our volunteers did at the Tustin vision screening. We had a wonderful turnout and were able to serve many low-income individuals and those without access to vision screening services. We are so thankful for every one of our volunteers!
This event was made possible by the Tustin Host, Orange County Central, and Santa Ana Host Lions clubs, in collaboration with the Santa Ana and Tustin Unified School Districts. We appreciate all of you working side-by-side to facilitate a smooth set-up, event wrap-up, and patient flow for this event.
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The host clubs secured a great venue and successfully promoted the event to the public. Their early recruiting of doctors, opticians, and volunteers enabled us to provide FREE vision screenings for nearly 350 people.
The work was managed by 100 volunteers, including 6 doctors. Overall, volunteers from 17 different Lions Clubs participated and bilingual high school students helped with translation. With their help, we were able to evaluate eye health and restore vision for people in Tustin and the surrounding communities.
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IN A SINGLE DAY our volunteer doctors screened 347 people to assess their eye health | |
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19 were identified with a
possible vision threatening disease and advised to seek further care
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A total of 298 people needing eyeglasses received eyeglasses | |
117 people were provided with their first pair of eyeglasses | |
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Tustin Host Lions Club: Lynn Davis, Kurt Bensworth, Amy Levinson, Gary Siegel, and Susan McIntosh.
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Cucamonga District Host Lions Club: Barbara Barclay, Scotty Barclay, Larry Williams and Jennifer Thompson.
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Orange County Central Lions Club: George Schnitzer, Alan Wasch, Judy Schnitzer, John Spaeth, O.D., Bob Susaeta, Dennis Tortora, Kari Schlagheck, Henry Hernandez and Don Wolf.
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Santa Fe Springs Lions Club: Brian Sierra.
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Seal Beach Lions Club: Gretchen Bornhop, Gary Denni, Trish Diaz, Derek Moore, Cathy Newton, Scott Newton, Karen Russell, Gary Snow, Mary Wakefield, Stan Blackwell, Nancy Herbert, John Folis and Jan Folis.
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Bloomington Lions Club: Dorene Bobeng, Laurie Luckner and Brian Wandel.
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Colton Lions Club: Ed Morden and Soledad Morden.
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Mission Viejo Lions Club: Milan Steijn, Cherie Steijn and Diane Martin.
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Santa Ana Lions Club: Jeffrey Gothard, Jami Cortez, John Palacio, Miriam Ayala, Gayle McLean and Cesar Vargas.
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San Diego Vietnamese Lions Club: Rose Tran and Joevan Nguyen.
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NJROTC: Yesenia Alvarez, Zain Slaughter, Evangelina Lomeli, Elizabeth Orzco and Lucas Wichens.
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Tustin High: Nahomi Raymundo, Stephanie Bristillos, Ashley Hernandez, Maurita De La Torre, Alessandra Rubalcava, Angaa Garcia and Lisa De La Rose.
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San Jacinto Lions Club: Ken Reed.
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Ontario-Upland Lions Club: Loyce Mejias.
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OCMBKU Lions Club: Sammie Hedges, Vivian Phung, Adam Moret, Kaitlyn Tsou, Trang Hoang, Yeji Hirala, Jeffrey Kamo, Jilian Hopsman, Elieen Cheng, Kasey McWilliams, Emily Nickles and Corina Van de Pol, O.D., PhD.
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Valencia Vision Club: Jonathan Cho and Jayden Lee.
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Laguna Niguael Lions Club: Bevery Miller Rosenblatt, O.D.
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Calimesa Breakfast Lions Club: Pat Dundas, Pati Van Dusen and Brian Van Dusen, O.D.
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Coreredca Lions Club: Monica Leyva.
| Plus 18 "future Lions": Amy Fantom, Simon Ahumada, Esha Talwar, Kathy Taylor, Um Joshi, Caleb Liu, Miles Ahumada, Amy Levinson, Alejandra Gonzales, Mautzill De Jesus, Isacc Encomienda, Abraham Lopez, Isabella Kipez, Rohan Bhalodia, Albert Castro, Al Salaz, Eric Bender, O.D. and Rose Cunningham, M.D. | |
Your Time & Talent Helps Us Deliver the Gift of Sight | |
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California Lions Friends in Sight is helping people in need throughout Southern California. We provide free vision screenings and free recycled eyeglasses right in your Lions District. Your generous donations and time make these screenings possible. Your time is a most precious gift for another person. You'll see it for yourself at vision screenings, or you can donate your time and talents to help us behind the scenes. You can:
- Assist doctors at patient care work stations and help patients with their "new" recycled eyeglasses.
- Maintain vehicles, serve as a driver, create social media communications, or help out with eyeglass inventory management.
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Find Flexible, Short-term or Long-term Projects | |
Did you know? There are many upcoming opportunities to strengthen communities in Southern California by helping prevent blindness for people who need our help. Check out our upcoming vision screenings or contact your District Coordinator to get involved with a project that best fits your schedule. | |
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California Lions Friends in Sight is an all-volunteer organization led by an all-Lions Board of Directors with no paid staff. 100% of your tax-deductible gift goes directly to serving people in need. Every generous dollar improves and protects the sight of people in our communities.
We want to expand our vision services for more individuals in the coming years.
Since we're a LCI affiliated Southern California organization, would you consider supporting our efforts? Your donation will keep our mission going strong.
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California Lions Friends
In Sight
| 501c3 non-profit organization operating under the Federal Tax ID #27-2235369 | |
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