Eye Sight
Conservation
As you may have heard, Lions worldwide are known as “Knights of the Blind”. In 1925, Helen Keller Challenged Lions at their International Convention to lead the world in preventing blindness and providing support to those living with loss of eyesight. We work in partnership with the Wellington - Dufferin Guelph Public Health Unit to provide Vision Screening to 2000 kindergarten students annually. We continue to provide free prescription eye- glasses, in cooperation with Lens Crafters Optical, to those in Guelph with financial needs. The need for prescription eyeglasses remains high.
The Club donated $50,000 to assist the University of Guelph to
purchase and install break through technology enabling blind
persons to independently navigate throughout the campus and
indoor facilities making it the first University in Canada to provide
blind person with this level of freedom of movement. We recently
provided the University of Guelph a further $14,000 to warn blind
persons through their smart phones of oncoming and parked silent
electronic campus delivery vehicles criss-crossing the campus.
The Guelph Lions Club has made a commitment that every blind and
partially sighted person in Guelph can pursue an education, find
employment, and while working with partners to ensure that
everyone receives the very best in eye health care. We can make that
commitment with your donations and support. Every dollar you
donate goes towards these projects. All the administrative costs are
covered by the Lions personally.
If you have any questions or want more information about the
Guelph Lions Club please contact us at info@guelphlionsclub.org or
519-341-3575
EYE SIGHT PROGRAM
