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FUN FEST PICNIC FOR THE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY CHALLENGED

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SALVATION ARMY CHRISTMAS BELL RINGING

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LIONS QUEST DRUG AWARENESS AND SITUATION INTERVENTION TRAINING

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COLLECTION OF USED EYEGLASSES

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TURTLE DERBY

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GOLF TOURNAMENT

 

 

 

 

 


 

KidSight Outreach Highlights

KidSight Outreach HighlightsVision problems affect five percent of preschool and one in four school-age children. Currently, an estimated 60% of children under age six do not have eye exams. Spearheaded by its founders, Ed Lindsey and Austin Jennings, Tennessee Lions Charities created its pediatric vision screening program, KidSight Outreach, to address this problem. Through our partnership with Vanderbilt University's Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, KidSight Outreach has become the standard for volunteer pediatric vision screening programs across the nation. For more than twenty years, KidSight Outreach has provided free vision screenings to the children of Tennessee between the ages of 12 and 72 months. The goal of KidSight Outreach is to ensure that children with potential vision problems do not begin school with the disadvantage of an undiagnosed vision problem. Our program provides early detection, professional referral, and assured follow-up by notifying the parents to ensure the child receives a professional eye examination. Our trained Lions Club volunteers conduct the screenings at no cost to the child or screening site. The vision screening instruments used in our KidSight Outreach vision screening program are calibrated to specifically detect Amblyopia, a problem which must be identified and treated at an early age to prevent low vision and/or blindness.

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FIRST MONDAY OF FUN FEST

Fun Fest Picnic for the Physically & Mentally Challenged

Brickyard Park Miracle Field and Pavilion

 

Sponsored by

► Kingsport Lions Club    ► Moose Lodge #972    ► Goodwill Industries TN/VA

► Palace Vending, Inc.    ► Domino's Pizza Colonial Heights    ► Food City #664

5 p.m. - 8 p.m.

 

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SALVATION ARMY CHRISTMAS BELL RINGING

Santa himself is the only one who is more visible than The Salvation Army during the Christmas season. For those in the grip of homelessness, the holidays are a time of fear and anxiety. Many have the fear that they will not be able to provide special gifts for their loved ones. Generous donations of food, clothing, and toys are distributed by The Salvation Army. Through its various holiday programs, The Salvation Army helps men, women, and children have a merrier Christmas.

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