Vision for All and the Lions S.E.E. Program

It’s a stark fact. By the time you finish reading this page, one child somewhere in the world will have gone blind.

One goes blind every minute. Half-a-million will have lost their sight by the end of the year.  Childhood blindness is only one part of the global vision crisis. If nothing is done, experts say that the world’s blind population could double from 37 million to 74 million by 2020.

But Lions will not allow “nothing to be done.” True to their commitment to be “knights of the blind,” Lions have launched Campaign SightFirst II to prevent this tragedy. CSFII has set out to raise at least US $150 million to continue and expand the extraordinary work of SightFirst II, Lions worldwide program to combat preventable blindness.

**What we are doing in our local community to assist with childhood blindness; other vision issues.**

Lions S.E.E. Program (www.lionsseeny.org)

We have certified screeners in our club. Screening pre-K and K kids in our schools and local day care centers

• Pine Bush Elementary School
• Edward J. Russell Elementary School
• Pakanasink Elementary School
• Circleville Elementary School
• Chapel Field Christian School
• Over the Moon Preschool
• Metropolis Daycare

Chair Contacts: pblionsclub@yahoo.com

Other ways we help with vision:

• Eye Exams; Glasses [with help from Lenscrafters in Middletown]
  • Note: limited applications available but we try to accommodate everyone who meets the requirements
• Contact your child’s school nurse for eligibility requirements
• Lions Eye Bank of Albany www.lionseyebankalbany.org
• Guiding Eyes for the Blind www.guidingeyes.org
• Orange County Sight & Hearing www.20olions.com/node/15

We collect old glasses and hearing aids!

Eyeglass Collection Box Locations:

• Pine Bush Eye Associates: Main St., Pine Bush NY
• Pine Bush Area Public Library: Maple Ave, Pine Bush NY
• Town of Crawford Town Hall
• Walker Valley Schoolhouse Community Center: 6 Marl Rd., Walker Valley
  • Best days for drop off are Monday
  • Can leave in Blessing Box
• Walker Valley Post Office
• Walden Savings Bank: Boniface Drive, Pine Bush, NY 12566