Vision for All and the KidSight 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 KidSight Program
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
Contact pinebushlions@gmail.com with requests or questions!
Other ways we help with vision:
- Eye Exams; Glasses [with help from America's Best 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:
- OUTSIDE - Cronin & Company Real Estate
- OUTSIDE - TOC Community Center
- OUTSIDE - True Value
- Gagan Funeral Home
- Pine Bush Area Public Library
- Pine Bush Eye Associates
- Pine Bush Physical Therapy
- Soulshine Market
- Town of Crawford Town Hall
- Walden Savings Bank
- Walker Valley Post Office
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