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We change lives by saving sight.

Volunteerism Opportunities

The Lions’ Sight-Saving History

“For nearly 100 years, our members have worked on projects designed to prevent blindness, restore eyesight and improve eye health and eye care for hundreds of millions of people worldwide.”

-- Lions Clubs International website

OUR MISSION

We change lives by saving sight.

Your State Sight Project “The Missouri Lions have given their volunteer and financial support to our programs since 1960. The Lions' long-standing commitment to saving sight in Missouri and around the world is immeasurable. We're proud to be the ‘State Sight Project’ of the extraordinary men and women of the Missouri Lions.”

-- Saving Sight website

The Missouri Lions Can Change Lives by Saving Sight.

Lions clubs can serve their communities and support our programs in several ways:

1. Volunteer to assist us with KidSight and Healthy Vision screenings.

2. Continue to collect eyeglasses for the Eyeglass Recycling program.

3. Host an eye, organ, and tissue donor registration drives for your community.

4. Hold a special fundraising activity and donate the proceeds to Saving Sight.

KidSight & Healthy Vision Screenings – How Lions Can Serve

Assist at a screening event

Identify screening opps in your community

Invite Saving Sight to screen at your club event

KidSight & Healthy Vision Screenings – How to Get Involved

Find out about screenings in your area: weekly MO Lions listserv emails, online calendar

Contact your nearest technician about screening opportunities in your area (contact info in handbook)

Eyeglass Recycling – How Lions Can Serve

Keep collecting used eyeglasses

Sort glasses at the Columbia location

Refer humanitarian groups traveling overseas that need glasses

Eyeglass Recycling – How to Get Involved Drop off donated eyeglasses at your nearest Saving Sight location

Schedule a club visit to Columbia to sort glasses (Sheila Fields, sfields@saving-sight.org)

Refer humanitarian groups to Sheila Fields.

Cornea Donation – How Lions Can Serve

Host an eye, organ, and tissue donor registration drive in your community.

• Typically associated w/an event

• High-traffic but also able to chat

• Event is related to donation (e.g., health fairs)

• Target age group is 18+• Personable and

knowledgeable (enough)

Cornea Donation – How to Get InvolvedSecure a location, a date, and volunteers

Contact Saving Sight at 800-283-1982 x115 or pr@saving-sight.org to request materials

Review the materials, including educational information about donation

Host the donor registration drive

Mail the completed registration forms back to Saving Sight (will forward to state)

Fundraising – How Lions Can Serve Donations from Lions clubs and other financial donors help support our free vision services.

If you don’t already, consider developing an annual event to support Saving Sight:

Fun for members and community

Use members’ networks to invite people

Communicate the event’s mission: proceeds will help change lives by saving sight.

Photo: Columbia 20/20 Lions – Outrageous Tea Party

Fundraising – How to Get Involved

Notify Saving Sight of the event. If possible, Saving Sight will:

Publicize online (website, social media)

Help you with press releases or materials for local distribution

Send a representative to speak about our programs

YOU CAN SAVE SIGHTSaving Sight is able to provide free, sight-saving programs to the community thanks to the Lions and others who support our mission through volunteerism and financial donations.

Let’s Stay in Touchwww.saving-sight.org

Subscribe to Sightlines, the monthly e-newsletter, at www.saving-sight.org/sightlines

Subscribe to the MO Lions listserv: email PDG J.Y. Miller at j.y.miller@sbcglobal.net and ask to subscribe.

Follow us on social media:

Facebook @WeAreSavingSight

Twitter @WeSaveSight

Vimeo @WeAreSavingSight

LinkedIn.com/company/Saving-Sight

We are Lions, we are Saving Sight.