Lions Recycle for Sight

Lions Recycle for Sight Australia Inc is part of the Lions Clubs International Worldwide Eyeglass Recycling Programme, headquartered in Queensland and operating throughout Australia and overseas in relation to the collection of 250,000 pair of used spectacles, '000's sunglasses, new frames and other ancillary equipment; on the distribution side the programme distributes 250,000 pair of regraded spectacles throughout the world to Lions Clubs, Rotary Clubs, Humanitarian organisations for distribution to poor people in need at no expense or obligation to the recipient.

A new development for us has been the distribution of sunglasses, not only for adults but primarily so that whenever our regraded spectacles are distributed in a school or village in remotest Africa or Asia, every child, whether they need prescription glasses or not receives a gift from the Lions of Australia. No child misses out.

Over the 15 years that the Australian programme has existed, the program has delivered 2.5 million pair to countries in Africa, Europe, Middle East, Indian Sub continent, East Asia, and the Far East, including China, the countries of the Pacific Rim and Southern Asia and Oceania.

Coming to Devonport SOON!

The Bench

This is the new bench that the City of Devonport Lions Club was responsible for, on the corner of Lovett Street and Valley Road. Many pensioners who live at Karingle walk to the Valley Road Medical Clinic and this gives them a slot to rest half way. Lion Hos Koerner pretty much arranged this project by himself!


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Over 90s Party 2009

Sunday, 8th November 2009 our club transported and served over thirty local citizens over the age of 90 at the Annual Christmas Party. The event was run in conjunction with the Tasmania Day '09 Celebration. The choir was in usual grand form and a fun time was had by all. There were two 99 year olds in attendance, and they both promised to be back next year!

Contributors Wanted

Come on Lions, if you attend an activity, make sure it doesn’t go unnoticed and place a brief description on this website! Easy as 3.1415, all you need to do is email your story to news AT devonportlions.info or pass it to Lion Walter. How can we hope to get our activities published in the local paper if we cant even report them to ourselves! Currently we need:

• a photo and a few words on the new bench located somewhere between Karingle and Valley Road Medical Centre for the elderly to sit on and rest as they commute.
• a picture of the new Skate Park which was seeded by our Lions Club with $20K! Since we had a major part to play in it’s new incarnation we need someone to chronicle the events.
• a photo and a small article on the Over 90s party we hosted last weekend.

Reminders!

We need to decide on doing the Orana Luncheon on the 21st of March or the 23rd of August, or both. We are no longer allowed to provide the food for the occasion and this now makes it a relatively easy and fun task.

• We need to have ideas for a float for the Christmas Parade on December 17, which is followed by our annual Candles by Candlelight at the Bluff! A committee has been formed!
• Water is going to flow over the Spirit of the Sea ‘Water Feature’ as of next week! We expect a photo and a story from anyone who will witness this event! Next we need to install a bench there for the elderly who make the hike out to the platform.
• Spreyton Racegates on 15 December: John M, George R, Jay M and Garry P will be volunteering at the gates!

Why not complete a survey!

Sue Brereton is doing a course in Applied Social Science and one of her assignments is on Volunteering. If you have the time, would you be so kind as to complete he survey at the link below. The information and data gained will be used for no other purpose than to write my case study for her course.

If you volunteer with a number of organisations it will only let you do the survey once so choose which organisation you wish to complete it for. Thank you very much in anticipation of your help

http://www.surveygizmo.com/s/202509/volunteering