Dear Editor,
The Clarkston Area Lions wish to thank everyone for their support during our recent ‘White Cane Week?. Through your generosity, we collected over $12,000.
All, 100 percent, of the funds collected will be used to support many sight and hearing projects, including Leader Dogs for the Blind, Michigan Eye Bank and Transplant Center, Lions Bear Lake Camp for Physically Challenged Youth, Penrickton Center for Blind Children, Beaumont Silent Children Fund, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Madonna University’s Office of Disability Resources, and the Lions Hearing Center of Michigan, just to mention a few.
Additionally, we support Clarkston Lighthouse, Offering Alternative Therapy with Smiles, Inc. (O.A.T.S), the Independence and Springfield Township Libraries, and SCAMP.
Money raised during White Cane Week also allows the Lions to provide eyeglass and hearing aid support for those in need, as well as KidSight vision screening for preschool children.
Again, it is your generosity that allows the Clarkston Area Lions to provide the above support. You are truly helping the Lions make a difference in our community.
Lions Clubs International is the world’s largest service club organization with over 1.3 million members in approximately 45,000 clubs in 196 countries and geographical areas around the world.
Since 1917, Lions clubs have aided the blind and visually impaired and made a strong commitment to community service and serving youth throughout the world.
For more information about Lions Clubs International, visit the website at www.lionsclubs.org.
The Clarkston Area Lions website is www.clarkston lions.org.
Lion Jerry Baumgart
Clarkston Area Lions
White Cane Chairperson