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WE’RE ON THE MOVE Foundation scheduled to move back to Good Sam in September We’ve been talking about the move for sometime and now the big day is upon us! The Foundation will be moving from its current location August 30th back to the Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital in the space the Eye Bank is currently occupying. We are so excited to return to this space that is rent free in perpetuity. It’s a space very special to Lions and we see the move as a wonderful opportunity to enhance the partnership Lions has with Devers Memorial Eye clinic and Lions Clubs of MD-36. Staff has been busy this last week looking at carpet samples, paint chips and discussing all the big (and little things) we need to do to prepare for the move. As we are going from our current 4000 square feet to 1600 square feet, we will have a lot of furniture and materials we will not need. If you are interested in purchasing office furniture at a great low cost, please let us know. Our 800 number will stay the same and we will publish all of our new contact information as we get closer to the end of August. We invite you all to visit us in our new home soon! Lions Eye Bank Preparing for Move to Larger Location The staff at the Lions Eye Bank of Oregon are busily preparing for the impending move to their new home. The move-in date is scheduled for July 31st. We will be recruiting additional Couriers for travel to and from Legacy Good Sam and the new location. A specially designated "15 Minute" parking spot adjacent to the new building (northwest corner) has been secured from the city of Portland. This parking spot will be used by our Couriers when they pick-up and deliver tissue. Excerpted from the July/August Foundation Newsletter
Scramble for Sight & Junior Golf Clinic Update Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation is hosting its 6th Annual Scramble for Sight Golf Tournament and Jun- ior Golf Clinic presented by Holiday Retirement and Ferguson Wellman Capital Management on Monday Septem- ber 22, 2008 at the Reserve Vineyard and Golf Club in Aloha, Oregon. This is our major fundraising event and offers Lions many ways to become involved. New sponsors are our greatest need. Our goal is to raise $40,000 to fund our life-changing programs. Maybe your business can spon-sor, or maybe your best friend, son, daughter or neighbor is a business owner or manager and may consider a sponsorship of this worthy event. We are also selling raffle tickets to help raise funds for this event. Prizes include a jewelry suite from Tiffany and Co. and a two night stay at the Cannon Beach cabin of PID Denny Tichenor, as well as other fine prizes. Tickets are $10 each or 3 for $20. Contact the Foundation to purchase tickets at 503.827.6952. If you are a golfer, mark your calendars and come out to join us for this day of fun and fundraising. For more infor- mation or to sponsor this event contact Darcey Bone,Scramble for Sight Coordinator, at 503.407.5476 or
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. A special thanks to our current sponsors: Elite Collision Center Columbia Corrugated/Packaging Specialties Roses Equipment Union Bank of California Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Holiday Retirement Reitmeier Mechanical Stewart & Tunno Insurance Mueller, Yuva & Osterman Northwestern Mutual RJS Acoustic Service, Inc. BCI Group Just Right Awards Witt Company Tiffany & Co. Sponsorship opportunities are still available, please contact Paul Morris at 503.827.6952 for more infor- mation.
Make a Difference in Your Community Our Lions Mobile Health Screening Program can provide your Lions Club with a great service opportunity – and you could change someone’s life! Right now, in your town, there is a senior who can’t hear what their loved ones are saying, there is a young parent who knows they don’t feel well and yet doesn’t know they have diabetes, there is a child who is so skilled at compensating that they and their parents have no idea their vision is less then ideal. Someone else is walking around with dangerously high blood pressure, not realizing that this “silent killer” is destroying their quality of life and could lead to a fatal heart attack. Make a difference in your community through one of the most recognized Lions Service Programs – the MHSU. · Partner with other community organizations to host a screening event. · Contact Brenda at
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to schedule your event and then mail in the $100 per day scheduling fee. · Invite volunteers from your local doctor’s office or hospital or any other non-Lions group. Involving interested volunteers in your club’s service event increases community awareness and may attract new members. · Identify your target audience – who you want to screen – and promote the event in a way that will garner their attention. · Your dedicated MHSU Driver will provide training the day of the event and will guide each volunteer on how to provide the highest quality screenings for everyone involved. · After the event, provide follow up opportunities for those that may need it – remember that child that needs eyeglasses? Connect the family with the KEX Kids Fund or Sight for Students. The young parent who discovered their high blood sugar? Refer them to a local facility that provides care and education using the Safety Net Clinic list available on each MHSU. And the senior who can’t hear? Your Lions Club can help them through our Lions Hearing Aid Bank. If you are already overwhelmed with commitments, work with several of your Lions Club members or even other Lions Clubs to accomplish this important service event – it’s easier than you think and the rewards are invaluable. Excerpted from the June/July OLS&HF Newsletter
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