Tri-County Lions Bill Barnes, Connie Emmons, and Ken Moffett plan to walk in the Smoky Mountains Alzheimers TN Walk at the Island in Pigeon Forge, Saturday, October 8, in honor of Lions, family, and friends who have or are dealing with this devastating disease.
You still have time to support our fundraising for Alzheimer's of Tennessee by donating at the link below:
This morning, August 23, 2022, Tri-County Lions members Bill Barnes (president), Connie Emmons, and Ken Moffett participated in a KidSight Outreach Eye Screening at Boyd's Creek Hwy. Head Start, screening 16 boys and girls.
Vision problems affect 5% of preschool and one in four school-age children. Currently, an estimated 60% of children under age six do not have eye exams. Spearheaded by its founders, Ed Lindsey and Austin Jennings, Tennessee Lions Charities created its pediatric vision screening program, KidSight Outreach, to address this problem.
Through a partnership with Vanderbilt University’s Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, KidSight Outreach has become the standard for volunteer pediatric vision screening programs across the nation. Read more about it the Tennessee Lions Pediatric Eye Center at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital here: https://www.childrenshospitalvanderbilt.org/locations/vanderbilt-eye-institute-tennessee-lions-pediatric-eye-center
For more than twenty years, KidSight Outreach has provided free vision screenings to the children of Tennessee between the ages of 12 and 72 months. The goal of KidSight Outreach is to ensure that children with potential vision problems do not begin school with the disadvantage of an undiagnosed vision problem.
This program provides early detection, professional referral, and assured follow-up by notifying the parents to ensure the child receives a professional eye examination. Our trained Lions Club volunteers conduct the screenings at no cost to the child or screening site. The vision screening instruments used in our KidSight Outreach vision screening program are calibrated to specifically detect Amblyopia, a problem which must be identified and treated at an early age to prevent low vision and/or blindness.
Tri-County Lions are available to screen children free of charge at day cares and preschools. Use our contact form at the bottom of this page on our site -- https://moffettken.wixsite.com/tricountylions/about -- to let us know if you'd like to schedule a screening at your facility.
Again this fall, Tri-County Lions will be participating in the Smoky Mountains Alzheimer's TN Walk at the Island in Pigeon Forge.
We walk in memory of family members, friends, and fellow Lions that have suffered from this terrible disease.
Follow the accompanying link to donate, sign up to walk with our team, or for more information.
We look forward to a time when a cure will be found.
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Every dollar raised by Alzheimer's Tennessee, Inc. funds vital programs and services in Tennessee, including educational programs for family care partners and healthcare professionals as well as advocacy for top research.
