Vision screening and a safer community

Meadow Lane school's Kindergarten and Second grades, 216 students, were the beneficiaries of vision screening by members of the Anderson Lions Club on Thursday morning, October 29.
We were able to do the screening in a short time span because the school district has a screening unit like the one Lions District 4-C1 uses.

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After the session at the school the members went to the ribbon cutting for the new prescription drug disposal unit at the Anderson Police Station.
The Anderson Lions Club, Anderson Kiwanis Club, and the Anderson Rotary Club all contributed to the purchase of the unit, which provides a place for citizens to dispose of no longer needed prescription drugs to be discarded safely.

 

Recycle for Sight

It's a free community event

Members of the 

Anderson Lions Club

Will be collecting used eyeglasses:

at New Tech High on North Street 

(at East Street) 

Downtown Anderson

Bring those eyeglasses that nobody needs any longer and browse for bargains at the same time.

Then there's this thing about club blogs

If a club expects to get traffic (page views, comments, whatever you want) on its blog, Facebook page, and/or Web page, it should post something on a regular basis and link it to other posts.

That said, we had a visitation from District Governor Larry Marcum.
It was great fun and quite informative.

White Cane Day

We set up outside the door to Safeway in the Anderson Square Shopping Center.
It was fairly quiet at first, but Safeway sells donuts and there IS a Starbucks just inside the door.
All in all it was a pleasant experience for the five Lions who participated...

 ...except for the drunk who hung around for awhile.

One lady told us a story about Lions providing eye surgery for her brother.

A few of us were at Yreka

The Shasta Region Cabinet Meeting was in the Miners Inn on Saturday and Sunday.
Lions Scott and Melanie Hunter were there for the duration.
Lion Skip O'Brien slipped in, almost unnoticed, on both days.

Scott

Melanie

As mentioned, Skip was almost unnoticed.


Next up:

White Cane Days
and
an In-Sight-Full Day

Lions are busy in Anderson this week...

A warehouse for food distribution has been set up on Hirsch Court at Ox Yoke Road (near the Beacon Station).
Literally tons of food are available for those afflicted by the Clover Fire.
As you can see from the pictures it is a joint effort by the Salvation Army and at least eight Lions Clubs in the area.

Much more food, and more volunteers, arrived after these photos were taken.
These photos were stolen from certifiedskip.blogspot.com

Clover Fire relief

It was announced this morning that the Clover Fire is 100% contained.

This came up at the meeting last night

A couple of the members (okay... the Club President and the Club Secretary/Treasurer) are on the board of directors of the Senior Center.
They have tickets for the event.
A couple of other members expressed interest in attending.
So here's what the flyer looks like.

What is so great about this?
The senior center is entirely self-supporting, operating entirely on funds they raise in the community.
It receives no government funding, although the Senior Nutrition Program pays to use the facility to serve meals to seniors.

Another project

Tomorrow is the Annual Installation of Officers for the club.
But, more importantly, it is also the final day of the Diabetes Camp at Camp McCumber.
We will be there in full force to clean showers, cabins, and restrooms so the camps that follow have clean facilities.

...and a good time was had by all

Some may have expected the annual egg hunt to be cancelled because of the weather.
Others, who know the Lions, understand there is always an alternative plan.
Everyone stayed dry and all of the eggs were distributed, just not in a conventional manner.
This probably the only time we have ever had an entire egg hunt in two photos.
One member hid the eggs in the trunk of his car.

Then everyone stayed dry under the canopy...

...as the participants did a drive-thru, took the eggs home and had their own hunt.

The following photos are purely for entertainment.

Last night in Anderson

A few eggs were boiled and colored

Then they were sorted and refrigerated

To be rolled out at Anderson River Park (in the Moose Grove) on Sunday morning

This week in Anderson

Tonight the Lions will gather to color the eggs we're distributing Sunday at the Moose Grove in Anderson River Park.

For those who aren't aware, Moose Grove is immediately south of the Scout Hall, next to the water treatment facility.
The hunt starts immediately at 9:00am.
We strongly urge attendees to be there about ten minutes beforehand.
There will be four age groups:

• toddllers (3 and under)
• 4-5 years old
• 6-7 years old
• 8-9 years old

Now's the time

Sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students with an interest in art should be begging their art teachers for an opportunity to participate.
Lions Clubs all over the world are sponsoring this contest and look forward to the opportunity to bring it to your school.



Contact the Anderson Lions Club

The Camp

One of the best features of Camp McCumber is the lake

There is also a well protected barbecue pit (built in 1990 by the Anderson Lions Club)

The flag pole is in front of the nurse's cabin
There is a doctor on staff at the diabetic camp

The staff have cabins, too, or they can bring a travel trailer and use the available hookups

There is also a dining hall at the camp...

...with a fully equipped kitchen

Each of the sleeping cabins (three of which can be seen in the background) will sleep 16 campers)

It wasn't all work... there were some awards presented, officers installed, and hamburgers eaten