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World Sight Day: Lions Club of Eastleigh Supports Open Sight

November 17, 2016 By SO53 News Leave a Comment

Staff at Open Sight couldn’t believe their eyes when a lion visited their offices in Bishopstoke on Wednesday, to present them with a cheque.

On 13th October 2016 Lions Club of Eastleigh spent World Sight Day at their local Asda, raising funds for a cause close to their hearts.

2016 - Eastleigh Lions support Hampshire charity Open Sight on World Sight Day.
Eastleigh Lions support Hampshire charity Open Sight on World Sight Day 2016.

Back in 1925, Helen Keller, the inspirational deaf-blind campaigner, challenged Lions to be “knights of the Blind in the crusade against darkness”, and along with inventing the White Cane, Lions all over the world take part in Sight related projects helping people locally and internationally.

World Sight Day is an annual day of awareness to focus global attention on blindness and vision impairment. Eastleigh Lions are grateful to the support received from Asda and as in previous years, money kindly donated by the public has been kept in the local community with a cheque presented to David McKeigue, of Open Sight.

Eye image by Unsplash via Pixabay

Open Sight is the largest charitable organisation in Hampshire working with people who have, or who are at risk of developing sight loss. The donation will contribute towards the funding of home visits to clients in the community who need support with accessing facilities and applying for claims – a truly valuable service.

Eastleigh Lions welcome any new members who would like to contribute to their community.

Contact Eastleigh Lions via Lions Club of Eastleigh, and their Facebook page: Eastleigh Lions.

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