Ottumwa Noon Lions
Chartered May 2, 1939
ABOUT US
Recycle for Sight
KidSight
Through Recycle for Sight, Lions collect new and gently used eyeglasses and sunglasses in collection bins. The glasses are then shipped to the nearest Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center, where volunteers sort the glasses, clean them and determine their prescription strength. After carefully packaging the refurbished spectacles, Lions store them until they can be distributed, usually through humanitarian missions to developing nations.
Our mission is to ensure eye screening and follow-up care is given to all kids because every child deserves to learn and see the world clearly. This free program identifies potential vision problems in preschool and elementary children is the best way to prevent blindness.
Leader Dogs
Lions Objectives
International
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To create and foster a spirit of understanding among the peoples of the world.
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To promote the principles of good government and good citizenship.
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To take an active interest in the civic, cultural, social and moral welfare of the community.
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To unite the clubs in the bonds of friendship, good fellowship and mutual understanding.
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To provide a forum for the open discussion of all matters of public interest; provided, however, that partisan politics and sectarian religion shall not be debated by Club members.
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To encourage service-minded people to serve their community without personal financial reward, and to encourage efficiency and promote high ethical standards in commerce, industry, professions, public works and private endeavours.
Lions Clubs International is the world's largest service club organization, with a network of 1.4 million men and women in more than 210 countries and geographical locations. We serve where we live, as well as globally, and we have fun doing it.
Leader Dogs for the Blind, the school has graduated more than 14,500 guide dogs since opening its doors. But its impact has been far greater. As one of the first service dog schools, it helped to popularize the idea of service dogs and started a movement by Lions to support training programs.