| Kansas Lions District 17-I |
| Kansas Lions Mobile Sight Unit |
| Kansas Lions, The Kansas Lions Sight Foundation will have the new Mobile Screening Unit (MSU) at the Kansas State Fair this fall in Hutchinson, from Friday through Sunday, Sept. 10-19, 2010. We are requesting the assistance of volunteer Kansas Lions Clubs to staff the MSU during the Fair. We anticipate scheduling the Booth for the MSU will be from 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM for day one... from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM on all other days, except the final day of the fair when it will be open from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Actual screenings within the MSU will be from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM each day. The State Fair Board requires vendors and booths to be staffed during the hours scheduled. When the unit is open for screenings we will need Lions volunteer Lions members to do the screenings inside the MSU, and to be outside at a table to do paperwork and to answer questions. We request that a club (or several clubs) volunteer to cover an entire day. Free gate passes are given to those serving. One nursing school has already offered to do some screenings. I will contact additional schools of nursing when we are assured the space at the fair. Dr. Sutphin, Chairman of the KU Department of Ophthalmology, has offered possible student help on weekends, and Kansas BC/BS Foundation has offered to help with signs and brochures. Lion Ron Bretz has offered his assistance to coordinate this project. Hutchinson Lions Clubs have assisted with an educational booth for the past two years. This is an excellent opportunity for service to the entire state of Kansas and increased visibility for Kansas Lions to the general public. Please call me at 785-650-0661, or e-mail me sylvia@hleb.org to let me know when you can help. Lion Sylvia Reinhardt, RN Heartland Lions Eye Banks KLSF Director 17-L |
