Project Kidsight is a Lions' service project that utilizes an MTI Photoscreener (special camera) to screen the vision of very young or non-verbal children. Prior to the availability of this "special" camera, it was very difficult to effectively detect a potentially serious vision problem in very young children. Most children under the age of 5 are unable to reliably perform the accepted methods of proper vision screening. With the Photoscreener, a specially trained technician takes 2 quick pictures of a child's eyes. All that's required of the child is that they remain still and look at the camera for just a few seconds. Once the picture has been taken, the certified reader can analyze the picture to detect possible signs of a vision disorder, and make the appropriate referrals to an eye care professional.

Our second Project Kidsight event is scheduled for February 9 at Community Daycare. Volunteers for this event need to have had the Kidsight training before participating. To schedule your training, contact Lion Alison. Special thanks to Lion Suzanne for providing us with this opportunity.

Thank you to all club members that were able to sell fruit and nuts for our holiday fundraiser. A special thank you to Lion Bill Brogan and Lion John Krienke for working with our vendors to make this possible again this year.