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Visually Impaired Meetings |
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The Ashland County Aging Unit had a need to be
filled. A group support meeting for visually impaired is held
monthly. Rides are provided by the Ashland Lions Club. |
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Eye Bank Transport |
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This is a cooperative effort between Ashland, Washburn, Mellen and
Iron River Lions Clubs to provide transportation of corneas to be used
for transplant to the Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin in Madison. |
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Wisconsin
Lions Eye Bank |
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A Wisconsin Lions Club Project |
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Eyeglass Recycling |
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Our club decided to have our eye glasses
Recycling Box at every Ashland Lions Club community function to remind
people to donate their glasses. |
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Wisconsin Lions Camp Support |
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| Each year Ashland Lions
dedicates substantial amounts of money to help run the Lions Camp in
Rosholt, WI |
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Prentice Park Cleanup |
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Our Lions Club volunteers to clean up city owned
Prentice Park that is full of trails, playgrounds, artesian wells, wildlife
habitats, ponds and sloughs. A potluck dinner was enjoyed by all
that helped. |
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Diabetes Screening |
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Ashland Lions conductts free Diabetes
Screening Clinics. Ashland Lions are committed to reducing
blindness caused by diabetic retinopathy, through diabetes education
and these free screenings. You may also drop-off eyeglasses in our
donation box. |
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Children's Christmas Shopping Event |
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| Ashland Lions Club take children Christmas
shopping for their family members during the first few weeks of
December. Children are identified by Ashland County Health and
Human Services and local school officials. After shopping in
downtown Ashland children wrap their gifts with the Lions while
enjoying Christmas music. Later on, children meet with Santa & Mrs. Santa,
hot chocolate & Christmas cookies! |
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Diabetic Screening |
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Each
spring the Ashland Lions Club sets up 4 stations at the local grocery
store staffed with medical personnel to conduct screening for
diabetes. This year we referred five people to their family
physicians for further evaluation and possible treatment. |
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Glacoma Screening |
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Lions members worked
with representatives from Prevent Blindness Wisconsin to provide
Glaucoma Screenings for senior citizens attending Senior Expo at the
Ashland High School. The owner of Ashland Eye Specialists, screened
and counseled people attending the Expo. Referrals were made for various
reasons for the individuals to get further medical advice. This project was well
received by event organizers and will probably become an annual event in August
of each year. |
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Leaderdog Training Center |
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Faith In Action |
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