	Md 19 District E-9 SPOKANE SUNRISE EAST LIONS CLUB Washington United States Club Number:031012
This Page address: http://sunriseeastwa.lionwap.org Mail To

Meetings:

When:1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:00 AM

Where:SWEET OLD BOBS, 3243 E. Trent Avenue, Spokane, WA 99202

Officers:

	Name	Office Tel	Home Tel
President			509-924-6407
1st Vice President	Lion Ed Melville	509-535-1503	509-238-6021
Secretary		509-270-8823	509-466-8850
Treasurer			509-466-8850
Membership Chairman

Announcements :

EVENTS CALENDAR

May 7 -- Regular meeting: Regroup and tally our White Cane Days effort and plan for the MD 19 annual convention.
May 14-16 -- MD19 Annual Convention at Penticton, BC
May 21 -- Regular Meeting - sorting eyeglasses for the Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center. If you would like to find out what it is about stop by Thursday morning at Sweet Old Bob's. We'd love to have you visit.

We are always looking for civic minded citizens who are willing to donate some time and effort toward making our communities better places in which we live. If you are interested in learning more about Lions Clubs in Spokane please call John Wilson at 509-466-8850 or come to a meeting and we will welcome you.

For MD19 and District 19E websites, click on the web site address link at the bottom of this page.

Eyeglass Recycling

Sunrise East Lions Club supports Lions Eyeglass Recycling which provide free optical services to needy people in third world countries. We also support the NWL Foundation Hearing Aid Bank. You may drop off your used and unwanted eyeglasses and hearing aids at these locations:

**South Hill**
Waterford On The South Hill - 2929 S. Waterford Drive - you may drop off at front desk
**Lower South Spokane**
Global Credit Union - 1520 W. 3rd Avenue
Spokane Optical - 427 S. Bernard
Rockwood Eye Clinic - 510 S. Cowley
**Northeast Spokane**
Riverview Retirement Community (Terrace Bldg. lower level)-1801 E. Upriver Drive
Lions Low Vision Clinic - 4001 N. Cook (N.E. Community Center)
Sweet Old Bob's - 3243 E. Trent
**Mid Spokane Valley**
Mirabeau Park Senior Center (cafeteria) - 2426 Discovery Place
Eye Care Associates - 1406 N. Pines
Laser Institute@Empire Eye Physicians - 1414 N. Houk
Valley Hospital (cafeteria) - 12606 E. Mission
Shopko (Optical center) - 13414 E. Sprague
** East Spokane Valley**
Sears Optical - 14720 E. Indiana (Valley Mall)
Wal Mart (Optical center)- 15727 E. Broadway
Treasure Aisle Video - 4707 N. Harvard
Sweet Old Bob's Restaurant - 3423 E Trent Ave

**Coeur d'Alene, ID**
Eagles Club - 209 E. Sherman
Costco (Optical)

**Rathdrum, ID**
Stein's IGA - 1636 Highway 41
Lakeland Eye Clinic - 15630 N. Highway 41.

These business have graciously provided space free of charge to the Lions. If you are a business owner, and would like to assist the Lions in their recycling program, you may email the webmaster or leave a message in the guestbook.

Activities :

Our next activity is White Cane Days. This is a fund raiser for the Northwest Lions Foundation for Sight and Hearing. This organization is support by Lions Clubs all over Washington and North Idaho. Our club will be at Northwest Seed and Pet located at 2422 E Sprague in Spokane, WA. Stop by and pick up a white cane to help this great cause or better yet email us and volunteer to help.

White Cane Days raises money for Patient Care Grants and other sight outreach to children and adults who need help to regain their sight or maintain their independence.

CLUB ACTIVITES:
Purchase eyeglasses and hearing aids for needy.
Provide financial support toward cataract surgery.
Participate in Lions Diabetes Awareness program for prevention of blindness.
Annual contributions to White Cane Days.
Annual contributions to LCIF and CARE.
Annual contributions to Leader Dogs for the Blind.
Club accepts donations of used eyeglasses and hearing aids.

In past years, members have sorted and shiped over 10,000 pairs of used eyeglasses. We ship an average of 700-800 pairs of glasses to Northwest Lions Eyeglasses Recycling Center each month.

FUND RAISING:

Provide manpower for two demolition derbies at fair.
Solicit for White Cane days.
Highway Rest Stop Coffee Service
This year we raised approximately $1500.00 that will be spent entirely on the projects listed here.

For information on membership in Sunrise East Lions Club email: lion.jwilson@gmail.com

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