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Last Updated: Feb 6, 2017 - 2:32:04 PM |
‘WE SERVE’: LIONS CLUB OF FREEPORT ASSISTED BY GBPA: Lion Club of Freeport members called upon the assistance of The Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited to aid in their primary efforts of sight preservation, for a donation towards this year’s 2010 Run/Walk-A-Thon for Sight, scheduled for Saturday, 20th March, 2010. (From left to Right): Mrs. Renee Hall, Lions Club of Freeport Public Relations Coordinator and Second Vice President; Mrs. Geneva Rutherford, GBPA Director of Community Relations and Ms. Clydeishia Grant, Lions Club of Freeport member and Event Chairman for the Run/Walk-A-Thon for Sight.
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Freeport, Grand Bahama - The Lions Club International Foundation funds a number of programs and initiatives to address humanitarian needs on a local and global scale, including preserving sight, combating disability, promoting health, serving youth and responding to natural disasters. Grand Bahama Island is home to the Freeport Branch of the organization, the Lions Club of Freeport whose 42 members stand by their simple yet impactful motto: ‘We Serve’. Members called upon the assistance of The Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited (GBPA) to aid in their primary efforts of sight preservation, for a donation towards this year’s 2010 Run/Walk-A-Thon for Sight, scheduled for Saturday, 20th March, 2010.
Ms. Clydeishia Grant, Lions Club of Freeport member and Event Chairman for the Run/Walk-A-Thon for Sight, expressed these words in receipt of the cheque, “Freeport Lions Club assists with sight cases or persons who have problems with their sight, whether they need operations, glasses or testing. We try to assist as many underprivileged persons as possible. We work closely with the Florida Lions and the Bascom Palmer, Eye Institute, located in Florida, because of the discounted rate offered for their services. The Run/ Walk-A-Thon will allow us to bring in funds that will be used to assist us with our main cause.”
GBPA representative, Mrs. Geneva Rutherford, Director of Community Relations, presented the cheque to two key members of the organization, during a cheque presentation held in front of ‘The Pink Building’. Mrs. Rutherford shared these words on behalf of GBPA President, Mr. Ian Rolle, “At the Grand Bahama Port Authority it is critical that we offer assistance to your club and it is our pleasure to do so. Over the years we have been made aware of the great work you do in providing eye glasses for a number of young people on the island. This Fun Run/ Walk will allow you an opportunity to raise money to assist, when necessary, with surgeries at Bascom Palmer. The Port Authority, in its work, also sees a number of applications for major sight work, and so we’re very pleased that your organization has chosen ‘sight’, as your main focus. We are happy to contribute to this effort. Through our work, we too want to ensure that we help to better the lives of everyone on Grand Bahama Island. So, we wish to thank you for this programme and assure you of our continued support.”
Mrs. Renee Hall, Lions Club of Freeport Public Relations Coordinator and Second Vice President, expounded on the reason behind the club’s main goal, “ Our goal in the Freeport Lions Club is total eradication of blindness. Ideally we would like for testing to happen as soon as a problem with sight is detected, even as a child, a baby. We’ve found that based on early detection, we can immediately provide sight help, resulting in children who have improved in school academically and with their behaviour. This not only benefits the child but the entire family and of course our community. Diabetes and many other illnesses that the Bahamian population is being plagued with, cause problems for us later on in life with sight. Most sight cases come out of diabetes. The Fun Run/Walk, is a reminder to choose a healthy lifestyle and is another way of encouraging us to try and beat problems like diabetes so that we can stop it before it starts and we can keep our sight in the best possible manner.”
The Grand Bahama Port Authority encourages everyone to join the Lions Club of Freeport and their efforts to raise money for sight preservation during the Fun Run/Walk-A-Thon on Saturday, 20th March, 2010 at Beachway Drive, adjacent to Captain’s Chart House. Registration is at 5:30a.m. with a 6:00a.m. start time. Participation costs are in the donation amounts of $10 for Adults $7 for teens and $5 for kids. Please join us as we support this worthy cause.
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