| Leader Dog for the Blind |
Bill Hansen
President
P. O. Box 5000
1039 So. Rochester Rd.
Rochester, Michigan 48308-5000
Phone 248-651-9011 or 1-888-777-5332
Email: LDFTB@ix.netcom.com
Leader Dog for the Blind was founded in 1939 to train dogs to lead the blind and provide facilities whereby these guide dogs may be obtained. Any blind person over the age of 16, physically and mentally able to accept training, is eligible. A Leader Dog is available free of charge. |
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| Lions World Services for the Blind |
Romona Sangallia
Executive Director
2811 Fair Park Blvd.
Little Rock, AR. 72214-4055
Phone 501-664-7100
Fax 501-664-2743
Email: www.lwsb.org
LWSB began in 1939 as a program to train and employ blind persons to operate vending stands. In 1946 the Lions Clubs of Arkansas provided funds to allow the facility to expand services as a comprehensive rehabilitation center. In 1947, the first blind trainee was admitted for training. Since that time, more than 8,000 persons form 50 States and 56 other nations have been served. LWSB has become a rehabilitation center unique in the world and international in scope. It is the largest, most complete center of its kind. Its programs have been copied through out the world. |
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| Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) |
Peter Lynch, Division Manager
Lions Clubs International Foundation
300 22nd St.
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523-8842
Phone 630-571-5466 Ext.382
Email: lcif@lionsclubs.org
Lions Clubs International Foundation is a public, nonprofit, tax–exempt corporation and is the charitable arm of Lions Clubs International. LCIF supports the efforts of Lions around the world in serving their local communities and the world community through humanitarian service projects. |
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| Mid-South Lions –Sight and Hearing Service |
Brad Baker
Executive Director
188 South Bellevue, Suite 421
Memphis, TN. 38104
Phone 901-726-0771 or 800-642-3413
Email: midsouthlions@msn.com
Mid-South Lions is a regional sight and hearing service located in Memphis, TN. and is an endorsed entity of Lions Club International and the Lions of Arkansas. A board of directors elected each year at the annual meeting operates the Center. There is no charge to the patient or the club (other than transportation and prosthetics, such as eye glasses, hearing aids or artificial eyes) for medical services provided by Mid-South. |
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| Arkansas Eye Bank and Laboratory – Jones Eye Institute |
University of Arkansas for Medical Services
Bill Oldham, President
4301 W. Markham, Slot 523-1
Little Rock, AR. 72205
Phone 501-686-8388
Fax 501-603-1463
Chartered as a non-profit corporation on April 17,1986, the Arkansas Eye Bank & Laboratory, Inc. (AEG&L) was formed to provide medically certified corneal tissue to Arkansas. The leadership of the board provides a unique blend of lay people who are members of Lions Clubs International, teaching physicians, and physicians in private practice. |
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| Lions Diabetes Awareness and Service Center (LDASC) |
Lion Derald Linn
614 E. Emma, Suite 301
Springdale, AR. 72764
Phone 479-756-8758
Fax 479-361-1041
Email: johnhudd@mail.uark.edu |
