New Ocoee Lions Club Facility

Project Right-To-Sight  And The Ocoee Lions Club Foundation, Inc

Need Your Help To Fund A New Facility

 

Project Right-To-Sight meet in one of the oldest, if not
the oldest, Lions facilities in Florida. In 1915,
two years before the now 100 year old Lions
organization came into existence, the facility
was built as a train depot. Years later, the
buildings were donated to the Ocoee Lions Club. Today, the  club supports Project Right-To-Sight in these buildings. ( http://lionsprojectrighttosight-35-o.webs.com/apps/photos/
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The sixty-eight year old Project Right-To-Sight and the Ocoee Lions Club oversee hundreds
of thousands of pairs of glasses coming through the Ocoee facility each year.
Eighty five percent (85%) of the glasses collected in FL by FL Lions go through this
warehouse to be used in local communities as well as around the world. The Lions
Community Eye Clinic is currently held monthly in an Orange County medical clinic. This
clinic is multi-use making operating an eye clinic there challenging.
While historic, the 'train depot' facility is too old for the Ocoee Lions to repair to bring it up to code and insure. A century of service has taken its toll on the old buildings. Plans for a new facility include a new Eye Clinic that can help significantly more people in need than the current clinic. Space, all on one level, will make it easier for people at PRTS to work. A new facility will enable the Ocoee Lions to offer the space for rent for events such as parties and wedding receptions. It will also provide a venue for the Ocoee Lions Club to hold meetings and host pancake breakfasts, fish fries, and other community-based fundraising events replacing fundraisers that have become outdated
and are no longer viable due to urban growth in the area.. The rental income will provide
funds for support and maintenance of the new building.
A "Go Fund Me" Account has been opened for donations. No amount is too small. Every
dollar will help and be greatly appreciated. https://www.gofundme.com/ocoeelions-prts
Your donation to this worthy cause is tax deductible. The Ocoee Lions Club Foundation
Inc, is a 501(C)3 not for profit, community service organization. Donations can also be
sent to: Ocoee Lions Club Foundation, P.O. Box 538, Ocoee, FL 34761
Thank you for helping Project Right to Sight to serve others in Florida and around the world.  

 

Lion Steven Van Varick, Zone Chair

Ocoee Lions Club


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