Resources for Lions Leaders

Session objective: To equip you with the resources you’ll need as an ambassador

for Saving Sight

Web-Based Resources Saving Sight’s web site

Create an account Sign up to volunteer at a screening Request a screening in your area Sign up for Sightlines Read the latest news Check out the latest stats in your area Make a financial donation

Sightlines

MO Lions listserv

Social Media Like us and we’ll like you!

Sharing content from Lions clubs and districts

Artwork for national observances to share with clubs such as National Eye Donor Month, Children’s Eye Health & Safety Month, Lions Eye Bank Week

Our social handles: Facebook: @WeAreSavingSight Twitter: @WeSaveSight Vimeo: @WeAreSavingSight

Resources for Club Visits

PowerPoint presentations

Handouts- stories and data

Saving Sight video

Brochures

Promotional items for events

Awards & Recognition Programs

End of Year Recognition Program

Circle of Sight

Haywood Snipes Society

Memorial Donations

Program Statistics

How do we measure program success at Saving Sight?

Statistics give a localized picture: Number of corneal transplant

recipients in a town Number of KidSight screenings and

referrals in a given area Percentage increase of service Lions funding for community programs

Who Should I Contact About… Presentation materials, PR requests or promotional item requests – Clayton Clark

Fundraising and Lions giving – Jason Noland

Volunteering at a KidSight screening or setting up a Healthy Vision Screening – your local VSP technician OR Tamara Oberbeck SE & South Central Missouri – Laura Yohai Central Missouri – Paige O’Keeffe Kansas City – Sarah Hart St. Louis – Sonja Buckley or Lion Becky

Henderson SW Missouri – Charlee Newton

Eyeglass Recycling – Sheila Fields

Brainstorming Session

What else can we provide to help YOU succeed in your role as an ambassador over the next year?

What communication methods work best in your district? How can we best reach individual Lions and clubs together?

What are Lions in your district interested in hearing about from Saving Sight?