Sleeping Lady Lions at Aurora Elementary School.
How you can help out
Ever since Helen Keller inspired us to champion the cause in 1925, we’ve served and advocated for the blind and visually impaired. Nearly a century later, this long-standing mission continues unhindered.
Vision facts
- 253 million people are blind or have moderate to severe distance vision impairment (MSVI)
- 1.1 billion have near-vision impairment simply because they don’t have a pair of glasses
- >75% of all blindness and MSVI is avoidable
- 89% of people with visual impairment live in developing countries
Learn how you can help Alaskans with vision problems.
Volunteer your time
We need volunteers for vision screening. Volunteers serve as greeters, floor managers, eyeglass cleaners, handing out stickers and other tasks. You do not have to have any training to volunteer.
- Elementary school screening
- Health fairs
- Alaska State Fair
Check back for schedules.
Learn more about vision screening here.
Please let us know if you would like to join our team either in our schools or at outside events. You do not have to be a Lion to volunteer to assist at vision screenings.
Contact Esther for vision screening information
Consider a Donation
The Anchorage Joint Sight Committee is made up of representatives from Anchorage and Girdwood Lions Clubs who work together to provide vision assistance to local residents who have no insurance and cannot afford needed eye care. The committee meets monthly to review and approve applications for assistance with eye exams and glasses. Assistance is provided children who are found to need eye care through the screening that Lions provide in local grade schools as well as adults in our communities.
Anchorage Joint Sight Committee needs your help. Funding is provided by donations from local Lions Clubs and donations. The committee relies on these sources as the VSP program that provided funds in the past is no longer available.
Your contribution is important.
To make a donation to Anchorage Joint Sight Committee, write a check payable to District 49A Foundation with the memo line directing the funds to the Anchorage Joint Sight Committee.
Mail your check to
District 49A Lions Foundation
PO Box 240613
Anchorage, AK 99524-0613,
Please include your email address.
When checks are received, the full amount of your donation is sent to the Anchorage Joint Sight Committee. District 49A Lions Foundation will send you a tax donation letter which includes the 501(c) (3) information.
The Committee operates under the District 49A Lions Foundation which is a 501(c)(3)non-profit organization. Your donation to the 49A Lions Foundation may be tax deductible. Please consult with your tax advisor.
Recycle your unneeded glasses
Learn about the District 49 Eyeglass Recycling Center and where to donate your used eyeglasses.
Attend a Joint Site Committee Meeting
Members from all Lions Clubs are welcome to attend our monthly meetings. Please contact us if you would like to attend. No summer meetings will be held.
We look forward to seeing you at the next meeting.