Launching the Sightfirst Project @ Kuala Krai
Helen Keller, an American icon, is known around the world as a symbol of courage, hope and unwavering determination for the disabled. Born deaf and blind, she took on the overwhelming odds to be the foremost advocate for the disabled. In the year 1925, she challenged the Lions International fellowship to be the “Knights of the Blind”. Lions International had risen to the challenge and had since acknowledged that the “gift of sight” must be given paramount attention.
In the idyllic riverine town of Kuala Krai, YB Datuk Chua Jui Meng, the Minister of Health launched the District SightFirst Project at Hospital Kuala Krai on 3rd April, 1998. Datuk unveiled a plaque to commemorate this special occasion. Many thanks to the generous Sightfirst Project Grant -S.F.586 from Lions Clubs International Foundation.
Throughout the year, our Lions were able to initiate eight eye-screening projects in all corners of the peninsula. We started with a van and later purchased another for wider coverage. The vans were fully equipped with diagnostic ophthalmologist equipment capable of on-the-spot checks in a whole district. Where necessary, the Lions would sponsor cataract operations for the poor and needy. Kudos to the many volunteers who sacrificed their precious time to reach out to the community. Our statistics showed that more than 12,000 people from all walks of life benefited from the screening exercise.
Throughout the year, our Lions were able to initiate eight eye-screening projects in all corners of the peninsula. We started with a van and later purchased another for wider coverage. The vans were fully equipped with diagnostic ophthalmologist equipment capable of on-the-spot checks in a whole district. Where necessary, the Lions would sponsor cataract operations for the poor and needy. Kudos to the many volunteers who sacrificed their precious time to reach out to the community. Our statistics showed that more than 12,000 people from all walks of life benefited from the screening exercise.
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| Sightfirst Project launched by Hon Minister of Health YB Datuk Chua Jui Meng |
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| Lions Sightfirst Project Plaque displayed at the Kuala Krai Hospital |
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| Welcoming YB Datuk Chua Jui Meng at the KB Airport VIP Lounge |
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| "You Lions are great. You championed the blind" |
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| Dedicated doctors, dressed in batik shirt, were in the team to perform the cataract surgery. |
Keller sums up best what we Lions do, “The welfare of each is bound up in the welfare of all.”
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