{"id":1120,"date":"2014-10-06T15:19:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-06T13:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lionsnordestitalia.it\/distretto108ta1\/lions-kick-off-world-sight-day\/"},"modified":"2014-10-06T15:19:00","modified_gmt":"2014-10-06T13:19:00","slug":"lions-kick-off-world-sight-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lionsnordestitalia.it\/distretto108ta1\/lions-kick-off-world-sight-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Lions Kick Off World Sight Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>October 9 marks the 17<sup>th<\/sup> annual <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lionsclubs.org\/EN\/our-work\/sight-programs\/vision-events\/lions-world-sight-day.php\" target=\"_blank\">World Sight Day<\/a>. To celebrate, Lions around the world are focusing their attention on eliminating causes of preventable blindness and improving sight with special vision-related service projects throughout the entire month of October.<\/p>\n<p>This year, International President Joe Preston will meet with Lions in Iceland to&#8230;<\/p>\n<p> <!--more--> <\/p>\n<p>October 9 marks the 17<sup>th<\/sup> annual <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lionsclubs.org\/EN\/our-work\/sight-programs\/vision-events\/lions-world-sight-day.php\" target=\"_blank\">World Sight Day<\/a>. To celebrate, Lions around the world are focusing their attention on eliminating causes of preventable blindness and improving sight with special vision-related service projects throughout the entire month of October.<\/p>\n<p>This year, International President Joe Preston will meet with Lions in Iceland to present medical equipment purchased through a US$70,000 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lcif.org\/EN\/our-programs\/sight\/faq-sight-first-program.php\" target=\"_blank\">SightFirst<\/a> grant from Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) to the Department of Ophthalmology at Landsp\u00edtali \u2013 the National University Hospital of Iceland.<\/p>\n<p>The donated medical equipment will help identify childhood vision disorders at an earlier stage than previously possible and will help save the sight of children throughout Iceland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLions Clubs International has championed the blind and visually impaired for decades,\u201d said Lions International President Joe Preston. \u201cLions World Sight Day is an opportunity to reflect on our achievements as we continue our commitment to the fight against preventable blindness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In observance of World Sight Day, Lions and LCIF partner Johnson &amp; Johnson Vision Care are also expanding <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lcif.org\/EN\/our-programs\/sight\/partnership-initiatives\/sight-for-kids.php\" target=\"_blank\">Sight for Kids<\/a> \u2013 a vision screening initiative designed to protect the sight of children \u2013 to Europe and Africa for the first time since the program\u2019s creation.<\/p>\n<p>From Iceland to Turkey and Kenya and back, track Lions\u2019 World Sight Day activities this week as we move toward our goal of eliminating preventable blindness. Follow <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lionsclubs\" target=\"_blank\">Lions Clubs International <\/a>and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jnj\" target=\"_blank\">Johnson &amp; Johnson<\/a> on Facebook and Twitter at <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lionsclubs\" target=\"_blank\">@lionsclubs<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JJVCglobal\" target=\"_blank\">@JJVCglobal<\/a> for complete coverage of this life-changing celebration<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more<\/strong>&nbsp;<a class=\"rssreadon\" rel=\"external\" title=\"Lions Kick Off World Sight Day\" href=\"http:\/\/lionsclubs.org\/blog\/2014\/10\/06\/lions-kick-off-world-sight-day\/\" >http:\/\/lionsclubs.org\/blog\/2014\/10\/06\/lions-kick-off-world-sight-day\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 9 marks the 17th annual World Sight Day. 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