HUNTINGTON BEACH HOST LIONS PRESENT BRAILLE WRITER TO BLIND 7th GRADE STUDENT

The Huntington Beach Host Lions Club showed their support of community youth by presenting 7th grade student Jake Olson a Perkins Braille Writer. The Club presented Olson with the unit on November 19 at its general meeting at Old World German Restaurant.

According to Lion Leonard Gleason, Club President, “Jake lost both of his eyes to cancer and is about to begin to learn Braille. Our club located a writer and our Board of Directors voted unanimously to purchase it for Jake.”

In addition to such donations, the club conducts a variety of projects and events, including (list projects).

The Huntington Beach Host Lions Club meets on the first and third Thursdays of each month at Old World German Restaurant in Huntington Beach. Meetings begin at 7 PM. Lions clubs are groups of men and women who identify needs within the community and work together to fulfill those needs. For more information or to get involved with the Huntington Beach Host Lions Club, please contact Lion Arvin Kaplan at (714) 761-8217. The Club’s web site is www.hbhlions.org.

Lions Clubs International is the world’s largest service club organization with more than 1.3 million members in approximately 45,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas around the world. Since 1917, Lions clubs have aided the blind and visually impaired and made a strong commitment to community service and serving youth throughout the world. For more information about Lions Clubs International, visit the Web site at www.lionsclubs.org.