Lions Club members focus their efforts on protecting eyesight, and one of the tools the organization uses visited The Mercy Clinic recently in Lyons.

Lyons Lions Club President Lucretia Nobles, said, It is a pleasure to have the van here in Lyons at The Mercy Clinic. A lot of times it’s the bus we see, but in the van they are also capable of bringing what they need to do a professional eye exam, fill prescriptions for glasses and they even have a doctor online who is overseeing the exam.

“This is the first time they’ve been to Lyons,” she continued, “But was hope to get it on a routine visit where they can come and assists with the clients of The Mercy Clinic.”

Debbie Griggers is the secretary of the Club and said, “The Lighthouse Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization supported by corporations and local Lions Club. However it is a Georgia foundation and not part of Lions International. But what the Foundation does is provide mobile clinics to rural areas for people in need of glasses.”

Griggers said to qualify to get glasses through the Foundation at a substantial cost reduction, there is an online application which a Lions Club member will help anyone complete who isn’t computer savvy or have access to a computer.