During the month of February, the Freeport Lions Club
received a request for a magnifying reader for Katherine M. Simler, a rural Freeport woman with a low-vison
condition. The request was recommended by the Center for Sight and Hearing in Rockford IL. Because our club
already had 4 machines loaned out and none to spare, the club’s board of
directors voted to approve the purchase of a new digital DaVinci Magnifier/Reader. 
On February 29th Lions Terry Anderson and Joe
Serafini delivered the machine, set it up, did a trial run, and explained
how it worked. It was literally a
shining light for Kathy as she was able to see and read once again, and the
smile on her husband David Simler's
face was very much equal to hers. Mrs. Simler is a relative of Freeport Lion David Marcum, so it was especially nice
to be able to help someone truly “close to home”.
Kathy and David Simler were so thankful for the Lions’ help
that they donated a check for $100.00 to our club!
This is a true story about “Mission Accomplished”, and
further supports that we, as Lion's, can proudly say: "WE SERVE".
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| Kathy Simler checks out a magazine recipe with the help of her new magnifying reader from Freeport Lions Club. |
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