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State of Georgia House of Representatives honored the 75th year of the founding of the Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation

On this day, February 8, 2024, the State of Georgia House of Representatives honored the 75th year of the founding of the Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation. We revealed our 2023 State of Georgia Vision Report Card.
 
In the House Chamber, Representative Mary Margaret Oliver read into the records a proclamation acknowledging 75 years. Representatives John Campbell of Camilla Lions Club and Renaldo ‘Rey” Martinez of Loganville Legacy Lions Club joined her at the podium and the entire House of Representatives gave a standing ovation to Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation and Lions Clubs throughout Georgia.
 
Simultaneously in the Senate, Lions Clubs across the State of Georgia were recognized. Sponsored by Senator Chuck Payne of Dalton Lions Club.

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About Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation, Inc.
As one of the most comprehensive statewide non-profit vision services provider organizations in Georgia, Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation, Inc. is the trusted
leader in providing improved sight to Georgians who are uninsured and underinsured. The not-for-profit organization’s mission is to provide vision with education, detection, prevention, and treatment. Through strategic partnerships and mobilizing healthcare professionals, research, and technology, we enable greater independence and increased quality of life for Georgians in financial need. Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation, Inc. is the largest vision care provider for uninsured and underinsured residents in the state, managing more than 7,000 patient visits annually at a full-service optical clinic, three glasses-only clinics, mobile clinics, Title 1 elementary school vision screening initiative, and the new statewide tele-optometry program to address the unmet vision needs of Georgians. Consistently ranked among the top non-profit organizations in Georgia, Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation, Inc. has impacted the lives of Georgians for nearly 75 years thanks to generous support from the community. Visit lionslighthouse.org for more information.