» Children's Vision Screening
Screening Kits: Special Delivery!
Virginia’s largest school system,
Fairfax County Public Schools, is now prepared to provide Prevent
Blindness Mid-Atlantic’s certified children’s vision screening
program to its students. | April 7th, PBMA staff delivered 192 vision
screening kits to the Fairfax Health Department School Health
Nurses responsible for screening the vision of more than 49,000
children in Fairfax schools each year. |  |
| In addition, the school
health nurses received national certification in Prevent Blindness’
children’s vision screening program, giving their students access
to the most effective vision screening methods available. |  |
| This is
the most recent phase in a three-year project made possible by
support from Lions Clubs International Foundation and the Lions Clubs
of District 24A, which has helped make our certified vision
screenings available to every school system in that district reaching
more than 90,000 children annually. |  |
| Lion Dennis Brining, Fairfax Host
Lions Club, has been key in this project from funding to completion,
and his involvement has helped make this exciting achievement
possible. Dennis helped deliver the kits and addressed the nurses at
today’s training event. |  |
» What You Might Not Know...
About Prevent Blindness Mid-Atlantic
Prevent Blindness Mid-Atlantic is the only local
volunteer-based nonprofit organization whose sole
mission is to preserve sight and prevent blindness.
The primary means of accomplishing our mission
since 1957 is through vision screenings
for both children and adults, providing support groups
for seniors, and supplying public and professional education
and information. For more information, or to
contribute to the sight-saving fund, call toll-free,
(888) 790-2020, ext. "0." We also gratefully accept
online donations here at this web site!
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