This kind of falls under the "duh" category, but I thought I would share anyway. It came through the AOA First Look email update I received this morning. What are people thinking???
Researchers say paintball may cause severe, "visually devastating" eye injuries.
Canada's CTV (1/15) reported that a study published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology "is warning that" paintball "can cause severe and 'visually devastating' eye injuries." During the game, paint pellets can "fly up to speeds of 300 km per hour." While "paintball facilities" usually "require customers to wear protective eye goggles," the majority of "injuries studied by medical professionals involve injuries at home or in unsupervised and unofficial settings." For the study, researchers from the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute "analyzed the characteristics and outcomes of 36 patients treated for paintball injuries between 1998 and 2005." The investigators found that "eye injuries secondary to high-velocity paintballs can cause tremendous damage to vital ocular structures," including ruptured eyeballs and detached retinas, "often requiring extensive surgical intervention," and resulting in loss of vision. Notably, "all of the patients were injured when using paintballs in a 'non-recreational, uncontrolled setting,'" the study found.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
January 13 Minutes
Attendance - Membership: Sarah, Doug, Wayne, Liz, Dick; Guest: Rachel Toney
Call to Order – Lion President Sarah Storrs
Flag Salute – Lion Doug Rider
Invocation – Lion Wayne Weidert
Introductions & Tail Twisting – Lion Bob Titus. Not in attendance.
Approval of December 23rd Minutes –Lion Dick Wedin. Approved.
· Treasurer’s Report – Lion Dick Wedin
· Dues Account & Project Account balances
· Outstanding Eye Care Applications: 2
Old Business
Mint Sales: Lion Byron Thomas. Report via email.
· Have refilled several containers. Will have money to turn in next meeting.
Cub Scout Den 480: Lion Byron Thomas Report via email.
· Popcorn sales will start in February. They have the best!
· Pinewood Derby is 2/2/2009. That’s where the kids have built little cars out of a block of wood and they race them down a track. It’s FUN! No report.
Ronald McDonald House Pull-Tab Collection: Lion Sarah Storrs.
· Bring tabs to Family Eye Clinic for collection.
Sight & Hearing Committee: Lion Sarah Storrs
· Addendum to provider policy (no out-of-pocket patient preference items) sent to FEC and VV 1/4/09. Family Eye Clinic has signed agreement, Sarah will get a hold of Valley Vision to have them sign and submit. (Received signed agreement dated 1/21/2009.)
Lions Health Screening Unit for Schools– Fall 2009: Lion Liz Whitaker
· Committee: Liz, Doug, Dick, Bob T, Wayne. Should hear by the end of the month or the first part of February as to status of our request.
Ellensburg Charm Trail & “Zone F-1 Pride” T-Shirts: Lion Sarah Storrs
· Total Sales: 16 shirts
· T-shirt Brochure/Order Form to mail to Club Presidents, also features Lion charms
· Charm sales: Have sold 41 charms.
New Business
District F Spring Conference: Lion Rachel Toney.
· Conference is March 20 & 21 in Yakima. The conference will be held at the Howard Johnson hotel. Raffle prizes included: A trip through the Rockies or $4000 cash. There is a one day leadership program on Friday.
· Fun night is Friday, the 20th. Ellensburg club voted to donate a Zone Pride T-shirt for raffle prize. At 12/23/08 meeting, club decided to run a booth which may include a dunk tank. Sarah has researched dunk tank rentals, quotes have been around $700. Has some leads on less expensive rentals from Naches Lions, & will do further research on final costs should we sponsor a dunk tank.
Leadership 101: March 20 (at Zone Conference)
· Lion Sarah to attend, would be nice to have one other officer (or potential future officer)
Horsham Lions Club
· Blog featured in this month’s Lion Magazine – link on our blog
White Cane Days
· May 2-3 this year.
· Doug Rider agreed to chair.
Glasses
· Lion Wayne reported he has approximately 3 cubic feet of used eye glasses collected from our eye glass recycling efforts at various locations in Ellensburg. Decided for him to hold them until club decides on where to deposit them for recycling.
Next Program: Tuesday, January 27
· Rolf and Michelle Williams, Kittitas County Parent-2-Parent
Adjourn
Call to Order – Lion President Sarah Storrs
Flag Salute – Lion Doug Rider
Invocation – Lion Wayne Weidert
Introductions & Tail Twisting – Lion Bob Titus. Not in attendance.
Approval of December 23rd Minutes –Lion Dick Wedin. Approved.
· Treasurer’s Report – Lion Dick Wedin
· Dues Account & Project Account balances
· Outstanding Eye Care Applications: 2
Old Business
Mint Sales: Lion Byron Thomas. Report via email.
· Have refilled several containers. Will have money to turn in next meeting.
Cub Scout Den 480: Lion Byron Thomas Report via email.
· Popcorn sales will start in February. They have the best!
· Pinewood Derby is 2/2/2009. That’s where the kids have built little cars out of a block of wood and they race them down a track. It’s FUN! No report.
Ronald McDonald House Pull-Tab Collection: Lion Sarah Storrs.
· Bring tabs to Family Eye Clinic for collection.
Sight & Hearing Committee: Lion Sarah Storrs
· Addendum to provider policy (no out-of-pocket patient preference items) sent to FEC and VV 1/4/09. Family Eye Clinic has signed agreement, Sarah will get a hold of Valley Vision to have them sign and submit. (Received signed agreement dated 1/21/2009.)
Lions Health Screening Unit for Schools– Fall 2009: Lion Liz Whitaker
· Committee: Liz, Doug, Dick, Bob T, Wayne. Should hear by the end of the month or the first part of February as to status of our request.
Ellensburg Charm Trail & “Zone F-1 Pride” T-Shirts: Lion Sarah Storrs
· Total Sales: 16 shirts
· T-shirt Brochure/Order Form to mail to Club Presidents, also features Lion charms
· Charm sales: Have sold 41 charms.
New Business
District F Spring Conference: Lion Rachel Toney.
· Conference is March 20 & 21 in Yakima. The conference will be held at the Howard Johnson hotel. Raffle prizes included: A trip through the Rockies or $4000 cash. There is a one day leadership program on Friday.
· Fun night is Friday, the 20th. Ellensburg club voted to donate a Zone Pride T-shirt for raffle prize. At 12/23/08 meeting, club decided to run a booth which may include a dunk tank. Sarah has researched dunk tank rentals, quotes have been around $700. Has some leads on less expensive rentals from Naches Lions, & will do further research on final costs should we sponsor a dunk tank.
Leadership 101: March 20 (at Zone Conference)
· Lion Sarah to attend, would be nice to have one other officer (or potential future officer)
Horsham Lions Club
· Blog featured in this month’s Lion Magazine – link on our blog
White Cane Days
· May 2-3 this year.
· Doug Rider agreed to chair.
Glasses
· Lion Wayne reported he has approximately 3 cubic feet of used eye glasses collected from our eye glass recycling efforts at various locations in Ellensburg. Decided for him to hold them until club decides on where to deposit them for recycling.
Next Program: Tuesday, January 27
· Rolf and Michelle Williams, Kittitas County Parent-2-Parent
Adjourn
Monday, January 5, 2009
Horsham Lions Club
This month, there was a write up in the Lion magazine about club web-pages and blogs. On featured blog was Horsham Lions club in Horsham Township, Pennsylvania.
I wanted to add this blog as a link to ours, to show our club members other examples of what a great blog looks like. To see the Horsham blog, go to http://horshamlions.blogspot.com/ (or click on the link on the right).
Horsham is going to add us as a link to their blog also. Hello to any Horsham Lions out there!
I wanted to add this blog as a link to ours, to show our club members other examples of what a great blog looks like. To see the Horsham blog, go to http://horshamlions.blogspot.com/ (or click on the link on the right).
Horsham is going to add us as a link to their blog also. Hello to any Horsham Lions out there!
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
December 23 Minutes
Meeting held at Sazon. Members present: Sarah Storrs, Byron Thomas, Doug Ryder, Wayne Wiedert, Bob Titus
November 25th Minutes – Approved as written
Treasurer’s Report – Lion Sarah Storrs for Dick Wedin
· Dues Account & Project Account balance
· Outstanding Eye Care Applications: 2
Old Business
Mint Sales: Lion Byron Thomas
· Byron turned in money collected last week.
· Will check again 12/29/08.
Cub Scout Den 480: Lion Byron Thomas
· Byron to attend January committee meeting.
· Will take remaining RMH tab houses to distribute to scouts.
Ronald McDonald House Pull-Tab Collection: Lion Sarah Storrs, No updates
Ellensburg Charm Trail: Lion Sarah Storrs
· Have sold 38 charms total (plus 1 donated as bunco prize)
Sight & Hearing Committee: Lion Sarah Storrs
· Approvals: 1 glasses only, 1 glasses/exam
· Decision made to not allow Lions patients to pay extra for "preference" options (transitions, A/R, etc. when not Rxed by Dr). Sarah Storrs will notify Valley Vision of this change.
Lions Health Screening Unit for Schools– Fall 2009, No updates
“Zone F-1 Pride” T-Shirts: Lion Sarah Storrs
· First order 50 shirts
· Submitted second order for 10 XXL
· Donated one for raffle prize at Zone meeting. Have sold 15 shirts so far
· Decision made to not charge more for XXL--all sizes $15 each
· Sarah Storrs working on a T-shirt order forms to mail to Club Presidents in January
New Business
Summary of 2nd Zone Meeting, 12/9/2008
· Spring Conference: March 20 & 21 (Friday & Saturday)
-Booth for fun night on Friday. Theme is "Day at the Fair." Members present were interested in putting on a booth. Ideas were for a dunk tank, "fishing" game, ring toss, and darts.
-Raffle prize donation. Members approved donation of 1 size M Zone Pride Shirt
· Leadership 101: March 20; Sarah Storrs to attend, club will pay $35 registration for workshop
· Next Zone Meeting: Wednesday, Feb 25th (Location TBA)
Passing of Naches Lion Bob Way
MD-19 CARE Project 2008-09 “Fight Child Labor in Bolivia”
· Defer final decision until Sec/Treasurer can confirm buget would allow for donation, but consensus was we should use our project fund for local service programs (glasses/exams)
Adjourn
Next Meeting: Tuesday, January 13
Next Program: Tuesday, January 27
Rolf and Michelle Williams, Kittitas County Parent-2-Parent
November 25th Minutes – Approved as written
Treasurer’s Report – Lion Sarah Storrs for Dick Wedin
· Dues Account & Project Account balance
· Outstanding Eye Care Applications: 2
Old Business
Mint Sales: Lion Byron Thomas
· Byron turned in money collected last week.
· Will check again 12/29/08.
Cub Scout Den 480: Lion Byron Thomas
· Byron to attend January committee meeting.
· Will take remaining RMH tab houses to distribute to scouts.
Ronald McDonald House Pull-Tab Collection: Lion Sarah Storrs, No updates
Ellensburg Charm Trail: Lion Sarah Storrs
· Have sold 38 charms total (plus 1 donated as bunco prize)
Sight & Hearing Committee: Lion Sarah Storrs
· Approvals: 1 glasses only, 1 glasses/exam
· Decision made to not allow Lions patients to pay extra for "preference" options (transitions, A/R, etc. when not Rxed by Dr). Sarah Storrs will notify Valley Vision of this change.
Lions Health Screening Unit for Schools– Fall 2009, No updates
“Zone F-1 Pride” T-Shirts: Lion Sarah Storrs
· First order 50 shirts
· Submitted second order for 10 XXL
· Donated one for raffle prize at Zone meeting. Have sold 15 shirts so far
· Decision made to not charge more for XXL--all sizes $15 each
· Sarah Storrs working on a T-shirt order forms to mail to Club Presidents in January
New Business
Summary of 2nd Zone Meeting, 12/9/2008
· Spring Conference: March 20 & 21 (Friday & Saturday)
-Booth for fun night on Friday. Theme is "Day at the Fair." Members present were interested in putting on a booth. Ideas were for a dunk tank, "fishing" game, ring toss, and darts.
-Raffle prize donation. Members approved donation of 1 size M Zone Pride Shirt
· Leadership 101: March 20; Sarah Storrs to attend, club will pay $35 registration for workshop
· Next Zone Meeting: Wednesday, Feb 25th (Location TBA)
Passing of Naches Lion Bob Way
MD-19 CARE Project 2008-09 “Fight Child Labor in Bolivia”
· Defer final decision until Sec/Treasurer can confirm buget would allow for donation, but consensus was we should use our project fund for local service programs (glasses/exams)
Adjourn
Next Meeting: Tuesday, January 13
Next Program: Tuesday, January 27
Rolf and Michelle Williams, Kittitas County Parent-2-Parent
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
CDC study projects large increase in rates of diabetes-related eye diseases.
As reported by MedPage Today Monday, HealthDay (12/9, Preidt) reported that, according to a study published in the Dec. issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology, "The number of Americans with diabetic retinopathy is expected to increase from 5.5 million to 16 million by the year 2050." Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention "analyzed data from the 2004 National Health Interview Survey and the U.S. Census Bureau to predict the number of Americans with diabetes who will have diabetic retinopathy, vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and cataracts in 2050, when the country's population is expected to be 402 million." The investigators also predicted that vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy cases "will increase from 1.2 million to 3.4 million," and that "cataract cases among whites and blacks age 40 or older with diabetes will increase 235 percent." In addition, "glaucoma cases among Hispanics age 65 and older with diabetes will increase 12-fold."
AOA First Look, Dec 10, 2008
AOA First Look, Dec 10, 2008
Saturday, December 6, 2008
T-Shirts!
Our custom Lions T-shirts are ready. There are lots of L and XL, a few M. They are $15 each. You can buy one at the zone meeting Tuesday night (or contact Lion Sarah Storrs by email/phone, and I'll get one to you).
Show your Zone F-1 pride!
Show your Zone F-1 pride!
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