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The Colleyville Lion's Club presented checks in the total of $15,250 to five charities at its regular Friday morning meeting November 9, 2001.  Frank Carroll, the Sponsorship Chairman made the presentation.  The third annual X-Sightment Run raised over $20,000 for charities.  Louis Miller, a Melvin Jones recipient, was instrumental in the concept and has chaired the event every year.

(L to R) Frank Carroll, Mary Schimmoller, Jacque Hall, Hal Griffin, Jim Billantrae, & Suzanne Fusaro

Miss Ivy Green has started in the leader dog orientation.  Ivy's lineage is from the leader dog program started at the ancestral home of Helen Keller.  The average cost to train a leader dog for the blind is $25,000.  The Lion's Club presents the trained animals to those in need at no charge.

Suzanne Fusaro accepts a on behalf of Cook Children Hospital

Hal Griffin accepts a check on behalf of Leader Dogs for the Blind

Jim Billantrae accepts a check on behalf of the Organ Donation Eye Bank

Mary Schimmoller accepts a check on behalf of Prevent Blindness

Jacque Hall accepts a check on behalf of the Retina Foundation

The Colleyville Lion's Club also announced the effort of the Eyeglass Recycle Committee, chaired by Jon Niemczyk, has resulted in a total of 40 collection locations and the gathering of more than 4,000 pairs of eyeglasses since January 2001.  The eyeglasses are recycled and provided to the needy in the US and Internationally.