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Organization Name: The Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation
Address: PO Box 14069, Portland, OR 97293
Phone Number: 1-800-635-4667
Fax Number: 503-827-6958
Website: www.orlions.org
Email: info@orlions.org
Executive Director: Amber Kern
President: Vince Bishop
Service Description: Free sight and hearing screenings, eyeglass and hearing aid assistance, speech contest scholarships, Lions-Quest K-12 curriculum
Mission Statement: On behalf of the Lions Clubs of Oregon, our mission is to provide programs that positively impact quality of life. The vision of the Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation (OLSHF) is to ensure that everyone in need of the programs and services of the Foundation receives them
Membership: No membership requirement for access to services
Eligibility: Oregon Residents, Proof of Financial Need for some programs
Area Served: Oregon
Hours of Operation/Schedule: Office hours are M-F 8:30-5pm
Services Offered: Office provides referral services only
Events: Please visit our website at www.orlions.org to learn more about upcoming events including our mobile health screening program calendar, the Young Ambassadors of the 21st Century Speech Contest deadline, and Lions-Quest trainings in your area
Conferences/Speakers: Please visit our website at www.orlions.org to learn more about upcoming conferences and scheduled speakers
Fundraisers: Join us September 24th, 2007 for the 5th Annual Scramble for Sight Golf Tournament and Junior Golf Clinic for visually impaired youth. Visit www.scrambleforsight.com for player and sponsor information
Slogan: "Creating Healthier Communities"

The Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation is the embodiment of Lions motto "We Serve". Since 1959, OLSHF, a 501(c)(3) charity of the 188 Lions, Lioness, and Auxiliary Lions Clubs of Oregon has been dedicated to improving the quality of life in the areas of sight, hearing, diabetes and humanitarian service for people in Oregon . The OLSHF is the nonprofit arm of the Lions Clubs of Oregon, which exist to perform community service. The Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation provides sight and hearing assistance to more than 100,000 Oregonians in need.

For nearly 50 years, the OLSHF has contributed to improving the quality of life in Oregon through the Lions Eye Bank; two traveling Mobile Health Screening Units providing preventive health screenings at no charge; a Patient Care Program that provides financial assistance for eye and ear surgeries; operates a children's statewide low-vision clinic and supports a variety of youth development projects including Lions-Quest (a school-based, comprehensive, positive youth development and prevention program) and the Young Ambassadors of the 21st Century Speech.