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Every step a runner takes in the Lions' second annual Stride for Sight April 25 is a step toward hope for someone with failing vision.

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If you think kids today prefer digital learning to books, you might just be wrong.

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Get in a certified 5k/10k run AND do some good for the community. It's fun to do both when you run with the Lions April 25 along the Chehalis Western Trail in Lacey.

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If you find yourself feeling a bit lonelier these days, you are not alone. 

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It all started with apples.

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Olympia Host Lions welcomed 4 more new members this week and it was handshakes and elbow bumps all around as we greeted James Austin, Zena Stusser, Shannon Beigert and Danny Stusser. At 76 members, Olympia Host is one o...

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I just had a long phone conversation with Mary (not her real name). She is 83 years old and losing her sight to macular degeneration. She lives with her kids but they are moving and she is really worried about where sh...

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\"She went FLYING by our water stop,\" Olympia Host Lions Club president Bill Yount says of Erinn Hill, winner of the Lions Stride for Sight10k for women and overall winner for the day.

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Jennifer Ormsby may be legally blind, but she doesn't let that slow her down. Ormsby was one of 90 runners, walkers and strollers who turned out to run with the Lions April 12 in Lacey, Washington. Sponsored by Olympia ...

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He once built helicopters. She worked for the CIA. That guy runs businesses in several states. There is a lot to know about our Olympia Host Lions Club members and, as they gear up for their 90th birthday celebration ...

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Registration is officially open for the Olympia Lions first Stride for Sight, a 5k10k run and one mile walk/run along the Chehalis Western Trail. The event will take place April 12 with 100% of the proceeds going to su...

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Olympia Host Lions Club welcomes Mavis Tuttle as the world's newest Lion. Inducted into the club this past week, Mavis joins the other 70+ members of Olympia Host Lions Club in meeting the needs of our community - since...

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Olympia Host Lions welcomed three more new members to our pride this week as Katie Fritts, Brad Rossman and Karen Hoffman joined the club. The new Olympia Lions volunteers were sponsored into the club by Karen Sell and ...

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31 years and still going strong - that's the Olympia Lions Annual Apple Sale.

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Most of us in the U.S. remember where we were on September 11, 2001. It was a horrible day. But I also remember vividly where I was on September 12, because for me, that was the day the healing began.

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Did you know that there are more than 49,000 Lions Clubs in the world?

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There's a little storefront operation in Olympia that is doing some big things for folks with failing vision.

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Olympia Host Lions are \"getting down to business\" with the election of local business owner Bill Yount as president for the Lions' year that began July 1.

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Chris Rust, Substitute Interim Superintendent of Schools in the Griffin School District, has joined the Steamboat Peninsula Lions branch of Olympia Host Lions Club.

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Just came across a news release Olympia Host Lions sent out in 2009. The headline says \"Olympia Based Project Teaches Flu Prevention Technique Nationally\" - and that project was Germ City sponsored by the Olympia Host L...

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Olympia Host Lions Club and their Steamboat Peninsula Branch Lions teamed up recently to help kids succeed in school by supporting a preschool that has been feeding students into local school districts for nearly 50 year...

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The words \"disaster\" or \"emergency\" bring up visions of hurricanes and tornadoes, but here in the NW natural disasters more often take the form of a major snowstorm, a landslide that takes out an access road or bridge, o...

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\"The most important thing in life is to be of service,\" Eileen McKenzieSullivan told the Olympia Host Lions Club recently as she accepted a Melvin Jones Fellowship from Lion Dudley (Jim) Pitchford.

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What do Lions do when they are not serving on a Lions project?

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2023 really was a very good year for the Lions Low Vision Resource Center (LVRC) in Olympia.

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JoAnn Scott joined the Lions to help spread the word that amblyopia or lazy eye is a preventable cause of sight problems - but only if caught early - like before the child is 6 years old.

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Yep, it felt like we scored a touchdown last week as Olympia Host Lions Club reached our longtime goal of being half men and half women members. We can now proudly say our membership has reached the 50% women mark. In ...

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Boring? That's a definite no.

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Reconnecting with old friends - it's part of the fun of being a Lion. And there are lots of ways to meet up with other Lions.

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It was back in the 1980s when three local diabetes educators decided children with diabetes in Washington could use a hand managing their disease more effectively. And Camp Leo for Children with Diabetes was born.

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The City of Olympia Parks, Arts & Recreation Department honored the Olympia Host Lions and West Olympia Lions clubs recently for their continued activity in support of the environment. The awards were presented at the P...

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Yep - that's how we are feeling today after getting word that Olympia Host Lions Foundation has received an $11,375 grant from our Northwest Lions Foundation for Sight and Hearing. The funds are dedicated to improving ...

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Olympia Host Lions Club is proud to announce that several of our members are among the Best of South Sound 2023 winners.

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Want to help keep plastic film out of our landfills? Lend a hand any weekday afternoon sorting and bagging plastic film. Olympia Lions would love your help.

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It takes Lions serving at all levels to make Lions Clubs International a worldwide service leader. And Olympia Host Lions do their part.

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Subaru Drive Magazine online recently featured this article about our apple project and the benefits to Camp Leo !

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Andrew Beattie, Executive Associate to the President at the Evergreen State College, will lead the Olympia Host Lions Club for the coming year.

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February is low vision awareness month -- how many of these questions can you answer correctly?

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New Year's resolutions can be fun to make - and oh so hard to keep. But the Lions in Olympia, Washington offer 5 ideas for new years resolutions that are easy to keep - and do a lot of good too.

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If you or a loved one deal with with low vision, you will want to put the Olympia Vision Fair on your calendar.

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It could have been really bad. Just days after celebrating their \"grand re-opening\" at their west Olympia location, the Lions' Low Vision Resource Center lost their lease. With just 30 days to pack up and get out, the O...

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If you are like so many Americans who are making year end donations to charities, please consider the Olympia Host Lions Club Foundation. Your donations are tax deductible and help the Lions in their mission to assist l...

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Olympia Host Lions Club has been serving the Olympia area since 1935. A part of Lions Clubs International, the club runs projects to preserve sight and hearing, fight diabetes, protect the environment and help feed our l...

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