Lions health screening thank you | Letter

Published 12:23 pm Wednesday, April 22, 2015

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the many individuals who contributed their time and effort to make the Lions Health Screening on April 6 and 7 possible. More than 161 man-hours went into this project.

We would like to thank the following Lions for their help during this event: Jim Biddick, Bill Buchan, Merry Bush, Pam Harney, Karen Hiller, Toby Hiller, Mike Jonas, Leif, John Lofland, Paul Losleben, Dave McPeake, Kay Miller, Kim Rose, Grant Stone, Mac Trunkey, Don Webster.

A special thanks to non-Lions helping us this year: Miklos Preysz, Paul Carrick and Patricia Ayers from the Orcas Island Fire Department. Additionally, our gratitude for the Northwest Lions Foundation for Sight and Hearing for developing the van and providing the accompanying Screening Unit crew, Lions Mike and Pat Parker. Thanks guys – we couldn’t have done it without you.

We would also like to convey our thanks to the Islands’ Sounder for helping us get the message out about our event. If the community doesn’t find out about us, all our efforts are in vain.

Last, but most important, we would like to thank the community who participated in the event; it’s a way to thank islanders who so generously support our causes and events throughout the year. Ninety-nine islanders, including several children, participated in the health screening process, making our efforts worthwhile.

For those of you who discovered potential health problems, we hope you followup with the appropriate care. If we can help just one person prevent an emergency or improve their health status, it was all worth the effort! If you missed this year’s screening, look for us next year!

Toby and Karen Hiller

Orcas  Lions