Pennfield Lions Club donates video magnifier
TIM BEUCHLER • READER SUBMITTED • MARCH 18, 2009
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Pennfield Lions Club purchased a new Optelec Desktop Video Magnifier for Beatrice Young, who suffers from macular degeneration. Beatrice had a video magnifier loaned to her on a trial basis with the option to buy the magnifier, but finances prevented her from purchasing the equipment.

Beatrice Young's family contacted Pennfield Lion Tim Beuchler requesting help with their mom's eye vision problems. Macular degeneration prevented Beatrice to do any reading, and difficulty writing checks to pay bills and read her prescription dosages. On February 18th, the Pennfield Lions Club Board of Directors unanimously voted to purchase the equipment for Beatrice, the Pennfield Lions Club spent $1,970.00 on the video magnifier, and delivered it to her apartment on February 23rd. Beatrice was overjoyed with the magnifier and commented, "I can see again!" The 17" Video Magnifier will magnify anything under the viewfinder 2 to over 50 times its original size, always maintaining perfect focus.

Pennfield Lions Club are very active in the Pennfield community and very supportive of the Food Bank. Anyone interested in joining the Pennfield Lions Club should contact Membership Director Darrell VanVleet at 968-4594.