District 33N - Visual Aids Foundation Inc.
History & How We Serve
Massachusetts Lion District 33N Visual Aids Foundation Inc., Orginated in 1975 as the Optacon Funds, which was actually the name of a piece of equipment available to the visually impaired at the time. In 1986 it was changed to The Visual Aids Foundation due to the many avenues available for providing assistance to the visually impaired. Usually a Club does not have the resources; both financially and the knowledge of providing these assistive methods to those in need.
The Visual Aids Foundation can and will assist your Club with procuring this equipment for the visually impaired of your community.
The process is rather easy; All you need to do is follow the guidelines, submit the grant application and agree to meet the Club's responsibilities to the Client and the VAF Inc.
You can speed up the process by having an evaluation by an eye professional submitted with the grant application.
The VAF Board of Directors will review and act on the application. If inventory or sufficient funds are available, and with the assistance of the sponsoring Club, will procure the assistive equipment of other adaptive technology that has been recommended.
All of the equipment remains the property of VAF Inc. and when it is of no longer use by the recipient, it is returned to VAF Inc. to be refurbished and reassigned.
As previously stated the local Lions Club has two requirements which it must agree to upon receipt of the equipment;
1) that they make an on site inspection of the equipment annually
2) donate $50.00 per club towards the maintained of the equipment which will be taken care of by VAF
Be assured that we will do every thing we can to meet the needs of the visually impaired within District 33N. This only happens though the generosity of the Lions Clubs of 33N
Thank you for all you do in making it all possible! The Directors of Visual Aids Foundation Inc.
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| PRESIDENT JOSEPH GENTLEMAN 3 Princeton Street Peabody, MA 01960 978-532-9326 jakegent@yahoo.com 1ST VICE PRESIDENT KATHY HEYWOOD 15 Carter Street Newburyport, MA 01950 978-463-3746 calichristmas@yahoo.com 2ND VICE PRESIDENT SUSAN GREEKWOOD 88 Eastern Avenue Woburn, MA 01801 781-933-2929 susangreekwood@gmail.com SECRETARY SUSAN CHRISTENSEN 9 Morton Street North Andover, MA 01845 978-683-7642 doguser53@yahoo.com TREASURER PDG Louise Wojtkiewicz 11 Lillian Road Acton, MA 01720 978-263-3493 lion.louise@juno.com EQUIPMENT CHAIR Michael Godley 19 Nagog Hill Road Acton, MA 01720 978-264-9978 mgodley@tiac.net IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Kathy Nichols 759 Island Drive Chocowinity, NC 27817 (c ) 978-500-3489 highstreet@centurylink.net |
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CHANG 21 Pleasant Streee Saugus, MA 01906 781-233-7201 changlaw@verizon.net ROBERTA CLEMENTS 2 Adelman Road Wilmington. MA 01887 978-658-0833 robertaclements@yahoo.com ROBIN CROWLEY 302 Maple Street Lynn, MA 01904 781-598-6368 robin@munweb.net ANTHONY CUCCHI 2 Market Street Billerica, MA 01821 978-663-8314 acucchi@verizon.net RICHARD DOUGLAS P. O. Box 538 Pepperell, MA 01463 978-433-8563 richdouglas@lfrobbins.com ALICE GAUDET 440 Eastern Avenue Lynn, MA 01902 781-599-8460 alvgaudet@aol.com LEN OLENCHAK 8 Jordan Street N. Chelmsford, MA 01824 978-251-8056 lenaceglass@aol.com CHUCK PROVOST 80 School Street Woburn, MA 01801 781-935-6344 chuck345@yahoo.com |
Tom O'Connor, Director Emeritus
Salem Lions
Club
Dom Corsetti, Honorary Director
Woburn Breakfast Lions
Club
Jeannie Farrow,
Honorary Director
Woburn Middlesex Lions Club
Meeting Schedule and Directions
VAF Board of Directors meet 3rd
Monday of the month September – June, any 33N Lion or Leo is welcome to
attend meetings. Check ahead with the Secretary just in case of a
cancellation. Board meets 7PM at the
St Anthony’s Club in Woburn
Massachusetts.
----Driving Directions to St
Anthony’s Club-----
1. Heading MA-128 towards
Woburn, MA
2. Take RT-38 exit, EXIT 35,
toward WILMINGTON/ WOBURN. 0.2 mi
3. Enter roundabout and take
exit onto MA-38 N/ MAIN ST. towards North
Woburn/South
Wilmington. Head towards Wilmington. 1.2 mi
4. End at 1020 Main St Woburn,
MA 01801 781-933-9899
Look for small
sign on your left for St Anthony's Club
Located on top of
hill in the back
