33N Visual Aids Page

VISUAL AIDS FOUNDATION INC	Officers And Directors 2007-2008

President Dave O'Brien, President 10 Old Farm Rd Methuen MA 01844-4625 978-687-3091 dmob@comcast.net	Secretary Jeanne Farrow, Secretary 65 Eastern Ave Woburn MA 01801 781-935-3192 pongowalker@verizon.net
Treasurer Kathy Nichols, Treasurer 86 Little Neck Rd Ipswich MA 01938 978-356-9846 Highstreet@comcast.net

Jeannine Gentleman, 1st VP 3 Princeton St Peabody MA 01960 978-532-9326 jeannine@nortel.com	Deb McDonald, 2nd VP 39 Park Ave Middleton MA 01949 978-777-1740 deb_mcdonald@comcast.net
Bruce Davis, IPP 10 Sweetser Terr Lynn MA 01904 781-595-3434 brucebeth@verizon.net	VDG Randy Pinch, Equipment Chair 88 Lake Attitash Rd Amesbury MA 01913 RPinch5663@aol.com
Dennis Toscano, Fund Raising Chair 88 Gray St Billerica MA 01821 978-667-6727 dnnsdmnns@yahoo.com	Lee Daniel 417 Main St Acton MA 01720 978-263-5217 leeandkathy@prodigy.net
Rich Douglas P O Box 538 Pepperell MA 01463 978-433-8563 richdouglas@lfrobbins.com	Jane Fanjoy 2 Norway St Wakefield MA 01880 781-245-8415 jmf2887@hotmail.com
Joe Gentleman 3 Princeton St Peabody MA 01960 978-532-9326 jakegent@yahoo.com	Len Olenchak 8 Jordan St N Chelmsford MA 01824 978-251-8056 LenAceGlass@aol.com
Sue Christensen N Andover, MA 01845 susanchristensen@comcast.net
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Tom O'Connor, Director Emeritus Salem Lions Club	Dom Corsetti, Honorary Director Woburn Breakfast Lions Club

CHARLES E. KOSTRO FELLOWSHIP AWARD

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MEDICAL RELEASE
APPLICATION FOR GRANT
EQUIPMENT RECEIPT
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VISUAL AIDS RELEASE

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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