Nine Damascus Lions snubbed the weather report for Sat. the 10th and met at DHS to help staff the LCOF mobile health unit at the DC Convention Center. Lions Carol & Charlie Stone, Wayne Marr, Ronnie Poland, Chris Fletcher, Barbara Barry, Jerry Warfield, Marcia Holpuch and new Lion Tony Barry managed to take the Metro downtown together with no mishaps. We were allowed exhibitor entrance at 8:30 and located the bus in the back corner of the room.
Lots of other activities were going on at the convention center and we had a report that Bill Cosby was in the house. But he didn’t come to get his eyes or ears checked. Lion Tony sported the lion suit and walked the floor of the fair sending customers to our corner. Attendance was low at the 9 am opening, but had picked up considerably by 11. A great system was set up to ensure that visitors were served quickly and orderly.
By the time our shift ended at noon, we had screened over 60 people for vision, glaucoma and hearing. An additional screening area was set up for preschool vision screening and not included in our count. It was a fun activity and we didn’t lose a single Lion!! Much thanks to those who participated and made a difference at the health fair.