Rock Hill Lions Club
P. O. Box 265
Rock Hill, SC 29731
803-324-7377
Visit us on the web at www.rockhilllions.org
2014-2015 OFFICERS
PDG Jim McKown, President
803-329-0513
Cynthia Bottomley, Vice President
& Newsletter Editor
803-325-2133
Gary Bottomley, Sec./Treasurer
803-325-2133
Richard Sealy, Membership
803-366-5009
Tim Hyatt, Tail Twister
803-366-0621
Ric Jenkins, Lion Tamer
803-366-1787
MARCH 2015
UPCOMING DATES
MARCH 12 - Dinner Meeting at
Jackson's Cafeteria on Heckle Blvd.
at 6:00 PM
MARCH 26 - Dinner Meeting at
Jackson's Cafeteria on Heckle Blvd.
at 6:00 PM
MARCH 27-29 - 91st South Carolina
Lions Multiple District 32 State
Convention, Myrtle Beach, SC
Rock Hill Lions Club
Regular Meeting
February 12, 2015
PRESENT:
Lions Jim and Anna McKown
Lions Gary and Cindy Bottomley
Lion Tim Hyatt
Lion Kathleen Palidoro
Lion Ric Jenkins
Lion Lenora Robertson
Our meeting was called to order at 6:00
pm by Lion President Jim. He asked
Lion Anna to say the blessing and Lion
Cindy led us in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Lion Jim turned the program over to
Lion Tim for his tail twister duties. We
were able to answer almost all of Tim's
questions today. Thank you Lion Anna
for having candy in heart shaped boxes
for all.
Lion Jim read an email that he received
from South Carolina Lions Charitable
Services regarding a $100,000 grant that
they received from Blue Cross Blue
Shield of South Carolina. This will
allow for 50 more eye surgeries in this
Lion's year.
This year the South Carolina Lions
Charitable Services and South Carolina
Lions Foundation Board meetings will
be held on April 25, 2014 at the
Doubletree Hotel.
Lion Jim read an email from Lion Hope
McBride from the Tega Cay Lions Club
offering to speak to the Rock Hill Lions
Club about the Spot cameras that are
being use to test children. Lion Jim
represented the Rock Hill Lions Club,
and joined with the Tega Cay Lions
Club, the Fort Mill Lions Club and the
River Hills Lions Club to test 270
children (3 - 5 years old) at the Head
Start
School
in
Rock
Hill.
Approximately 11% of the children
tested were found to have eye problems.
The Spot camera identifies problems that
should be looked at further by an eye
doctor. The Rock Hill Lions Club can
then offer assistance to those children
who cannot afford eye glasses or exams.
Lion President Jim sent out
approximately 20 letters to organizations
in the community to assess the needs in
our community. To date he has received
three responses from The Worthy Boys
Club, Senior Center and Youth Services.
A discussion was held regarding not
holding our fundraiser pancake breakfast
at Fatz this year. A motion was made by
Lion Anna and seconded by Lion Tim to
pass on having the breakfast this year.
All voted in the affirmative.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:15 pm.
Respectively submitted,
Lion Cynthia Bottomley
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Rock Hill Lions Club
February 26, 2015
PRESENT:
Lions Anna and Jim McKown
Lions Cindy and Gary Bottomley
Lion Kathleen Palidoro
Lion Tim Hyatt
Lion Hope MacBride,
Tega Cay Lions Club
Our meeting was called to order at 6:00
pm by Lion President Jim. He asked
Lion Anna to give the invocation to give
thanks for our meal. Then Lion Cindy
led us in the Pledge of Allegiance to our
Fag. Lion Jim turned the program over
to Lion Tim for his tail twister duties.
We all then enjoyed our meal.
Lion President Jim received an email
from Lions Club International which
was from a resident in Rock Hill who
claims that he has not been able to get
assistance for eye glasses. We had not
heard from this gentleman before this
email.
He will be sent an Aid
Application.
Lion Hope MacBride from the Tega Cay
Lions Club and is the Spot Camera
Program Coordinator for our District.
Lions Clubs have partnered with Lions
KidsSight USA, Community Eye
Screening for Children. The first few
years of a child's life are critical to the
development of normal vision. Vision
abnormalities in a child's eyes may occur
even when the eye appears to look
normal. A child with vision problems
often does not realize that the way they
see the world is not the way everyone
else sees it.
Lions use the Welch Allyn screening
device (similar in appearance to a digital
camera) to identify children whose eyes
may have some type of defect, which if
left untreated, may lead to a lifetime of
vision problems or blindness.
Lion Hope gave us some details of the
screening that has been done for children
in Tega Cay, Fort Mill and Rock Hill.
The Lions Club would like to have an
opportunity to screen all the children in
the local schools and a more ambitious
program to screen the children in the
Head Start school state wide.
More information is available on the
following website:
Lions KidSight USA:
http://edistrict.org/sites/kidsightusa/
Lion Jim distributed Fall/Winter 20142015 Storm Eye Institute, MUSC
Medical University of South Carolina
booklets. This year was one of the
biggest years in terms of South Carolina
Lions Support, with over $150,000
donated from individual Lions and clubs.
Because of continued support from the
Lions, Storm Eye is conducting some of
its most significant research to date,
exploring new treatment options that
could possibly cure blindness. They
gave a big THAT YOU TO SOUTH
CAROLINA LIONS!
The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Cynthia Bottomley
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MD32 Welcomes International President
Joe Preston to Our 91st South Carolina
Lions State Convention
Myrtle Beach will be the host site for the
2015 State Convention and we are honored
to have International President Joe Preston
as our guest and keynote speaker for this
exciting weekend. Please mark your
calendars for March 27-29, 2015 and plan to
join us for a great time of fellowship and
education.
Lions - The World's Largest
Service Club Organization
Our 46,000 clubs and 1.35 million members
in 209 countries and geographic areas make
us the world's largest service club
organization. We're also one of the most
effective. Our members do whatever is
needed to help their local communities.
Everywhere we work, we make friends,
with children who need eyeglasses, with
seniors who don't have enough to eat and
with people we may never meet.
Lions Serve South Carolina - Be Proud!
Some statistics to consider when donating
to Lions:
 Statewide 2013-14: 95 eye
surgeries $687,004.64 value - Lion's
cost after negotiation: $106,840.63
 Statewide: 99 Hearing Aids
provided. $174,332.84 value - Lion's
cost after negotiation: $82,567.34
 Mobile Screening Unit: 8,335 Health
screenings across the state - most at
local schools ensuring that students
have healthy eyes and hearing to
succeed in school. $584,850 value Lion's cost after negotiation:
$97,403.96
TOTAL SAVINGS: $1,010,046.75
Thank you for supporting your local
Lions -- every dollar you give becomes
Five Dollars in Services!
LIONS
BROOMS
ARE
AVAILABLE FROM ANY
ROCK HILL LION MEMBER
AND AT THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS:
Mitchell’s Barber Shop
2101 Mt. Gallant Road
Rock Hill, SC
Animal Supply House
1025 N. Anderson Road
Rock Hill, SC
J. H. Hourihan, D.M.D.
201 Church Street
Clover, SC 29710
THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS
ROCK HILL LIONS EYEGLASS
RECYCLE CONTAINERS ARE
LOCATED AT THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS:
1. Jackson’s Cafeteria,
Wedgewood Plaza, Herlong
& Heckle
2. Dr. Brian Colletto,
Optometrist, 356 Oakland
Avenue
3. Rock Hill Eye Center, 1565
Ebenezer Road
4. Central Carolina Ear, Nose,
Throat & Audiology Center,
1565 Ebenezer Road
5. America’s Best, Galleria
Mall
6. York County Library, 138
E. Black Street
7. Oakland Baptist Church,
1067 Oakland Avenue
8. Wal-Mart Optical, Newport,
SC
9. Wal-Mart Optical, Galleria
Mall
10. YMCA, 402 Charlotte
Avenue
11. Mt. Hebron Baptist Church
262 Neely Store Rd.
Rock Hill, SC 29730
Keith D. Veltri
Allstate Insurance Company
2013 Ebenezer Road
Rock Hill, SC 29732
803.818.2377
Fax 803.753.8438
[email protected]
Animal Supply House
Jeff Culp, Owner
1025 N. Anderson Road
Rock Hill, SC 29730
803.366.2959
Scott Hendrix
Good Motor Company
80 N. Anderson Road
Rock Hill, SC 29730
803.328.6266
D. Bradley Jordan
Jordan & Dunn, LLC
546 East Main Street
Rock Hill, SC 29731
[email protected]
803.817.7999
Rock Hill Eye Center
Bryan K. Anderson, M.D.
1565 Ebenezer Road
Rock Hill, SC 29732
803.328.0168
1698 W. Hwy. 160, Ste. 110
Fort Mill, SC 29715
803.547.9510
Rock Hill Eye Center
Gary Stone
Licensed Optician
1565 Ebenezer Road
Rock Hill, SC 29732
803.327.3111
1698 W. Hwy. 160, Ste. 110
Fort Mill, SC 29715
803.547.9523
R. J. Enterprises
Richard L. Jenkins
Sunbelt Snacks & Cereals
Little Debbie Snacks
803.366.1787
Greene Funeral Home
2133 Ebenezer Road
Rock Hill, SC 29732
803.326.2051
Dr. Brian E. Colletto
Optometrist
356 Oakland Avenue
Rock Hill, SC 29730
803.980.3937
Longs Cleaners-Launderers
1764 Herlong Village Drive
803.324.8665
2726 Celanese Rd., Northwoods Square
Rock Hill, SC 29732
803.324.8676
A.B. Poe & Co.
Farmers Exchange
322 S. Cherry Road
Rock Hill, SC 29732
803.324.2925
Jackson’s Cafeteria
Corporate Office
Gastonia – Rock Hill - Shelby
1735 Heckle Blvd.
Rock Hill, SC 29732
Williams & Fudge
Gary Williams, CEO
300 Chatham Avenue
Rock Hill, SC 29731
800.849.9791
MJS Family Eyecare
Dr. Sakesha Yolonda Caston
4875 Old York Road
Rock Hill, SC 29732
803.327.0035
Fax: 803.327.0039
SoundAdvice Hearing Center
John B. Davis BC-HIS
1700 First Baxter Crossing
Suite 103
Fort Mill, SC 29708
803.547.5700