The Orcas Island Lions Club will be handing out information on the White Canes Program and the Orcas Island Lions Club.

On June 8 and 9, the Orcas Island Lions Club will be in front of Island Market from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m, asking for donations to support sight programs of the Northwest Lions Foundation.

For the 43rd year, Lions Club members have been campaigning across Washington and northern Idaho for the annual White Canes Day fundraising event. The Orcas Island Lions, in partnership with the Northwest Lions Foundation, protect and restore sight for kids and adults in the Pacific Northwest.

The foundation gives the gift of sight through the following programs:

Lions Patient Care Grants

The Foundation provides grants to Lions Clubs to assist people in their own community who need treatment for sight loss but cannot afford it.

Lions Health Screening Unit

This program provides free health screenings for vision, hearing, glaucoma, diabetes and high blood pressure. About 30 percent of the people screened find they have health problems of which they were previously unaware.

Lions Project Support Grants

Special grants are available to Lions Clubs and other community organizations to help support vision and hearing – related programs in their local areas. The Orcas Island Lions Club would like to thank fellow Lion Chris White for his many generous services provided to the community through the Club.

For more information, call Jim Biddick at 376-2488 or stop by a meeting any Wednesday at noon at American Legion Post 93.