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Partners In
Prevention
(Prevent
Blindness Oklahoma)
 2007
marks the 21st year of partnership between
Prevent Blindness Oklahoma and the Oklahoma
Masons. Number on a spreadsheet cannot possibly
do justice to the impact the Oklahoma Masons has
had on the State of Oklahoma. The countless
hours and dollars the Masons contribute has
helped and will continue to help Prevent
Blindness Oklahoma in our mission to preserve
the eyesight and prevent the blindness of every
Oklahoman.
 The
Charity Foundation helps with funds—we have
provided $2,344,750.00 since the beginning of
the partnership. Lodges provide manpower, they
help with vision screenings, traffic control,
and by providing whatever the screeners may
need. Prevent Blindness provides the screeners.
As seen below, the
numbers are staggering. In 2007, the total
number of children screened was 171,951. The
total
number of children referred, with the assistance
of the Masons was 18,718. That’s a lot of
children who’s eyesight was preserved with the
help of Oklahoma Masons. Outstanding! We are
fortunate enough to receive countless letters
and phone calls of gratitude from children,
parents, teachers and school administrators
thanking us for the service we provide in all 77
counties of the state.
If any Mason is
aware of a school in their community that is
interested in a vision screening, please
instruct them to contact:
Prevent Blindness Oklahoma
6 NE 63rd Street, Suite 150
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 848-7123
The partnership
between Oklahoma Masons and Prevent Blindness
Oklahoma continues to flourish as we enter a new
millennium. In 2005, with the generous
financial and voluntary support of the Oklahoma
Masons, the following was accomplished:
619 Screenings Conducted
120,590 Children Screened
12,273 Children referred for professional exams
170 Masonic Lodges participated |
