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Lions purchase closed circuit television magnifier
One of the Enderlin Lions ongoing service
projects is sight. Used eyeglasses are collected and
redistributed and human cornea tissue is transported
to transplant centers by Enderlin Lions. Many eye
exams and new eye glasses have been sponsored by
the Club. The Enderlin Lions have also given
considerable money to Lions Club International
projects that benefit sight worldwide, with particular emphasis in Africa and Asia.
Now the Enderlin Lions have funded a mechanical sight aid which will help at the
local level. Through a two person committee of Lions Susan M. Dopp and Carol
“Christy” Christiansen, the Club recently purchased a closed circuit television magnifier.
This machine’s primary use is the magnification of printed material. It is at the Enderlin
Senior Citizens Center and will be available anytime the doors are open. Use is
simplicity itself, two switches are flicked on, the user takes a seat and slides what they
want to read on a reading ledge and the enlarged and clarified image is presented on a
very big display screen. The magnifying power can be many and one can read black on
white or white on black and even pictures can be improved for viewing.
Lion Christy gave the first demonstration of potential use on
Wednesday, January 18th at 1:00pm at the Enderlin Senior Citizens
Center. He unboxed the several part magnifier, assembled all and
pushed the two plugs into a standard electrical outlet. Lorraine
Boomersbach, Leo and Margaret Schall, Dave and Florence Tag,
Margaret Dagman, Marlyne Skramstad, Jim and Ruby Nelson, Evie
Bleese and Wilma Muth gathered round to see what this “Merlin”
model could do. Lion Christy constantly emphasized how simple use
was and the only reason the Club bought it “is for people to use.” The
Lions will retain ownership and will do needed service and maintenance
but it is important the machine gets used. Tracy Ekeren, HEART
coordinator, and whose office door is alongside the magnifier’s location,
said she will be the “Go-to Person” if anyone needs help using this aid.
The Lions motto is “We Serve” and the purchase, availability and
encouraged use of this magnifier is in the best spirit of these magical
two words.

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