Hi Everyone,

Happy New Year!

Scouts from the Golden Gate District will be partnering with the Lions to collect glasses for those in need around the world.

Julian and I are going to drive around on Sunday, Feb. 8th, at noon to deliver bags to the neighborhood of Forest Hill and Golden Gate Height next to Forest Hill. We are going to start from the club house at noon until we finish distributing all of the bags or two hours as maximum.

We also have to go back to the same streets to collect the bags on the following Saturday(2/14) at 9:00, then deliver the glasses to St. Anne on Judah St. Lion will provide lunch afterward.

This event qualifies as a service project for advancement toward rank. I have three seats available in my Honda CRV. I have been a good driver for many years. Anyone who wants to join Julian and me to do it, please email me. You don't have to do both days, you can just do one day. Either Feb. 8^th or 14th. But you will get a patch if you work both days.

If you have taken bags home, please try to collect Prescription Glasses from your friends, neighbors or relatives. You can bring them back to me in next two meetings (2/4, 2/11)if you cannot join us on 2/8 or 2/14.

Please see the attachment.

Mercy Ho (Julian Charles' Mom)

(415)753-1150(h)

(415)269-8090(cell)

Golden Gate District

SCOUTING FOR SIGHT

"Have a Heart": Donate Your Used Eyeglasses to Lions In Sight

Scouts from the Golden Gate District will be partnering with the Lions to collect glasses for those in need around the world.

The Lions in Sight is the Lions International West Coast Used Eyeglass Recycling Center. They are a non-profit foundation, supported by Lions. Their major function is to collect used eyeglasses, process them and distribute them to people in need in developing countries in the world as well as local organizations such as "Help the Children", "Flying Samaritans", etc. The glasses are sorted, cleaned and the prescriptions read by Lions volunteers.

Lions in Sight collected over 1,000,000 pair of glasses last year. They hope, with our help, to collect more. The need is so great!

Date:	Sunday, February 8 and Saturday, February 14, 2004
Time:	12-2pm, February 8th and 9am-noon, February 14th
Bag Pickup:	January 20, 2004 Roundtable. Map/directions to be provided at the roundtable.
What to Bring:	Bring water and snacks.
Patches:	Patches to all scouts attending both Saturdays.
Parents:	Parents will be needed on both days. 2/8/04: Parents are needed to drop off the scouts in the surrounding community for bag distribution. Meet at the Forest Hill Clubhouse. 2/14/04: Parents/scouts are needed to deliver the glasses to the drop off point.
Drop off:	The drop off location this year will be at the St. Anne's church parking lot on Saturday, February 14.
Lunch	Lions will provide a post-drop off cookout for the boys in the St. Anne's parking lot.
Directions to St. Anne's for 2/14/04	The address is 850 Judah Street (between Funston and 14^th Ave. in the Sunset. Plenty of free parking
Event Leaders:	Mr. Chris Barsness ( Pack 14 ), Ms. Denice Barsness (Pack 14 – DeniceBars@att.net), Mr. Ken Chin, (GGD Activities & Civic Service Chair)