DISTINGUISHED LIONS ELECTED TO MID-SOUTH LIONS

L. B. BAKER HALL OF HONOR

 

Dr. Natalie Kerr, Dr. Elliott Kanner, and Past Council Chair Matt Webber were recently elected to the L. B. Baker Hall of Honor. These outstanding leaders
have helped Mid-South continue providing Miracles to those in need.

 

Dr. Natalie Kerr, MD, MBA currently serves as vice department chair and executive vice chair of the department of ophthalmology at UTHSC.
Dr. Kerr is a founding member of the Hamilton Eye Instiutue Lions Club. 
She leads mission trips to Guatemala twice annually
and is an integral part of our Cataract-A-Thons. 
Her specialty is pediatrics and has been an ardent
provider of care to Mid-South Lions patients since 1994.


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Dr. Elliott Kanner, MD, PhD, is assistant residency program director at UTHSC.

He is focused on resident training in clinical and surgical glaucoma, and resident surgical cataract training. He is a founding member of the Hamilton Eye Institute Lions Club and is essential to our Cataract-A-Thons.
He is a staunch supporter of Mid-South Lions and has been a part
of Mid-South's miracles since 2007.

 

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PCC Matt Webber is a past president of Mid-South Lions and is a constant volunteer in all our endeavors.  His leadership and devotion sets an example
for all our Lions.  Lion Matt has sponsored patients, and is a regional coordinator for transporting used eyeglasses for recycling. His wisdom is highly valued,
he is one of our most respected Lions, and he continues to live as a
prime example of servant-leadership. Matt became a Lion
in 1998 and first came to Mid-South in 2004.

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE THREE OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUALS!

2025 VLW Brochure
Detailed information about our Visiting Lions Weekend 2025
2025 VLW Brochure.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [1.8 MB]

DUE TO A CLERICAL ERROR, THE 2024 FINANCIAL GUIDELINES THAT WERE DISTRIBUTED EARLY THIS YEAR WERE INCORRECT.  PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO GET THE UPDATED CLUB RESPONSIBILITIES AND CORRECT FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL GUIDELINES. MID-SOUTH LIONS APOLOGIZES
FOR THE ERROR AND FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.

2024 Financial Guidelines Updated July
2024 Financial Guidelines Updated July 2024
2024R Guidelines and Service REVISED JUL[...]
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YOU CAN GIVE THE LIFELONG GIFT OF
SIGHT OR HEARING
BY DONATING TO MID-SOUTH LIONS

CLICK THE BUTTONS BELOW

TO BECOME A CHAMPION FOR OUR PATIENTS.
 

DRAFT OF JUNE 2024 PROGRAM BOOKLET CLICK BELOW TO DOWNLOAD THE DOCUMENT
2024 ANNUAL MEETING REPORT
Final draft of the 2024 Annual meeting report completed on June 4, 2024
2024 Annual Meeting Report June 8.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [3.0 MB]

OUR PATIENTS WANT (AND NEED)

YOU

TO HELP

SEE THE MANY WAYS YOU CAN GIVE THE GIFTS

OF SIGHT AND HEARING TO THOSE IN NEED

 

CLICK THE IMAGE TO DONATE TODAY!

CLICK THE IMAGE BELOW TO  VIEW
"THE FACES OF MID-SOUTH"
VIDEO

OUR MARCH 2024 MEETING

AT OAKLAWN GAMING AND RACING WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!


THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED MAKE
THIS MEETING MEMORABLE!

 

MANY OF OUR PATIENTS COME FROM CLUBS THAT USE MID-SOUTH'S CLINICS AS THEIR INITIAL EYECARE PROVIDER. MID-SOUTH CANNOT PROVIDE INITIAL EYE EXAMS OR EYEGLASSES. SO AT THE REQUEST OF HEI'S RESIDENT CLINIC AND TO CLEAR SPACE FOR SURGERY  PATIENTS, AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING A NEW POLICY REQUIRING A REFERRAL LETTER FROM AN EYECARE PROFESSIONAL BEFORE  ACCEPTING A SIGHT APPLICATION
WAS PASSED. PLEASE CLICK THE LINK  BELOW FOR A COPY OF THE NEW APPLICATION
(AND PLEASE DESTROY ALL PREVIOUS APPLICATIONS).

MARCH 2024 APPLICATIONS FOR SERVICE
MARCH 2024 APPLICATIONS FOR SERVICE. PLEASE NOTE A REFERRAL LETTER FROM AN EYECARE PROFESSIONAL IS REQUIRED FOR US TO ACCEPT A SIGHT APPLICATION.
Applications for Service updated April 2[...]
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GET THE LATEST MID-SOUTH LIONS CHALLENGE COIN

MAKE A MINIMUM $25 DONATION OR

BECOME A CHAMPION AT A MINIMUM $10 PER MONTH

CLICK THE COIN TO GET YOUR 2023-2024 CHALLENGE COIN

RECOGNIZING PRESIDENT LEANNA RICH FROM ARKANSAS

DATES FOR OUR NEXT MID-SOUTH LIONS EVENTS

 

 

SEPTEMBER 5 - 7 - USA/CANADA FORUM, LOUISVILLE, KY

 

NOVEMBER 8 - 10 - QUARTERLY BOARD MEETING, BRANSON, MO

BRANSON TOWERS HOTEL - CLICK HERE FOR RESERVATIONS

 

JANUARY CATARACT-A-THON - DATE TO BE DETERMINED

 

MARCH 8, 2025 - QUARTERLY BOARD MEETING

HAMILTON EYE INSTITUTE, MEMPHIS, TN

DETAILS AND REGISTRATION COMING SOON

 

APRIL 4-5, 2025 - VISITING LIONS WEEKEND

FRIDAY, APRIL 4

L. B. BAKER HALL OF HONOR INDUCTION CEREMONY

DR. NATALIE KERR, DR. ELLIOTT KANNER, PCC MATT WEBBER

SATURDAY, APRIL 5

PROGRAM AND TOURS

REGISTRATION LINK COMING SOON

 

JUNE 6, 2025 - MID-SOUTH LIONS GOLF TOURNAMENT

CHEROKEE VALLEY GOLF CLUB, OLIVE BRANCH, MS

 

JUNE 7, 2025 - QUARTERLY BOARD MEETING

AND ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

HAMILTON EYE INSTITUTE, MEMPHIS, TN

DETAILS AND REGISTRATION COMING SOON

 

JUNE 14, 2025 - CATARACT-A-THON

HAMILTON EYE INSTITUTE

DETAILS COMING SOON

 

(TENTATIVE) AUGUST 2, 2025 - QUARTERLY BOARD MEETING VIA ZOOM

DETAILS COMING SOON

 

(TENTATIVE) NOVEMBER 14-15, 2025 - QUARTERLY BOARD MEETING

IN THE ST. LOUIS AREA

DETAILS COMING SOON

 

2023 GOLF TOURNAMENT SPONSORS - CLICK THEIR LOGO FOR MORE INFORMATION

THE 2024 MID-SOUTH LIONS GOLF TOURNAMENT WAS HELD
FRIDAY, JUNE 7 AT CHEROKEE VALLEY GOLF COURSE

 

CLICK HERE OR ON THE LOGOS ABOVE TO SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS

 

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO MADE IT A FUN AND PROFITABLE DAY!

Mid-South Programs featured on WYPL Interview "Eye on Vision"

CEO Brad Baker with Vance Durbin of WYPL

WYPL is the "Your Public Library" radio station in the Memphis area, and one of their programs spotlights vision-related organizations.  The program runs on Sundays. This particular interview ran on Sunday, July 15

WYPL Interview (10:44)
Brad Baker, CEO interviewed by Vance Durbin on radio station WYPL for July 15 broadcast in Memphis
WYPL Interview 2018.mp3
MP3 audio file [4.9 MB]

MID-SOUTH LIONS PROVIDES SURGERIES
LOCAL LIONS CLUBS PROVIDE EYEGLASSES
CLICK "FOR HELP WITH EYEGLASSES" ABOVE
FOR MORE INFORMATION

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AS YOU CONSIDER GIFTS PURCHASES FROM AMAZON
PLEASE CHECK OUT
SMILE.AMAZON.COM AND A PERCENTAGE
OF YOUR PURCHASE WILL BE DONATED TO
MID-SOUTH LIONS

CLICK THE BANNER BELOW TO GO
DIRECTLY TO THE SITE

Before                                                                           After

McKENZIE WANTS YOU TO HELP
MID-SOUTH LIONS PROVIDE MORE MIRACLES...
...JUST LIKE THE MIRACLE SHE RECEIVED!

CLICK HER PICTURE OR SCROLL DOWN
 TO FIND OUT HOW YOU
CAN GIVE THE PRECIOUS GIFTS OF SIGHT OR HEARING
TO SOMEONE IN YOUR AREA!

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KROGER
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CHOOSE MID-SOUTH LIONS AS YOUR
CHARITY OR USE OUR NUMBER 55779
WHEN YOU SIGN UP

THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL COST TO YOU
AND IT DOES NOT AFFECT YOUR KROGER
POINTS OR FUEL DISCOUNTS

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BECOME A MID-SOUTH LIONS CHAMPION
MONTHLY BANK DRAFT OR CREDIT CARD CHARGE
ONLY $10 OR MORE PER MONTH


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Watch this video featuring

MORE Mid-South MIRACLES!

Click on the photos above

to see stories

about these wonderful

MIRACLES!

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You can own your own framed

print of this fine artwork.

For information, please call our

office at 888-546-6042

or click on the image above for an order form.

(artwork shown has been modified and is copyrighted

by the artist and Mid-South Lions)

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE ARTIST

GO TO WWW.ARTGROUPARKANSAS.COM

OR CLICK HERE

THE MEDALLION THAT CAN BE ORDERED TO

ACCOMPANY "THE CRUSADER"

IS SHOWN BELOW

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HEARING AIDS MUST BE PAID FOR BY SPONSORING LIONS CLUBS AT THE RATE OF $250 PER HEARING AID
 

ALL HEARING AID PATIENTS WILL BE SENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS

SPEECH AND HEARING CENTER AT 4055 N. PARK LOOP, 38152

OR THE METHODIST HEARING CLINIC AT 1325 EASTMORELAND, SUITE 260, 38104

 

A CHECK MUST BE INCLUDED WITH APPLICATIONS TO ASSURE PROCESSING

OF ANY HEARING APPLICATION.

PLEASE CLICK THE PDF IMAGE BELOW TO ACCESS THE NEW APPLICATION

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WE STILL HAVE THESE GREAT

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS AVAILABLE

TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO STATION

PLEASE HELP MID-SOUTH DISTRIBUTE THESE TO STATIONS

ALL OVER ARKANSAS AND WEST TENNESSEE

CLICK ON THE PHOTOS BELOW FOR A LINK TO THE MP3 FILES

TURN UP THE VOLUME TO BE INSPIRED!
Chuck Barrett Dave Woloshin

Voice of the Arkansas Razorbacks Voice of the Memphis Tigers

SPOT #1
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Chuck Barrett Dave Woloshin

Voice of the Arkansas Razorbacks Voice of the Memphis Tigers

SPOT #3
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Mid-South Lions never have to worry about making a difference. We do it DAILY!!!

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DR. TOM WALLACE OF HOT SPRINGS TALKS ABOUT MID-SOUTH'S MISSION

"My world was going dark..." Ashley Fletcher

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