Blind Paralympic Hopeful speaks at Brookfield Lions Charity Breakfast

Amy Dixon is an elite Para- Triathlete competing on the world ITU Paratriathlon Team, training and racing for the Paralympics to be held in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. She is ranked 6th in the world and 2nd in the USA for the sport of Triathlon and 2nd in the USA for Paracycling. Ms. Dixon, who lost 97% of her eyesight due to a rare type of Uveitis (an inflammation of the eye disease), spoke to the attendees about empowering yourself to overcome obstacles to achieve a full life. Ms. Dixon, who is a Lion, praised and thanked the Lion organization for their good work and support of visually impaired people like her. At the completion of her talk she received a standing ovation.

Picture above are (L-R) Lyn Lyon President of the Brookfield Lions, Tom Sullivan Lions MD 23A District Governor, Pierre Ouellet Para-Triathlete, Amy Dixon Para-Triathlete.

The Lions Club is the largest Service Organization in the World with over 1.4 million members in 45,000 Local clubs located in over 200 countries and territories. The Brookfield Lions support a number of local, regional and international causes including Guiding Eyes for the Blind Guide Dogs, Pediatric/Adult Vision Screening, Connecticut Lions Eye Research Foundation, Eyeglasses for the Needy, Red Cross Blood Drives, Ability Beyond and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The Brookfield Lions meet on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month. For further information about the Brookfield Lions contact Membership Chair Cathy Nielson at cathynielsen@earthlink.net