Photos: East Hampton Lions Club Donates Funds To Help Blind

EAST HAMPTON, NY — It was a night of inspiration on Thursday at Harbor Grill in East Hampton, as the East Hampton Lions Club was honored to have Marsha Wynter, coordinator of the Long Island Eye Bank, attend their meeting.

In 1925, Helen Keller addressed the Lions Club International Convention, where she challenged Lions to become "knights of the blind in the crusade against darkness."

It is in that spirit that the Long Island Eye Bank provides sight to those in need locally, through its Organ Donor Program.

East Hampton Lions Club President Tina Piette presented checks totaling $750 to the Eye Bank and the "Knights of the Blind", which are funded by the Lions Club International Foundation, local Lions such as East Hampton, and private donations.

Photos by Richard Lewin Professional Photography, soniboy@aol.com.

Reporting by Richard Lewin.