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Event provides free health, vision services
The Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity is partnering with
Project Vision Hawaii, the Kailua-Kona Lions Club and Pastor Megan
Rohrer from Welcome Ministry in San Francisco to hold a Kona vision
event.
Planned from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 25 at the Old Kona
Airport Makaeo Events Pavilion, the event will serve homeless and
low-income people. Attendees will have the opportunity to receive free
vision screening, glasses, blood pressure, blood sugar, and HIV
screening, free meals and haircuts. The free glasses will be ordered for
attendees and later distributed by LCHT’s HERO Ministry.
Info: 329-5733, konalutheranchurch.com.
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Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Thursday, March 19, 2015
In the News: West Hawaii Today
Vision event to benefit Kona’s homeless
The Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity is partnering with Project Vision Hawaii, the Kailua-Kona Lions Club and pastor Megan Rohrer from the Welcome Ministry in San Francisco to put on the Kona Vision Event to benefit homeless people and other low-income people with their vision needs. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Old Kona Airport Park Makaeo Events Pavilion.
Dr. Susan Senft and Jenn Brown, staff at Island Eye Care Inc., will administer free eye exams. Free glasses will be ordered for attendees and later distributed by the church’s HERO Ministry. The Hawaii Island HIV/AIDS Foundation will offer HIV/HCV screenings. Lisa Lea, a SNAP outreach specialist for Hope Services, will assist people with SNAP applications. Representatives from the West Hawaii Community Health Center will provide information about services offered at the center and information about signing up for health insurance. Sarah Huddy from the Kona Commons SuperCuts will offer free haircuts. A free meal, blood pressure, and blood sugar screenings will also be offered during the event.
For more information, contact the church office at 329-5733 or visit konalutheranchurch.com.
- See more at: http://westhawaiitoday.com/news/local-features/about-town-3-19-15#sthash.T2UXm3D9.dpuf
The Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity is partnering with Project Vision Hawaii, the Kailua-Kona Lions Club and pastor Megan Rohrer from the Welcome Ministry in San Francisco to put on the Kona Vision Event to benefit homeless people and other low-income people with their vision needs. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Old Kona Airport Park Makaeo Events Pavilion.
Dr. Susan Senft and Jenn Brown, staff at Island Eye Care Inc., will administer free eye exams. Free glasses will be ordered for attendees and later distributed by the church’s HERO Ministry. The Hawaii Island HIV/AIDS Foundation will offer HIV/HCV screenings. Lisa Lea, a SNAP outreach specialist for Hope Services, will assist people with SNAP applications. Representatives from the West Hawaii Community Health Center will provide information about services offered at the center and information about signing up for health insurance. Sarah Huddy from the Kona Commons SuperCuts will offer free haircuts. A free meal, blood pressure, and blood sugar screenings will also be offered during the event.
For more information, contact the church office at 329-5733 or visit konalutheranchurch.com.
- See more at: http://westhawaiitoday.com/news/local-features/about-town-3-19-15#sthash.T2UXm3D9.dpuf
Monday, March 31, 2014
Results of the Kailua-Kona Vision Event: March 29, 2014
This weekend at the Old Airport in Kailua-Kona we held our first Health and Vision Event in Hawaii: 291 meals were served, 105 participants signed-in to receive services, 74 individuals were connected to prescription eye glasses, 62 individuals checked their blood pressure, 51 were screened for diabetes, others received haircuts, toiletries and clothing.
News coverage of the event:
- Before the event: West Hawaii Today
- After the event - cover story: West Hawaii Today
- Welcome
- St. Paulus Lutheran Church
- Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity
- HERO (Help Everyone Regardless of Outcome)
- Island Eye Care
- The Kona Lions Club
- And many others.
This project was made possible because of financial support from St. Paulus Lutheran Church, the Sam Mazza Foundation and the Grace Family Winery Foundation.
Our next event will be held at Grace Lutheran Church in San Francisco on April 12th from 10am-3pm.
Individuals connected to prescription glasses since our project began:325
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