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Kansas Lions Clubs from District K held their Cabinet meeting in Hays Saturday, Aug. 20. Hays Lions Club members attending the Cabinet meeting were Les Herrman, Dee Bodine and Jim Huenergarde.

New District K Governor, Kerry Hookstra, from Downs, Kansas, chaired the meeting and planning session.

District K covers the western half of Kansas and consists of 79 Lions Clubs.

Free vision screening and eye glasses recycling are the two main Lions Club projects.

In 2015-2016, District K reported 10,446 vision screenings. Nearly half–4,413–were children between six months and six years of age. Of those, 421 were referred to see their eye specialists.

Total vision screening state-wide in 2015-2016 was 45,805 Kansans.