Santa Maria Noontimers Lions donates $1,000 to Braille Institute

The Santa Maria Noontimers Lions donated $1,000 to the Santa Barbara Braille Institute’s Santa Maria Center. Noontimers Lions Carol Haynes and Roger Selken presented the check to outreach coordinator Kitty Crockett at the center’s holiday luncheon.

click to enlarge Santa Maria Noontimers Lions donates $1,000 to Braille Institute
PHOTO COURTESY OF LAURA SELKEN

The donation will assist the Santa Maria program’s various classes throughout the year. Clients of the Braille Institute have varying levels of vision, and are taught daily living skills such as cooking, crafts, memory building, basic Braille, and techniques to improve handwriting and spelling.

The Braille Institute’s Santa Maria Center holds meetings most Mondays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Santa Maria Terrace, 1405 E. Main St. More info: 462-1225.

The Santa Maria Noontimers Lions meet every Wednesday at 12:10 p.m. for lunch at Denny’s, 1019 E. Main St., Santa Maria. The club is a chapter of Lions Clubs International, the world’s largest service club organization. More info: 922-2570. 

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