ignites the spark!
How it all Started...
The Northwest Lions Foundation for Sight & Hearing partners with Lions Clubs in Washington and Northern Idaho to help them accomplish sight and hearing missions in their own communities – one neighbor at a time...
1925 |
Ms. Keller travels to Lions International Convention to ask Lions to serve as “Knights of the Blind.” Lions say, “Yes!” |
1969 |
Regional Lions Clubs band together to establish the Northwest Lions Eye Bank. |
| 1979 |
Lions International President Ralph Lynam asks Lions to extend their special sight mission to also help those who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. Lions say, “Yes!” |
1979 |
At their district convention, Lions Clubs of Washington and Northern Idaho vote to found the Lions Hearing Conservation Foundation. |
| 1998 |
Northwest Lions say, “Yes!” to the opportunity to achieve dual missions with greater efficiency - merge sight and hearing conservations into one organization – the Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation of Washington and Northern Idaho. |
2001 |
To reflect the expanding reach of our humanitarian services and a merger with the Montana Eye Bank, we change our name to Northwest Lions Foundation for Sight & Hearing. |
2004 |
The Northwest Lions Foundation for Sight & Hearing launches AUDIENT™, a national nonprofit alliance bringing low-cost, high-quality hearing care to income-qualified individuals. |
| 2006 |
To better reflect its national and international role, the Board of Trustees of the Northwest Lions Foundation for Sight & Hearing renames Northwest Lions Eye Bank as SightLife™. |
| 2008 |
SightLife is established as the parent organization of both the Northwest Lions Foundation for Sight & Hearing and AUDIENT. |