Lion Director Mike Halbach introduced Guest Speaker Tomball Lions Club President at the Tomball Lions Club meeting on Friday August 25, 2023.
Pictured (l/r) Lion 1st Vice President Ed De Lany, Woodlands Lion Member Jennifer Applegate, Lion President & Speaker Paul Hancock, Lion Dan Tralmer and special guest Lion Kathi Hibner from the Enterprise Lions Club in Redding, California.
Lion Paul is currently Treasurer of the Executive Committee of the Lions Eye Bank of Texas and he provided Club members and guests a presentation on the Lions Eye Bank which will be an introduction to a tour of the Eye Bank being planned for later this month. His presentation covered the history of the Lions Eye Bank of Texas, originating with a local District 2-S2 Lions getting together with the VA Hospital and the Baylor College of Medicine Ophthalmology Department to secure corneal tissue for transplanting. He demonstrated the large area including the Lions Eye Bank and its partnering Districts 2-S2, 2-S1, 2-S4, and 2-A3, covering from the southern tip of Texas in the Rio Grande Valley up along the Gulf Coast into deep East Texas above Lufkin. Each of these Districts have elected Trustees on the Board of Directors of the Lions Eye Bank of Texas. He covered the importance of educating the public about eye safety and health, the donation process, the life of a donated cornea, and the operation of the Lions Eye Bank of Texas by the Lions and Baylor College of Medicine.
Lion Paul Hancock joined the Tomball Lions Club on March 6, 2018. He has served as Lion Tamer, Director and several officer positions in his club. Paul became interested in the Lions Eye Bank of Texas during an Eye Bank presentation in early 2019. Paul expressed his interest and was subsequently elected as a Trustee of the Lions Eye Bank of Texas effective July 1, 2019. Paul served as a Trustee for three years. Effective July 1, 2022, Paul was nominated and elected as Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Lions Eye Bank of Texas and is currently Treasurer of the Executive Committee effective July 1, 2023. Paul has served each year on the Bowl-A-Thon Committee. During the 2022 Fiscal Year, Paul also chaired the Fundraising Committee of the Lions Eye Bank of Texas. Several outreach presentations have been made by Paul during his time with the Lions Eye Bank. His presentations provide education and awareness of eye health and safety as well as the importance of the cornea donation registry.
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