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Lions NSW-ACT Save
Sight Foundation
The Foundation
was established in 1974 and since then has
funded grants worth over $4.5 million.
As its name
implies, the Foundation’s purpose is to save
sight, and this is achieved through the
funding of research into eye care and the
causes, diagnosis, prevention and treatment
of diseases of the eye. This is achieved
through the provision of grants towards
research projects; the purchase of equipment
for universities, hospitals and institutions
involved in eye health; equipment for the
visually impaired; and the promotion of eye
care in the wider community.
The Foundation
provided the University of Sydney’s Save
Sight & Eye Health Institute with seed
funding to assist in its establishment. The
Lions NSW Eye Bank was an initiative of the
Foundation that was established in
partnership with the NSW Government and the
then Sydney Area Health Service. The
Foundation currently contributes $100,000.00
annually towards the running costs of the
Lions NSW Eye Bank.
Lions Clubs
NSW-ACT Public Health Care Foundation
The Foundation
was established in 1981 with the primary
objective of promoting, advancing and
assisting research into the causes,
diagnosis, prevention and treatment of
illnesses, sicknesses and afflictions of all
kinds suffered by humans.
Since its
establishment, the Foundation has funded
grants worth over $4 million towards
research projects concerning various health
and medically related matters; funding for
the purchase of equipment for universities,
hospitals and other health institutions; and
for the promotion of health matters in the
wider community. |
