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The Solomon Masonic Lodge No. 32, of Krebs, is celebraring 100 percent attendance and participation in the clubs’s Partners in Prevention program for the 2008-2009 school year, according to a press release from the club.

For more than 23 years, the Masonic Charities Foundation of Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Masons and Prevent Blindness Oklahoma have worked hand-in-hand to provide free vision screenings to the children and families of Oklahoma, a club press release said.

The Masonic Charities Foundations provided financial in support of the program last year, while 193 local lodges furnished volunteers to help with screenings. Prevent Blindness Oklahoma provides certified screeners who travel to over 1,000 locations in all 77 counties to screen children in day care centers, preschools, Head Start Centers, and public and private schools, according to the club.

According to information provided by the club, during the 2008-2009 school year, the staff screened 251,293 children and referred 25,931 for a comprehensive eye exam. Prevent Blindness Oklahoma also provides vouchers for free exams and glasses to qualifying families through our Vision Service Plan benefit program.

McAlester News-Capital, McAlester, OK - Masons’ work helps children see