[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 87 (Tuesday, May 23, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E478]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA LIONS MOBILE SIGHT AND HEARING SCREENING 
                                  UNIT

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                     HON. ABIGAIL DAVIS SPANBERGER

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 23, 2023

  Ms. SPANBERGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Northern 
Virginia Lions Mobile Sight and Hearing Screening Unit. Since 1976, 
they have dutifully served our community members--including 
approximately 550,000 children--across Virginia's Seventh District in 
the counties of Culpeper, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and 
the City of Fredericksburg.
  The Mobile Sight and Hearing Screening Unit's primary mission has 
been to detect vision or hearing impairments that may restrict 
someone's ability to learn or develop emotionally--and then refer these 
individuals to healthcare providers. Virginia volunteers have conducted 
screenings at schools, churches, county fairs, and health clinics 
across Northern Virginia at no cost to patients.
  Thanks to advances in technology, Lions Clubs are now able to use 
portable sight and hearing equipment to conduct screenings in our 
communities. As a result, the Northern Virginia Lions Mobile Sight and 
Hearing Screening Unit conducted its final mobile screening event on 
March 29, 2023. The last remaining van is now being sold, and the 
remaining funds will be used to purchase new portable sight and hearing 
equipment, which will be distributed to Lions Clubs across Northern 
Virginia. For the past 47 years, the Northern Virginia unit has 
admirably exemplified the Lions Club International's motto, ``We 
Serve.''
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you and my colleagues join me in honoring all 
the men and women of the Northern Virginia Lions Mobile Sight and 
Hearing Screening Unit for their years of dedicated, selfless service 
to the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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