Lions Keep An Eye On Baby Health

Written By Cristy Houghton

(Article printed in 'Daily Examiner' Saturday August 8, 2009)

"LOOKING TO THE FUTURE: Clarence Valley Lions Clubs joined forces to raise funds for an Indirect Ophthalmoscope for Grafton Base Hospital.  The instrument will be used to check the eyesight of premature babies, alleviating the need for parents to take their babies to Coffs Harbour for testing.

Project organiser Deyann McDonnell said the instrument cost about $5,000, with half raised from community fundraising and the balance donated by the Lions Clubs NSW-ACT Save Sight Foundation.

In its letter of appreciation, the North Coast Area Health Service expressed "great pleasure and gratitude for the HEINE UNPLUGGED BINOCULAR OPHTHALMOSCOPE, VIEW 20D AND 30D LENSES AND ACCESSORIES which is now in use in the Maternity Unit at the Grafton Base Hospital".  The letter went on to acknowledge the support of the foundation and the lions clubs of Maclean, Yamba, Wooli, Grafton and Big River,

The neo-natal ophthalmoscope will be beneficial for the premature babies at Grafton base hospital.  It reduces the need to transport premature babies out of hospital to have their eyes tested and will also allow premature babies born elsewhere to be returned to Grafton sooner as they can now have their eyes tested there. 

Cristy Houghton

Cristy's unique career has taken her from country NSW to the city lights of Clarendon Street South Melbourne and back again. With an early career in radio as a copywriter and creative strategist, she is now a Jill of all trades as a graphic designer, website builder, blog writer, video editor, social media manager, marketing strategist and more. 

In fact, give her any task and this chick will figure out how to do it! Go on, we dare you!

No, really, we DARE you!!

Cristy has won two Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRAs) for Best Ad and Best Sales Promotion, and even has an 'Employee of the Year' certificate with her name on it.

Cristy and her husband James have traveled extensively through Russia, China and South East Asia, and have two fur-babies, Sooty (cat) and Panda (puppy). Cristy loves drinking coffee, meeting people to drink coffee, coffee tasting and coffee flavoured cocktails. She also enjoys road trips, TED Talks and watching cat videos on youtube.

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