Vision for Kids Volunteer Day: Help The Kids See The Board

📅 Date: Saturday January 24, 2026
⏰ Volunteer Check In: 8:30 AM
🕘 Event Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Location:
Southwest Public Schools
6400 Westpark Dr
Houston, TX 77057

• POC Ivan Sanchez 832-713-4577

At Southwest Public Schools, nearly 150 out of 800 students cannot clearly see the board in class.

This is not a behavior issue.
This is not a motivation issue.
This is a vision issue.

When kids can’t see the board, learning becomes harder immediately. Confidence drops. Engagement fades. For many families, basic eye care is simply not affordable.

That’s the reality inside these classrooms right now.

On January 24, Houston Millennials is joining forces with Rotary District 5890 and the Lions Club to host a large-scale, organized vision screening event at Southwest Public Schools.

👁️ Lions Club will conduct professional on-site vision screenings
📋 Students who need further care will be identified
🎟️ Follow-up optometrist exams will be handled through a voucher system
💙 Families pay nothing

This is a focused pilot effort.
Only students from this school will be served at this stage.
Once the process is proven, we expand.

This is not a casual volunteer opportunity.

This is a logistics-driven, student-centered operation that requires people who show up on time, follow direction, and stay for the full event.

We are recruiting committed volunteers only to help ensure students move through the process safely, efficiently, and with dignity.

If you want to be part of something real and well-run, we need you.

This is a working volunteer event, not a symbolic RSVP. Space is intentionally limited and every role matters. If you register, you are committing to show up on time, stay engaged, and serve for the full event. Each RSVP represents one confirmed volunteer, and we require accurate contact information so we can coordinate roles and communicate logistics before and during the event.

This initiative only works if the people who sign up actually show up. We are counting on you.

✅ Student check-in and verification
✅ Escorting students between screening stations
✅ Managing student flow and lines
✅ Supporting Lions screening teams
✅ General on-site logistics support

Clear instructions and role assignments will be provided on site.

🕣 Arrive by 8:30 AM sharp
⏳ Stay through the full event
🤝 Professional and respectful conduct
🏫 Comfortable working in a school environment with students

Please register only if you are committed to attending.

This effort began when Dr. James Troutman, a teacher at Southwest Public Schools, spoke up about what students were experiencing in the classroom and brought the concern forward. Through Ivan Sanchez with Houston Millennials, the issue was elevated to the Sharpstown Rotary Club, led by President Karen Blakeman, and then to Rotary District 5890 under District Governor Dr. Tom Kelchner. Rotary then engaged the Lions Club, led by District Governor Mike George, whose organization is globally recognized for vision care and eyeglass manufacturing.

From there, the effort expanded to optometrists, medical professionals, and additional community leaders, taking on a life of its own as more people stepped in to help.

What started with one educator speaking up has become a coordinated community response, all focused on one goal.

Helping kids see the board.

PARTNERS:

• Rotary 5890
• Lions Club International
• Houston Millennials
• SW Public Schools
• Hearts of Grace Foundation
• Hudson Group By Avolta
• Moving Forward 360

Clear vision changes everything.

One morning of your time can remove a barrier a child faces every single day in the classroom.

If you register, we are counting on you.

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