Lion Margaret Dunlevy and Past Council Chair Bill Dunlevy of the Ventura Downtown Lions, District 4-A3, have been presenting a reenactment of Helen Keller’s speech to the 1925 Lions International Convention for the past 5 1/2 years. They have presented in various Lions Districts in California and at Lions Clubs in the Tri-Counties area. PCC Bill introduces Miss Keller by supplying background information on Helen’s life, including her loss of speech and hearing due to an illness when she was under two years of age. After Helen presents her portion - about 5 minutes - PCC Bill introduces Miss Annie Sullivan who reads a letter penned by Helen in 1905. The letter is addressed to Samuel Clemens, the great American author, who will be taking part in a meeting in New York City to address the needs of the blind. The closing of the program is a reminder to Lions and others of the needs of the blind and hearing impaired throughout the world. PCC Bill notes that due to the efforts of Lions Club International through Campaign Sight First and Campaign Sight First II, millions of dollars have been raised to help the blind. In fact, even though the world’s population has increased, the amount of people suffering from preventable blindness has been reduced.