Altus Lions delivered approximately 270 “Diabetes/Hypoglycemia Emergency Kits” to 8 different schools to be placed in every classroom and school buses. These ‘kits’ were put together after Altus Lions Club was awarded a generous grant from Southwest Rural Electric (SWRE).

According to the CDC, as a result of the pandemic, they are experiencing a huge increase in Diabetes in children and teens, many undiagnosed until recent issues.

(Pictured are Lions Gayle Culberson, Dianna Thompson and Betty Shumaker with representatives from Blair, Olustee and Hollis…other schools receiving kits were Navajo, Tipton, Duke, Mangum and Granite.