OLD LYME — The Lyme-Old Lyme Lions Club will host photographer and author Caryn B. Davis at its upcoming full membership meeting on Thursday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. at Memorial Town Hall, 65 Lyme St., Old Lyme.
Davis’s book, Connecticut Waters: Celebrating Our Coastline & Waterways is a tribute to Connecticut’s maritime roots. The book takes readers on a nautical journey exploring the many ways Nutmeggers use our waterways for industry, education and recreation, and how these waterways have shaped our culture as a state.
Her talk will include her photography and stories from her research which beautifully capture the shoreline.
Visit this link to read a review of Connecticut Waters: Celebrating Our Coastline & Waterways by Olwen Logan and published June, 2021 on LymeLine.com.
In addition, Davis will speak to an area very important to the Lions Club–the preservation and restoration of vision. She will speak about her work with Orbis International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to eradicating blindness worldwide.
Orbis has converted a DC10 airplane into a flying eye hospital and has performed surgeries on the aircraft which is a teaching facility. There is a classroom, screening room, recovery room, and operating room on board.
Davis was a media producer on board the Orbis and will share videos and photos of the surgeries that were left behind as teaching tools.
Orbis has flown to 11 third countries on eye saving missions.
Lyme-Old Lyme Lions programs are free and open to the public. The Lyme-Old Lyme Lions also welcomes new members. There will be a social at 6:30 p.m. The program begins at 7 p.m.
For more information, call Karen Geisler at (860) 434-5321.