Enhancing a Childhood Cancer Facility in West Africa Cancer rates are steadily increasing in Burkina Faso. Since 2012, the West African country’s Ministry of Health, has reported over 5,000 new cancer cases each year. Yet the country’s healthcare system remains ill-equipped to meet demand, leaving many patients without the care they urgently need. Only two hospitals in the entire country treat children with […]
A Shelter of Strength: The Lagos Childhood Cancer Caregiver Home The Federal Medical Center (FMC) in Lagos is one of Nigeria’s premier hospitals for treating childhood cancer. Many parents and caregivers travel from across Nigeria to seek treatment here. According to Past District Governor (PDG) Kema Benedicta Ashibuogwu, “Many children diagnosed with cancer come from outside Lagos State and do not have relatives or friends […]
Unthinkable Journeys — Serving Families with Childhood Cancer According to World Health Organization, over 1,000 children are diagnosed with cancer every day. While childhood cancer can be treatable, the outcome often depends on the child’s access to the proper resources and healthcare. Nonetheless, it is a devastating journey for families. Since cancer impacts many children and their families, Lions all over the world […]
Wishing Big for Childhood Cancer PatientsWhen Finley Holland was eight months old, a doctor discovered a tumor in her cheek. Her parents, Lions Tony and Stacy, began the grim routine so many families face when their children are sick. Appointment after appointment, they struggled to keep Finley entertained and distracted before an uncomfortable procedure or needle prink. They found games […]
Childhood CancerUnthinkable Journeys — Serving Families with Childhood CancerAccording to World Health Organization, over 1,000 children are diagnosed with cancer every day. While childhood cancer can be treatable, the outcome often depends on the child’s access to the proper resources and healthcare. Nonetheless, it is a devastating journey for families. Since cancer impacts many children and […]
Yoopers Put in the Miles for Kids with Cancer When Rylan became sick his parents made the 1,000 mile round-trip journey several times a month to get him treatment. They did this multiple times a month, something any parent would do when their child is diagnosed with Stage IV High-Risk Neuroblastoma, a type of brain cancer. Unfortunately, this is not uncommon for families dealing […]
LCIF Grant Funds Life-Saving Cancer Research in Australia Gloom and rain don’t keep 13-year-old Jack from fishing with his grandfathers. What would have stopped him just a few years ago was aggressive cancer doctors weren’t sure he’d survive. Jack’s first bout with cancer was a brain tumor. With surgery removing the growth, Jack’s cancer was eradicated. Just 18 months later, however, cancer returned, […]
Cans for Kids with Cancer The Marquette Lions envisioned a simple three-hour event to collect and recycle empty, refundable aluminum cans. But they ended up moving a mountain — a mountain of 81,501 empty beverage cans worth 10 cents apiece, and it earned them more than US$8,100 for children battling cancer in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Club Vice President Mary Rule […]
2024-2025 Annual Report Dear Lions, Leos and Friends, Serving as your chairperson this year has been a true honor. Thank you for your service, support and commitment to our humanitarian mission. Let us celebrate our progress, share our stories and carry this momentum into the future. Yours in service, Dr. Patti Hill 2024–2025 Chairperson, Lions Clubs International […]
Lead to Serve, Serve to Lead. We are committed to leaving this world better than what we inherited. Together, our service makes it possible. And, we can expand our service by growing our membership. A world that shaped his own A.P. Singh calls India home, and it’s a home unlike any other. India is a cradle of human civilization, with a […]