Article Archive10.01.2019Fashioned for ServiceLIONS STEP OUT IN MILAN FOR THE 102ND INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION It was time to gather, and even a record-setting heat wave couldn’t wilt the Lion spirit. For five days, Lions convened, met new friends and old, shared ideas, and served. They listened to speakers with inspiring stories and watched as…more...09.22.2019Mending the Social FabricAcross the country people of low socioeconomic status live shorter, sicker lives. But it isn’t that poor people have worse habits than healthy people. It’s that we’ve created environments that are so stressful it alters their genetic code.more...09.01.2019Playing With MusicAt Montezuma Elementary School in rural Iowa every kid gets to be a cool percussionist and there are no wrong notes. Thanks to the Montezuma Lions Club there are nine musical percussion instruments on the school’s playground. Included with the xylophones is a color-coded music book with notes for songs…more...09.01.2019Back to the RootsEight years after a catastrophic Category 5 tornado levelled Irving Elementary in Joplin, Missouri, the school is rebuilt and looking better than ever, thanks to Lions, Leos, and LCIF working together. The Missouri Lions of District M6 and the Carl Junction Leos Club joined forces and went “Back to the…more...09.01.2019LCI Forward UpdateThe world is moving forward and so is LCI. Five years ago LCI announced the strategic plan to serve 200 million people annually by focusing our efforts in areas we felt would best get us to that goal. It’s amazing what we’ve done so far. Over the past four years…more...09.01.2019Lions Give Supplies and Smiles to Children in NeedLions Give Supplies and Smiles to Children in Need with the Help of a District & Club Community Impact Grant (DCG) Growing up without parents is hard enough. But it’s even worse when an orphanage is not able to provide everything children need to be happy and healthy. Despite loving…more...09.01.2019Keeping Troubled Kids in the ClassroomIt was a Tuesday and Jack*, a student at Sycamore Elementary School in Redding, California wasn’t in his classroom. He was clinging upside down to a gate outside the principal’s office, crying and screaming. Jack had been in and out of numerous schools in his short life, but each one…more...09.01.2019InterferenceLions in Florida help a 6-year-old to hear above the din Skye-Nohea Mizner was barely 3 years old when her mother realized something was wrong. During swimming class in a noisy pool, Marie-Fleur Mizner said, her daughter wasn't responding correctly to the teacher's instructions. Afterward, she cried and said she…more...09.01.2019Looking Good and Doing GoodOn stage and off, Khodr Farhat makes it all look easy. Reading Braille, navigating with a white cane, challenging ableist assumptions: People who are blind or visually impaired face these and many other obstacles. Add to those “learning English,” “affording college,” and “losing nearly 150 pounds,” and you’ll get a…more...09.01.2019Growing Up Green Fourth graders become foresters In the butterfly garden at Wescott Elementary School near Chicago, fourth graders cheered as they planted a 3-foot-tall tree for Arbor Day, gladly crawling on their knees to press dirt around the roots and make it secure. The Norway spruce wasn’t just any tree. Just…more...Previous1…2526272829…32Next