Article Archive04.21.2023Lions Respond to 'Disaster of the Century' With LCIF Support"Turkey is going through the most difficult days in its history," says Past Council Chairperson Danyal Kubin, the disaster relief committee chairperson for MD 118 who is mobilizing Lions' disaster relief efforts following the February 2023 earthquake and aftershocks that struck Turkey and Syria. Kubin is a structural engineer and…more...03.22.2023Standing at the Edge of a Hunger CliffAt the FISH Food Pantry in Williamsburg, Virginia, the number of people coming for help in January was greater than it has been in a decade. In February, client numbers doubled that of February ’22. Eggs prices went up 150 percent over that year and groceries, nine to 11 percent.…more...03.13.2023Rocking OutWho knew a granite rock gliding over ice could be such a draw in central New York, where members of the Wallkill Lions Club host an annual curling tournament--known as a bonspiel. The event has exploded in popularity from a one-day tournament with 12 teams nine years ago to 46…more...03.06.2023Looking the World in the EyeTwenty new Lions are expected to join the ranks of Lions District 17A in Kansas by the end of this Lion year, thanks to a symposium that highlights the important roles women play in Lions. The second Women in Lions Symposium was held in December 2022 in Lawrence, Kansas. The…more...03.01.2023A Second HomeFor many students in Brazil, the school for the deaf in Medianeira has become synonymous with hope. And they are willing to travel across their vast country to be in a place that feels, as one student put it, like their “second home.” Unfortunately, people with deafness and other hearing…more...02.07.2023Gotta Love a LocomotiveWhen the conductor called “All Aboard!” on the Fourth of July, even Colorado’s Loveland Lions were surprised. More than 880 riders of all ages set a record with tickets to board their replica train in the park that day. The Buckhorn Northern Railroad in Loveland’s North Lake Park is an…more...02.07.2023Little Ambassador Takes Leos Around the WorldHe’s little. He’s legendary. And he’s a Leo. Well, sort of. Since 2018 Dustin Dumbledore has traveled to Lion and Leo events in at least four countries, received pins from International President Brian Sheehan and Past International President Brian Alexander, joined the Lions International Pin Trading Club in Calgary, ridden…more...02.07.2023If You Build It, They Will ComeThe quaint seaside town of Seal Beach in Orange County, California, got its beginnings as a shipping port called Anaheim Landing, where growers found it a convenient distribution point for the wine they nurtured in their Southern California vineyards. Everyone in Seal Beach looks forward to the vibrant and eclectic…more...02.07.2023Keeping it PoppinIt's a deceptively modest fundraiser, but for one Lions Club, it’s the kernel of all their programs. Every Saturday, the Lions Club of Marshalltown, Iowa brings a popcorn machine to a local store and sells popcorn for US$2 a bag. The ingredients are modest, too: Iowa-sourced raw corn, salt, butter,…more...02.07.2023Gold RushMore than 100 years ago, Mother Earth supplied so much iron ore in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that Ishpeming, Michigan was a boom town. The population was over 13,000, mines employed many, and the economy was robust. They even had an opera house. But over the years, the industry changed, employment…more...Previous123456…29Next