LEGO Braille Bricks Put Inclusive Play at Your Fingertips Now parents of blind and visually impaired children will also need to watch their step: a new kind of LEGO brick is set for release in 2020. The Lego Group, the Danish toy company that makes the popular building block, has repurposed their hallmark knobs into braille dots. “With thousands of audiobooks and computer programs […]
Activist Honored for Work with Survivors of Wartime Sexual Violence In July, human rights activist and Nobel Peace laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege was the recipient of the highest honor Lions Clubs International bestows. The gynecologist who fights on behalf of survivors of wartime sexual violence was honored at the 102nd international convention in Milan with the Humanitarian Award. He dedicated the award to the victims […]
Disconnect: The Tech Addiction ChallengeLions in Italy have decided to see for themselves exactly how addicted to technology their kids are. The Lions of District 108 TB designed an experiment with more than 500 young people from the Modena, Italy, region, challenging them to go three days without using their mobile phones. It was not the goal to demonize […]
What childhood hunger taught me about generosityWhat childhood hunger taught me about generosity I was five years old when my mom took off with me to the coast. She said she needed a do-over. We were starting fresh, with no belongings, no toys, no furniture. She said we had empty hands so that we could catch new blessings. We also had […]
Campaign 100 Is Supporting New Opportunities for Lions Communities around the world are in great need, facing challenges that seem to grow and multiply. Nevertheless, Lions work tirelessly – whether it is reaching out to neighbors across town or across borders – to create lasting positive change. Thanks to grants from LCIF, Lions receive the support they need to take on some of […]
Golden ticket winner prompts conversation about disabilitiesOn May 28, Kodi Lee, 22, received a golden ticket on the season premiere of “America’s Got Talent.” The ticket is a fast-track to the show’s live-audition rounds. Lee won the judges and audience over with his rendition of “A Song For You,” by Donny Hathaway. The clip of his audition went viral, attracting more […]
Calling All Lioness Clubs The Lioness Bridge Program, established to help encourage Lioness clubs to join the Lions family, will be ending on June 30, 2021. Between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2021, clubs that decide to convert can have any number of members, and charter fees will be waived. In addition, all Lionesses who join in this […]
InterferenceLions 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 didn’t want to swim anymore. […]
How One Essay Inspired Texas Club to Quintuple Scholarship Funds The original idea was that the Zapata Lions Club in Zapata, Texas, would fund three college scholarships worth US$1,000 each to the winners of an essay contest for area Leos. Then they read the essays. The Zapata Lions were so moved by Valedictorian Gerardo Gonzalez’s essay about life as an immigrant and DACA student—fleeing violence […]
LION Magazine Reducing Print Issues In April, the International Board of Directors voted to require all official editions of LION Magazine to print at least two issues per year beginning in July 2020, which means that LION magazines around the world will soon be printing fewer issues. We will print four issues of this edition during the 2019-2020 Lion year, […]