Executive Summary – Oct 2019EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Milan, Italy June 30-July 4, 2019 AUDIT COMMITTEE The committee will continue to monitor and follow up on action plans. CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS COMMITTEE Denied a district governor election complaint filed in District 112-C (Belgium) and declared a vacancy in the office of district governor for the 2019-2020 […]
LCI Forward Update The 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 Lions have participated in LCI […]
Looking 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 sense of the additional challenges […]
Club News – Sept 2019 The Bristol Lions Club in Connecticut worked with the New England Carousel Museum and Connecticut Radio Information Service to provide an audio tour of the museum’s exhibits for the visually impaired. A cellphone app allows each visitor to take an audio tour of the museum’s collection of hand-carved wooden horses and the historic carousel. Nineteen […]
Nothing Fishy About this Idea The Lions in Mt. Washington, Kentucky, host more than 30 fundraising fish fries a year, selling more than 15,000 pieces of fresh fish. For the people in their area south of Louisville that means there are multiple opportunities to get a good dinner while supporting a great cause. But for members of the Mt. Washington, […]
Diversity Bridges All DividesCreating Harmony Through Service With International President Dr. Jung-Yul Choi We Serve all people in all places. Lions are a shining example to the world of the good that can be accomplished by uniting in harmony. We’re known for our strength and ability to help others—and this is only accomplished Through Diversity. Hard work. The […]
Executive Summary – July 2019INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Reykjavik, Iceland April 3-6, 2019 AUDIT COMMITTEE The committee will continue to monitor and follow up on action plans. CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS COMMITTEE Appointed International Director Dr. Datuk Naga to serve as the Coordinating Lion for the former District 301-A1 (Philippines) for fiscal year 2019-2020. Approved the formation of the […]
Finding HomeHOW A NEPALESE DIASPORA COMMUNITY IN CALIFORNIA FOUND THEIR ROOTS AGAIN IN LIONS. It was under a banyan tree that it all began. In the town where Rajen Thapa grew up in Eastern Nepal there was no football field, no tennis court, no swimming pool – just the banyan tree. In the evening, after they […]
Sight for Kids, a Powerful Partnership Sight for Kids, a Powerful Partnership Ben was 3 years old. He should have felt happy, inquisitive, and brave. Instead, he always seemed to have an angry expression on his face. He rarely smiled. In addition, he had delayed motor skills and difficulty walking; he would frequently run into things. He was frustrated and expressed […]
Club News – July 2019 In Pennsylvania, Boy Scout John E. Yaletchko III made wooden eyeglass collection boxes for the Avon Grove Lions as his Eagle Scout project. The boxes will be placed in various locations in the Avondale West Grove area to collect used glasses. In Michigan, the Almont Lions Club sponsored two Almont girls in Lions’ contests. Jenny […]