Club News – April 2023The Grifton Lions Club has been named among the fastest-growing Lions clubs in North Carolina. The club inducted eight new members, recording a 125% growth rate. Lion Jerry Williams received an award from International President Brian Sheehan for his achievements in fulfilling the mission of LCI. Williams is responsible for bringing in many of the […]
Gold Rush More 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 and population figures dropped, and […]
The Power of Sustainability Enel North America embarked on a new environmental partnership with Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) to help make communities healthy and sustainable and protect our planet. As a leading developer and long-term owner and operator of renewable energy projects in North America, Enel and its more than 1,500 employees are dedicated to helping protect and […]
We are the Good ThingsHello, Lions! In Minnesota, even though December is cold and dark, our hearts are never more warm and filled with light than they are during this time. It’s in December that we share meals with loved ones and find ways to connect with friends we haven’t seen all year. We look for ways to give […]
Doing the Dirty WorkWhen Lions Dale and Sylvia McClease began working with a local program to refurbish computers, they didn’t expect that e- waste recycling would become one of their club’s most important programs. Now their Maple, ON club’s collection events, held on rotating weekends in the summer, can fill a 20-yard shipping container with electronics in just […]
The World Needs Lions Changing the world. It’s why the Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF)—a global foundation—empowered service through its most ambitious fundraising campaign in its history. June 30, 2022, officially marked the end of Campaign 100: LCIF Empowering Service. Thanks to support from Lions, Leos, partners, and other donor support, Campaign 100 is completed and Lions and Leos […]
2020-2021 Annual Report Thirty years ago, I was helping my husband create materials to promote Lions Clubs International Foundation’s first fundraising campaign, SightFirst. It was during this time that I realized I wanted to be part of Lions; part of something bigger and on an international scale. It is my honor to serve alongside my fellow Lions. Now, […]
Executive Summary – April 2022EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA April 22-25, 2022 Audit Committee The committee received an update from Lions Clubs International Internal Audit and will continue to follow up and monitor action plans. Constitution & By-Laws Committee Denied an international director endorsement complaint filed in District 3231-A3 (India) […]
Kicking Weeds to the Curb Kindness isn’t only something Lions show toward people, but to the earth as well. In Finland, most summer jobs were eliminated during the summer of 2020 due to the pandemic. The Lions Club Lahti Ankkurit figured they could do some good for their environment and support the local youth–who typically relied on summer jobs to keep them busy–along the way.
Tending To Our Common HomeDear Lions, I have always believed that you take care of the things you care about. That’s why I keep my home tidy and my plants watered. When something is damaged, I fix it. I know that if I don’t do these things, my house won’t be the place I want to call home. The […]