Club News – November 2022The Lemon Grove Lions in California hosted a cornhole tournament with proceeds benefitting Fisher House San Diego where families of patients receiving medical care at Naval Medical Center San Diego are offered a “home away from home” at no cost. More than a dozen Lions from the Aurora Noon Lions Club in Illinois took part […]
Executive Summary – October 2022 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA October 3-6, 2022 Audit Committee Received a preliminary draft of The International Associations of Lions Clubs audited financial statements and report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Received an updated risk assessment, internal audit plan, and internal audit overview presentation from […]
No Starving Artists The Lions of The Dalles, Oregon were excited their city was chosen for the 2022 Northwest Mural Fest, but even they weren’t expecting how transformative the new murals would be. Now fifteen large murals downtown comprise a historical walking tour of The Dalles, and members of the city’s Lions Club were involved in every step […]
A Smile for Sight Sight is one of our most valuable senses. It allows us to connect with the moments in life and with each other. After a premature birth, twins Kaya and Alime were both diagnosed with an eye disease called retinopathy of prematurity, and they needed treatment to protect their sight and prevent blindness. Their parents, Ibrahim […]
Club News – September 2022In Illinois, the Buckley, Ashkum, and Onarga Lions Clubs combined to sponsor a fundraiser featuring a dueling piano group. Proceeds went to the Seeing Eye Dog Program. The Rutherford College Lions in North Carolina built two Blessing Boxes and placed one at Connelly Springs Town Hall and one at Rutherford College Town Hall. They keep them […]
Club News – August 2022When Aurora rescue mission Wayside Cross Ministries asked the public to donate bottled water, Aurora Noon Lions Club in Illinois responded with 1,800 bottles. The water is needed during the hot summer at Wayside Cross Ministries’ Master’s Touch Men’s Recovery Center, Lifespring for women and children, street outreach through the Elgin Wayside Center, and the Aurora […]
A New Frontier That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for vision. In early February, 2022, a team of researchers successfully implanted a first-of-its-kind artificial vision system into the brain of a blind volunteer. The Intracortical Visual Prosthesis (ICVP) bypasses the retina and optic nerves and connects directly with the visual cortex, creating the potential for […]
Catching Frogs An hour or so after arriving at summer camp, seven-year-old Brian* is in tears. Spotting Kathy, Brian launches himself into her arms, repeating, between choked sobs, “I want to go home.” Kathy has a son named Brian, but he isn’t the blond little boy who has wrapped his arms around her – he is the […]
Lions Clubs International Honors Dr. Helena Ndume with Humanitarian Award For her dedication to humanitarian service and medical contributions to the world, Dr. Helena Ndume, Chief of Ophthalmology at Windhoek Central Hospital in Namibia, and partner with SEE International, was presented with the 2022 Lions Humanitarian Award during the 104th Lions Clubs International Convention in Montreal, CA, on June 28, 2022. Forced to flee her […]
Executive Summary – June 2022 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Montréal, Québec, Canada June 20-23, 2022 Audit Committee The committee received an update from Lions Clubs International Internal Audit and will continue to follow up and monitor action plans. (No Resolutions) Constitution & By-Laws Committee Upheld a district governor election complaint filed […]