Trustee Oswal dedicates life to serving from the heart More than 30 years ago, Trustee Aruna Abhey Oswal joined her local Lions club in Mumbai, India. As a humanitarian and changemaker, she wanted to expand her service globally to help create a better world and empower others. Early on, Trustee Oswal established herself as a trailblazer within the Lions Clubs by becoming the first […]
Lost, Broken, Left behind It was last summer when thousands of people in Afghanistan left their possessions behind to frantically board planes for safe haven in the U.S. During the chaos of their departure, many prescription eyeglasses were among those small but vital items that were left behind.
Club News – March 2022Lions from District 11-B2 in Michigan put together 109 Valentine kits for children at Bronson’s Children’s Hospital in Kalamazoo. Generous donations were made by clubs that could not attend, and monetary donations went toward supplies and books donated to the hospital. The Dansville, New York Lions Club completed its 80th year and has had 80 […]
A World In Need As we approach June 30, the end of historic Campaign 100, I invite you to read and reflect on ways in which Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF), our global foundation, has magnified your service, my service, and the service of Lions and Leos worldwide.
Getting Clean and Giving Back Lion Greg Parr sees the faces of the homeless on the streets of his town every day, but what separates him from the many who drive by, is that he stops. The executive director of the nonprofit organization Neighbor2Neighbor (N2N) in Raytown, Mo., was homeless for 3.5 years. He lived in abandoned buildings, struggled with […]
Hope Aglow On Saturday, August 14, 2021, at 8:29am local time, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the southwestern part of Haiti. That day, over 2,200 people were killed and more than 130,000 homes and buildings were damaged or destroyed. It was another crisis on top of what the country was already facing—political instability, COVID-19, food insecurity, and […]
Tema Supreme Leos Reign SupremeEvery December, we celebrate Leos and invite Leo clubs from around the world to submit an entry in the Annual Leo Video Contest. This year, to celebrate their club’s unique story, we asked Leos to create a video that shows what they’re most proud of in their club’s #LeoLegacy. We received 44 videos from 20 […]
Sittin’ On Top of the World It was 1963 when the Beach Boys reminded us that all we needed was the ocean and a surf board and we’d be riding high. Now, nearly 60 years later, California’s Encinitas Lions help those with vision impairment feel the thrill of catching a wave. Every year for more than 25 years (with the exception […]
Club News – January 2022In New York, the Ballston Spa Lions Club delivered 60 hams to three churches in the village that have food banks. This followed their November delivery of 20 turkeys and nine other items for needy families in their community. The Sargent Area Lions Club in Texas has become a staple organization in the small coastal […]
The DNA of Lions Why do Lions become Lions? Is serving in the genes? A look at what makes Lions tick and how a life of service has benefits beyond helping those we serve.