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 […]
Lions Get in on Octopi Action to Help Preemies Grow Armed with crochet hooks and boundless enthusiasm, members of a Lions club in Israel are creating colorful stuffed octopi to help premature babies thrive. Research shows that nestling the crocheted sea animals in isolettes can provide benefits for preemies, which is why members of Almog KIryat Ono Lions Club started making the eight-legged octopi in […]
Club News – July 2022In Connecticut, the Terryville Leo Club members from Eli Terry Junior Middle School placed flags on the graves of veterans at Hillside Cemetery in honor of Memorial Day. The Fargo Lions Club in North Dakota gifted “The Spirit of the Sandbagger” monument to the City of Fargo in honor of the club’s 100th anniversary. The […]
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 […]
Rising Music is a form of resilience in Anderson, Indiana. Once a hub for twenty now-defunct General Motors plants, the people of Anderson have a shared legacy of tenacity. The city played a pivotal role in the country’s car manufacturing industry, the details of which are documented in The Herald Bulletin book “The Auto Industry of […]
Club News – June 2022In North Carolina, the Beaufort Lions Club funds Navilens Project for the Blind at the Beaufort NC Maritime Museum. The club donated US$4,200 to the Friends of the NC Maritime Museum to fund the first step towards establishment of “Interactive Experiences” for the blind. This donation will directly fund the installation of a Navilens Navigational/Informational-Transfer […]
Two Decades of Helping the World See Clearly Five-year-old Breisy struggled to recognize letters and objects at school. Thanks to support from the Sight For Kids program, a program co-founded by the Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) and Johnson & Johnson Vision, Breisy enjoys a new pair of glasses and—now—she finally sees clearly. Maria, Breisy’s mother, described her daughter’s free vision screening and […]
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) […]