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Warm Cloths Distribution

Lions Club of Butwal Central jointly with Leo Club of Butwal Central from District 325B2, Nepal handed over around 500 Pieces of Warm Cloths to Nepal Red Cross Society Butwal Branch to distribute needy people.

Food surplus recovery

The Lions Club of the Lodi province, (Lombardy Italy) Lions District 108Ib3, have purchased a refrigerated van for the transport of food with an investment of approximately 80,000 dollars, of which $ 41,175 thanks to a grant from the L.C.I.F. The service launched in 2021 has already helped more than 270 families. The refrigerated van… Continue reading Food surplus recovery

Providing Meals and Hope

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Lions in Surabaya, Indonesia realized that many people in community were struggling to find necessities including food. Wanting to help their community, they decided to ask their foundation, Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF), for assistance. Because of LCIF’s support, the Surabaya Patria Lions Club in District 307-B2 in Indonesia received a… Continue reading Providing Meals and Hope

Hurricane Ida

G Gary applied for and was granted a $10,000 Disaster Relief Emergency Grant from LCIF to assist the victims of Hurricane Ida in Chester County. The disaster occurred locally on Wednesday, September 1st, 2021 to Thursday, September 2nd, 2021 when Hurricane Ida slammed into Chester County affecting Avondale, Coatesville, Malvern, Modena, Oxford, Phoenixville, and Pocopson… Continue reading Hurricane Ida

Catena del Freddo

Catena del Freddo è un service dell’area fame, promosso e completato dal Distretto 108 LA Toscana. E’ una catena logistica di distribuzione di cibo congelato e fresco, composta da: – 3 automezzi refrigerati che abbiamo messo a disposizione del Banco Alimentare e da – 80 pozzetti congelatori che abbiamo installato nelle strutture caritative periferiche di… Continue reading Catena del Freddo

Walking Africa

Over the course of five months,  Brazil activist Jose Castro, from Lions Club de Viçosa – DLC12 – walked 5,000 kilometers across Africa, from South Africa to Egypt, in a crusade for wheelchair accessibility. After passing through South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania (on route to Alexandria, Egypt). He stopped his journey… Continue reading Walking Africa

First City Lions Blanket Project

Bemidji First City Lions received a $250 Thrivent Action Team Grant that enabled the club to purchase materials to create fleece blankets for Bemidji Area Schools Families in Transition Program and for children at the Roger Maris Cancer Center in Fargo, ND. ”Blanket Bees” are taking place to create the blankets on Saturday mornings as… Continue reading First City Lions Blanket Project

Reaching Refugees in Thailand

Special Olympics Thailand became the first program from the Asia Pacific region to begin programming within a refugee camp. Through support from LCIF, Special Olympics trained 28 coaches based in two camps on the Myanmar border. Training will be followed by implementation of sports training to learners at special needs schools within the camps.

OSEAL Leo Forum in Cambodia

Special Olympics Cambodia was thrilled to participate in the OSEAL Leo Forum in Cambodia. Fun activities including football and tug of war were arranged to connect the Leos with Special Olympics athletes.