Story Category: Área de enfoque

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.

OSEAL Forum Activation in Japan

With the experience of the Unified bocce at the International Lions Convention still fresh in their minds, Special Olympics Nippon were delighted to have the opportunity to stage a Unified bocce event with Lions at the OSEAL Forum in Hokkaido. International President Gudrun as well as a number of Past International Presidents and Lions Executives… Continue reading OSEAL Forum Activation in Japan

More Resources, More Children Saved

“Your child has cancer” are four gut-wrenching words no parent ever wants to hear. For many in the Badger State, those words are inextricably linked to vital medical services provided at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin (CHW), which cares for two-thirds of the state’s young cancer patients each year. With the number of children needing life-saving… Continue reading More Resources, More Children Saved

Overwhelmed with Gratitude

“We started with the conventional hemodialysis machine, but because of the severity and instability of the child, it was very difficult to dialyze him,” explained Dr. Renata Seixas. Seixas was talking about a young boy she treated at Sorocaba, Brazil’s pediatric cancer hospital, Grupo de Pesquisa e Assistência ao Câncer Infantil, better known as GPACI.… Continue reading Overwhelmed with Gratitude