Our club, with the help of our community and many other Lions Clubs, has kept over 2500 pounds of soft plastics out of the landfills since September 1, 2020. In the midst of the pandemic, the Stockton-San Joaquin Lions Club was searching for meaningful projects to better our community. We are a small and diverse… Continue reading Exchanging Bags for Benches to Beautify Our Planet
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Free Diabetes Screening and Awareness Activities
Consistent with its mandate on health intervention and awareness, the Lions and Leos of District 404A2 Nigeria of Lions Clubs International has carried out Free Diabetes Screening with an Awareness Walk in commemoration of the World Diabetes Day, themed: “Access To Diabetes Care, If Not Now, When?” with support of the Lions Clubs International Foundation… Continue reading Free Diabetes Screening and Awareness Activities
Field of Honor – Veteran’s Day
“Field of Honor” is an annual event that honors military members and first responders in Merced County. Over 1,700 flags are displayed at Merced college. LEO students from Merced High School volunteer at this event every year. Our duty is to place the flags at a designated location, attached name tags to each one, and… Continue reading Field of Honor – Veteran’s Day
Abriendo Ojos en Guatemala
Los estudios muestran que 4 de cada 10 atletas de las Olimpiadas Especiales en América Latina nunca se han sometido a un examen de la vista. En respuesta a esta necesidad, las Olimpiadas Especiales de Guatemala organizaron un evento de Abriendo Ojos durante el cual 51 atletas recibieron exámenes de la vista. El evento fue… Continue reading Abriendo Ojos en Guatemala
Strengthening the Partnership in Jamaica
Special Olympics Jamaica continues its strong relationship with Lions and Leos. At a Unified Football and Healthy Athletes screening event, Leos served as volunteers and unified partners, Lions as non-clinical volunteers at the Opening Eyes screening. In addition, Jamaica hosted a floorball training for all Caribbean Program leaders.
The Fall from Heaven
To many, Australia is heaven on Earth. North to south, massive Australia offers diverse and breathtaking landscapes, lush rainforests in the northeast transforming to majestic mountain ranges in the country’s south. Natural beauty combined with cosmopolitan flair are no doubt among the reasons 26 million people call the Land Down Under home and where millions… Continue reading The Fall from Heaven
Social Change Maker Award
Glenside Lions Club won the award for the Social Change Maker Category at the City of Burnside Business Awards Ceremony last night. We were one of three finalists in the category. The event was hosted by Mayor Anne Monceaux and City CEO Chris Cowley. Representing our Club were President John Standingford, Cathy Greven and Yee… Continue reading Social Change Maker Award
Contai Lions Club organized Blood related camp
Contai Lions Club organized a blood donation, blood group diagnosis and blood sugar diagnosis camp at Gopalpur under Contai 3 block. A local club Tarun Sangha is co-organizer. 107 people, which included 72 women, donated blood in the camp. About 70 people took part in the Sugar Diagnosis and Group Diagnosis Camp. The program is… Continue reading Contai Lions Club organized Blood related camp
Promoting Good Mental Health and Well-Being
Childhood. It’s not always easy. Nor are the adolescent years. Developing socially, and maturing emotionally and intellectually, can be challenging. Other factors overwhelming too many of our youth include peer pressure; insecure home lives; and school environments in which students feel unsafe, unwelcome, or uncared for. Fortunately, students in Australia and worldwide are gaining valuable… Continue reading Promoting Good Mental Health and Well-Being
Educational materials were handed over to 80 students
Everyone is thalassemia patient. Poor. So they are having problems to study. They contacted the Contai Leo club for help. With the financial support of the Contai Lions Club, the Leo members handed over the educational materials to these students. Educational materials were handed over to 80 students. The project cost 75 dollars.