Serving soup to fight hunger: College Lions to resume Empty Bowls fundraiser SUGAR GROVE, Ill., April 5, 2022–Waubonsee Community College’s Lions Club will cosponsor an Empty Bowls fundraiser to fight hunger on Wednesday, April 13, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The public is invited. The event will be held in the Student Center lobby… Continue reading College Lions club serve soup to fight hunger
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Providing A Helping Hand for Our Citizens
On December 10th, 2021 a F4 tornado was on the ground in Western & Central Kentucky for over 200 miles. In my District two major cities where hit hard. Several small communities where totally destroyed. There where fatalities all along the path of the tornado. Thousands of homes where totally destroyed, several thousand had major… Continue reading Providing A Helping Hand for Our Citizens
Special Olympics Florida — Melvin Jones Fellow
As part of the continued collaboration across the US State of Florida, Special Olympics Florida Chief Executive Officer (and Melvin Jones Fellow (MJF)!) Sherry Wheelock has bestowed upon Special Olympics Florida athlete Kerry Ford the distinguished Melvin Jones Fellowship! Kerry Ford is an exemplary Special Olympics athlete and community leader since 2014, and competes in… Continue reading Special Olympics Florida — Melvin Jones Fellow
Cornhole competition benefits LCIF
US$3,000 was raised for LCIF thanks to a cornhole competition, at a recent 14 C council meeting. Photographed in group photo: (Left) MD-14 LCIF Co-coordinator PDG Kerry McKnight and (Right) is the Builder/Donor VDG Mike Schaeffer. With the help of every Lion doing and giving what they can, Campaign 100: LCIF Empowering Service will meet… Continue reading Cornhole competition benefits LCIF
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
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
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
Connection
As the global community navigates the current pandemic, the themes of service and inclusion have emerged as critical elements to an ever-changing society. The world has witnessed the traumatic effect that COVID has had on all neighborhoods, all communities and all nations. Perhaps more importantly still, the globe has continuously looked to a new cast… Continue reading Connection
LCIF Rescues Community, Cements Signature Project
When Superstorm Sandy made landfall on the eastern seaboard of the United States in 2012, its impact was felt not just in the more than US$70 billion in property damage it inflicted, but also in the countless lives changed forever. Despite the fact that many of their members were among those affected, the Edison Visionary… Continue reading LCIF Rescues Community, Cements Signature Project
Improved Access to Eye Care
We, the members of the Burr Ridge-Hinsdale-Oak Brook (BRHOB) Lions Club, established March 30, 1989, are dedicated to improving communities locally and globally through service and volunteerism. We donate to Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) because together, we can respond quickly for a powerful impact. Here’s one of many BRHOB LCIF grant stories magnified by… Continue reading Improved Access to Eye Care