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.
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Why We Give
We know firsthand the great work of LCIF, which provided a grant in 1990 for a low vision center we helped launch. Our area benefitted from one of LCIF’s earliest Disaster Relief grants and recently from a US$100,000 grant to help establish a hospice house. Over the years, we have personally worked with many dedicated… Continue reading Why We Give
A Lions Emergency Response Team (ALERT) Project
A Disaster Relief grant from LCIF funded the purchase of a 6X12 foot enclosed trailer, emergency supplies such as snacks, beverages, and tools for cleanup and repairs in the event of a declared emergency/disaster in the state of South Carolina. In addition, the team has held Emergency Preparedness Workshops at Lions Club meetings, community meetings,… Continue reading A Lions Emergency Response Team (ALERT) Project
Helping Humanitarians Roar
Earth isn’t just our home. It’s where Lions and Leos are called to serve, and our call always begins with a ROAR! With every donation returned in the form of grant programs and funding, Lions Clubs International Foundation – YOUR foundation – amplifies every hour you commit to your community’s well-being. Lions and Leos worldwide… Continue reading Helping Humanitarians Roar
Life Skills through Lions Quest
Anchorage School District has been a nationwide leader in SEL programming for many years, but was searching for one unified program to implement across their middle schools. Lions recognized a unique opportunity; through their own network, they had connections with district leadership, and through LCIF, they had access to both funding and a proven SEL… Continue reading Life Skills through Lions Quest
Lions and Beep Baseball a Perfect Fit
My Lions Wow moment is the pride and satisfaction I derive from volunteering to assist those who are blind and visually impaired to have access to vigorous athletic competition playing adapted baseball known as Beep Baseball. The National Beep Baseball Association (NBBA) is the sanctioning body for this sport which helps those who are blind… Continue reading Lions and Beep Baseball a Perfect Fit
Sensory Trail Opens
The Winchester Host Lions Club’s sensory trail in Jim Barnett Park to aid the blind and visually impaired, was officially opened last Sunday, September 26. This project started 6 years ago when Lions Clubs International asked clubs to consider a Legacy Project to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Lions Clubs International that would benefit their… Continue reading Sensory Trail Opens
LCIF Helps Save Lives in IP Alexander’s Community
Desperate need. That’s one way to describe the situation in Brooklyn, New York’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, which happens to be home to International President Douglas Alexander. Historically a disadvantaged neighborhood, Bed-Stuy, as it’s known to locals, needed an ambulance, residents often waiting 45 minutes for help to arrive. With demand outpacing resources, people were dying. Eager… Continue reading LCIF Helps Save Lives in IP Alexander’s Community
District 13 OH4 Diabetes Grant
District 13 OH4 received a $60,000 diabetes grant to renovate 12 cabins at Camp Ho Mita Koda, a camp for diabetic children located in Newbury, Ohio. The cabins needed new roofs, new wiring, insulation, fans, doors, and interior siding. Lions have volunteered at the camp planting trees, updating lighting in the dining hall, cutting &… Continue reading District 13 OH4 Diabetes Grant
Helping During Hurricane Henri
In MD20 NYS, LCIF helped us build a warehouse and fill it with emergency supplies. We were also able to purchase two trailers for supply transportation. When Hurricane Henri came up the coast, one of our Lions came to the warehouse and filled the small trailer with supplies to aid in the communities that were… Continue reading Helping During Hurricane Henri