Story Category: VP 1 – USA

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

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

Yhteisö Clara Cityssä Minnesotassa

Olen hyvin ylpeä siitä kekseliäisyydestä, jota tämä klubi omassa piirissäni on osoittanut. Sillä on suuri merkitys tämän yhteisön vanhusten jokapäiväisessä elämässä. On hienoa nähdä, että kaikki kokoontuvat yhteenyhteisen asian puolesta. Se tekee minusta entistä ylpeämmän lionin.LCIF:n myöntämän vastaavan summan apurahan ansiosta ensimmäisen varapresidentin Brian Sheehanin oman piirin, 5M-4, asukkaat Clara Cityssä, Minnesotassa, tuntevat uutta yhteisöllisyyden… Continue reading Yhteisö Clara Cityssä Minnesotassa