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
Story Category: Youth
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
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.
Partnering to Create Better Youth Outcomes
“Our goal is to help every child in Ukraine through Lions Quest.” That lofty aspiration is one that Lions’ Past District Governor Dr. Valentin Kravchenko is determined to help achieve with significant grant funding from Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) and significant participation from local Lions. “We are supporting schools in their efforts to implement… Continue reading Partnering to Create Better Youth Outcomes
Eastern Districts Little Athletics Club
Glenside Lions have donated US$5300 to the Eastern Districts Little Athletics Club in October to help them set up a new computer system to modernize their club administration. This is in line with our club’s focus on youth in our area. EDLA Club hosts a uniquely Australian sport for children aged 3-17 years. It is… Continue reading Eastern Districts Little Athletics Club
Partnership in Education for Lions School in Kenya
Kaani Lions School, supported by the Greater Nairobi Lions Club for decades, badly needed renovating. Learning of the need, LCIF partnered with Lions of Japan, who to date have donated more than US$450,000 to rebuild the school. Lions of Japan and LCIF visited the beautifully updated school in 2019 to celebrate with the students and… Continue reading Partnership in Education for Lions School in Kenya
School Repairs Delight Students and Community
A student’s eagerness to learn can quickly diminish when their school environment is distracting, unclean, and unsafe. After Typhoon Haiyan (known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Yolanda), Tagdon Elementary School was destroyed. Lions in Germany wanted to help. They raised funds and secured a grant from Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) to renovate and… Continue reading School Repairs Delight Students and Community
Expanding a School and Providing Clean Water
The Lions of District 356-F in Korea have received a Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) Standard grant for US$30,000 to expand a school in Siem Reap Province in Cambodia. Lions of Korea traveled to Cambodia to build the new classroom building on the school grounds. They also installed a water well which is providing clean… Continue reading Expanding a School and Providing Clean Water
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