A PICTURE OF PEACE
2008-09 Merit Award Winner Giovanni Maggio (Italy)
"I was inspired during science class. If each DNA contained the gene of peace, everybody’s life would have meaning." 
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Whether a community project or a global effort, Lions are regularly in the news. Below are some recent examples of media coverage.
Lions Clubs International is always looking for Lions in the headlines. Please e-mail us the story or a description of the coverage you received so we can share your media exposure with other clubs. We regret that due to copyright laws we are unable to reproduce the story.
Statesman Journal (Oregon, USA) March 10, 2010 – The Keizer Lions Club created a program to provide mobility aids such as walkers, canes and wheelchairs to low-income people.
The Buffalo News (New York, USA) March 8, 2010 – Nearly 1,000 people participated in the 41st Lions Club Polar Bear Day in Olcott, raising more than $15,000.
Coastweek.com (Kenya) March 5, 2010 – The Lions Club of Mombasa Pwani held a charity walk to raise money for a blood separating machine.
Manotick/Winchester EMC (Ontario, Canada) March 5, 2010 – The Metcalfe and District Lions Club donated $10,000 to the local hospital’s ophthalmology unit.
Wexford People (County Wexford, Ireland) March 3, 2010 – The Wexford Lions Club raised € 10,000 for Haiti relief efforts.
BrantNews.com (Ontario, Canada) March 3, 2010 – The St. George Lions Club donated $100,000 towards a community center addition.
Times of Swaziland, March 2, 2010 – The Lions Club of Manzini collected E35,000 to purchase a skin-grafting machine to help a severely burned young boy.
The Times-News (North Carolina, USA) Feb. 27, 2010 – The Hendersonville Lions Club provided a hearing aid dog to a deaf library employee.
WJFW, Newswatch 12 (Wisconsin, USA) Feb. 27, 2010 – Almost 500 people attended the Tomahawk Lions Club second-annual Tumble in the Tundra, an event where 18 wrestlers clad in sumo suits battled it out for two minutes each round.
The Southland Times (Invercargill, South New Zealand) Feb. 26, 2010 – The Toi Tois Tokanui Lions Club began fundraising for a memorial that now stands at a local cemetery.
Leinster Leader (County Kildare, Ireland) Feb. 25, 2010 – The Maynooth Kilcock Lions Club stepped in to help fund books for two schools when the state withdrew grants.
Baron News-Shield (Wisconsin, USA) Feb. 25, 2010 – The Rice Lake Lions Club started recording newspaper on audio-cassette for the blind when the library was no longer able to provide the service.
Rhyl Journal (North Wales, England) Feb. 24, 2010 – The Prestatyn and Rhyl Lions Club donated their minibus, which will be used to transport sick children in Uganda to hospitals.
Henley Standard (Oxfordshire, England) Feb. 22, 2010 – The Goring, Woodcote and District Lions Club donated £2,000 towards the cost of a minibus for special needs children.
Cowra Guardian (New South Wales, Australia) Feb. 22, 2010 – The Cowra Lions Club donated a portable classroom sound system to help children with hearing impairments understand lessons.
Auburn Journal (California, USA) Feb. 22, 2010 – The Auburn Host Lions Club and the 49er Lions Club donated a portable desk for use by disabled students.
Lubbock Online (Texas, USA) Feb. 21, 2010 – More than 900 Lions served 14,000 people at the 58th annual Lubbock Lions Club Pancake Festival.
Namibia Economist, Feb. 19, 2010 – Lions Club Windhoek Alte Feste donated N$80,000 to the School for the Hearing Impaired in Khomasdal.
Leader-Telegram (Wisconsin, USA) Feb. 19, 2010 – The Fall Creek Lions Club removed ice blocks from a local lake using their own equipment to clear the way for the town’s Polar Plunge benefitting the Special Olympics.
Whitsunday Times (Queensland, Australia) Feb. 11, 2010 – The Proserpine Lions Club donated specialized furniture valued at $20,000 to a local nursing home.
Mmegi Online (Botswana) Feb. 9, 2010 – More than 1,000 people gathered for a free vision screening and eyeglasses.
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune (Wisconsin, USA) Feb. 8, 2010 – The Grand Rapids Lions Club raised $40,000 during their polar plunge and raised awareness about special needs.
Sidmouth Herald (Devon, UK) Feb. 8, 2010 – Sidmouth Lions Club donated a vital signs monitor to a local hospital.
WNDU 16 (Indiana, USA) Feb. 7, 2010 – The Lakeville Lions Club pledged to pay for postage so local Girl Scouts can send cookies to soldiers serving in Iraq.
The Topeka Capital-Journal (Kansas, USA) Feb. 6, 2010 – The Topeka Lions Club held a 5K Blizzard Run to support a variety of vision-related charities and causes.
The Daily Times (New Mexico, USA) Feb. 6, 2010 – The Farmington Evening Lions Club hosted a pancake breakfast fundraiser to help a crowded animal shelter.
Lansing State Journal (Michigan, USA) Feb. 5, 2010 – The Holt Lions Club donated more than $1,000 to a local food pantry.
Edmonds Beacon (Washington, USA) Feb. 4, 2010 – The Edmonds Lions Club donated more than $3,500 to a local food bank.
The Sunbury News (Ohio, USA) Feb. 4, 2010 – The Sunbury Lions Club donated $4,000 to a local food pantry.
Daily News (New York, USA) Feb. 2, 2010 – The Corona Lions Club partnered with other organizations to provide hundreds of children a toy of their choice for Three Kings Day.
Cumberland Times-News (Maryland, USA) Feb. 1, 2010 – Students partnered with the La Vale Lions Club and collected eyeglasses for citizens in need in Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula.
Mercury News (California, USA) Jan. 29, 2010 – West San Jose-Campbell Lions traveled to Mexico to conduct an eye clinic.
Ventura County Star (California, USA) Jan. 29, 2010 – The Fillmore Lions Club assisted the fire department in inspecting elderly citizens’ mobile homes to ensure each had a working smoke detector.
Lusaka Times (Zambia) Jan. 28, 2010 – Lions Club of Mazabuka raise money for hospital improvements by holding dog immunization clinics.
Asian Tribune (Kohima, India) Jan. 27, 2010 – The Lions Club of Kohima visited patients at a mental health hospital and donated toiletries to the hospital.
Hungry Horse News Online (Montana) Jan. 26, 2010 – A sizeable donation will allow the Columbia Falls Lions Club to purchase new holiday streetlights.
Bridgewater Bulletin and Progress Enterprise (Nova Scotia, Canada) Jan. 26, 2010 – The Mahone Bay and Area Lions Club is supporting the Canadian Diabetes Association by collecting used goods for resale.
Kingsville Record (Texas, U.S.A.) Jan. 24, 2010 – The Kingsville Noon Lions Club donated more than 400 items to the 2009 Toys for Tots campaign.
Aiken Standard (South Carolina, U.S.A.) Jan. 23, 2010 – Lions across South Carolina led a Strides Walk for Diabetes Awareness.
Littlehampton Gazette (West Sussex, U.K.) Jan. 22, 2010 – Littlehampton Lions Club replaced a disabled East Preston girl’s specialized bicycle after hers was stolen just before Christmas.
Hartepool Mail (Cleveland, U.K.) Jan. 21, 2010 – Hartlepool Lions Club raised £25,000 during the 38th Boxing Day Dip at Seaton Carew beach.
2008-09 Merit Award Winner Giovanni Maggio (Italy)
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The number of doses of the sight–saving drug azithromycin dispensed to Ethiopians at risk of trachoma in the first 18 months of a program supported by Lions of Ethiopia, the Ethiopian government, LCIF, Pfizer Inc., The Carter Center and other organizations.