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Contact:
Nicole Brown, Communications Manager LCIF
nicole.brown@lionsclubs.org
630-468-6887

Lions, LCIF Respond to California, USA, Wildfires

LCIF is working with local Lions to respond to the wildfires that are currently ongoing in California, USA. The fires have burned through more than 140,000 acres, forcing the evacuation of 12,000 homes, destroying 64 homes and killing two firefighters. LCIF has issued three emergency grants in the amount of US$10,000 each for three Lions' districts to provide immediate relief to the displaced families.

Lions around the world can help by donating to the Disaster Fund.

U.S. donors can:

Donors outside the United States can:

Donations from U.S. residents are tax deductible. Donations from residents of other countries are tax deductible as permitted by individual countries' tax laws.

A PICTURE OF PEACE

2008-09 Merit Award Winner Joshua Bruderer (New Zealand)

"If we all found inner peace and happiness within ourselves, the world could be a more peaceful place." »

Learn more about the Peace Poster ContestPeace Poster Contest

BY THE NUMBERS

400,000

The number of eyeglasses recycled each year as part of a Lions recycling project at the Westville State Correctional Center. To date more than 3 million pairs of eyeglasses recycled at the facility have been distributed by Lions around the world.

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