The child of a farming family in Gujarat, India, Jyotsana Nisarta was only 2 years old when she contracted polio. Jyotsana’s mother, already living with her own disabilities, was determined to minimize the effects of the disease…
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Today's post is by Aberystwyth Lions Club President and Charter President of the Laoac United Lions Club Benjamin Manluctao, who helped organize a Centennial Service Challenge project aimed toward combating hunger and engaging…
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Leaser Lake in eastern Pennsylvania, 45-feet deep before unrelenting seepage, eventually became a kind of ghost lake. By 2001, the 120-acre, man-made lake was an eerie landscape of weeds, small trees and even pieces of an old…
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Lions have taken up the challenge of promoting reading worldwide. It is important work, aimed at helping lift millions of people out of hardship. Learning to read lets people acquire the skills and knowledge they need “to…
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Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) offers a variety of funding options to support various stages for disaster relief operations, including Disaster Preparedness, Emergency, Community Recovery and Major Catastrophe…
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Dear Lions, Did you know that since its founding in 1968, our Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) has given out more than US$950 million in grants? That is an incredible amount of money. What is even more incredible is…
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We Serve is the Lions Clubs’ motto, and the truth behind those words can be seen whenever Lions embark on a humanitarian mission to help those in need. One of the Lions’ “vision missions” was held in Ensenada, Mexico, in 2009.…
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Dear Lions, On August 12, 2016, torrential rain began to fall in the southern United States. The state of Louisiana quickly succumbed to record floods as more than 10 rivers exceeded their banks. Weeks after the initial storms…
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Dear Lions of Italy, I was deeply saddened to hear the news of the devastating earthquake that struck the central mountainous region of your homeland early Wednesday morning, leaving many families mourning the loss of loved…
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On August 12, 2016, a dangerous flash flood swept across Louisiana, USA. Relentless rains have left thousands of people without electricity in hot and humid conditions. Nearly 30,000 people had to be rescued by the National…