Did you know that about 285 million people are visually impaired worldwide? Did you also know that as much as 80% of that is preventable? Of those 285 million, 90% of the world's visually impaired people live in…
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LCIF and Lions identify the world’s most crucial needs and empower humanitarian efforts that transform lives. Generous support of the Sakuranbo Care Center provides a multitude of creative daily activities with a common theme of self-expression.…
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Read about Lions KidSight USA, a nationwide vision screening program run by Lions with support from LCIF helps detect vision problems so they can be corrected.
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I’m flying through the grocery store, grabbing the few items I came for—frozen dinners, low-carb treats and Windex—determined to get in and out in less than 15 minutes so I can get on with my busy life. I round a corner at 30…
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At Wingdale Elementary in Dover, New York, USA, the elementary school children have taste-tested everything from healthy mangoes to golden beets during their lunch time. At home, their parents are being educated about combatting…
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Seven-year-old Vivian did not know she had a vision problem—after all, how could she? Thankfully, a Lions KidSight USA vision screening caught her problem in time. THANK YOU for giving my daughter a better quality of life…
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Dr. Sedef Önde, president and Global Action Team chairperson of the Izmir Goztepe Lions Club in İzmir, Turkey, was checking her Facebook page last November when smiling children caught her attention. Upon further examination,…
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After living in a remote fly-in Alaskan village for about a year and a half, my landlord invited me to a complimentary dinner at her club, so I jumped at the chance to go. I had no clue what club she even belonged to, but…
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Imagine a disease so contagious that a single infected person riding on a crowded bus will unknowingly spread the virus to 90 out of 100 unvaccinated passengers. Of those infected, more than 10 percent will die while up to…
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My Dear Lions, On Friday, August 25th, Hurricane Harvey made its way ashore on the central Gulf Coast of Texas with winds of 125 miles per hour. As I draft this letter, the central coast of Texas, including metropolitan Houston…
