Where can you hear a lion sing like a bird? Lions clubs International founder Melvin Jones said that some of the earliest club meetings could be quiet affairs until someone broke out into song. “It seemed to me that the…
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The international Association of Lions clubs was anything but international when formed in Chicago in 1917. At its inception, about two dozen clubs were scattered around the central United States in places such as Arkansas,…
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China played an important role in the early days of the Lions clubs International, as the organization was just starting to expand. China was the third nation to host a Lions club, after the United States and Canada. In October…
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Located in the Great Smoky Mountains, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USA, attracts over 11 million visitors per year. Known for its quaint charm and its synchronous fireflies, it’s no wonder why tourists flock to the area. In late…
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The Han Seo Lions Club from Korea delivered shoes, sports equipment and food to children at an orphanage in Vietnam with the help of a DCG grant from LCIF.
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Learn about the groundbreaking Engage to Change Co-Sponsorship Initiative at Lions International, where clubs in the United States are helping refugee families build their new lives in their…
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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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Ten years ago, Lions and Johnson & Johnson partnered to launch Sight for Kids. Since then, 17 million schoolchildren have been screened throughout Asia, 163,000 have received eyeglasses, and 76,000 have been treated for various eye conditions.…
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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…
