On Friday, September 28, 2018, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and triggered a tsunami. Today, five days later, the situation for survivors is dire. As of October 2, the death toll is at 1,…
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What is Trachoma? Trachoma is one of the oldest known infectious diseases. A bacterial disease, trachoma is spread easily through contact with infected individuals. After years of repeated infection, the eyelid turns inward and…
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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…
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On a trip to Belgium several years ago, Carterton, NZ, Lions Club secretary Allan Renall had an epiphany. Witnessing a large group of people in a town square crowding around a seated bronze statue of a man, a light bulb went off…
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The Father Tiãozinho Cancer Patient Support Association was founded in 2004 to serve cancer patients who travel to Monte Claros for treatment from other parts of Mina Gerais, Brazil. For the first nine years,…
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The Carter Center partnership is among the most important and long-lasting relationships currently enjoyed by the SightFirst program and Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF). “I’m proud to be a Lion and proud of the…
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In rural India, government run childcare centers provide supplemental meals to thousands of children in need, but many of these facilities were in need of repair. And that’s why Lions decided to take…
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Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) continues to award grants to ensure struggling, Ukrainian families will get the support they desperately need. Since March 2022, more than 65 LCIF grants…
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After a teacher approached the Nuevo Milenio Lions club about anemia affecting students, the club leaped into action to reduce the condition’s prevalence among young children. Understanding that…
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For her dedication to humanitarian service and medical contributions to the world, Dr. Helena Ndume will be presented with the 2022 Lions Humanitarian Award during the 104th…