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…
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There is no mystery about the origins of the now ubiquitous Lions vest. It was simply a new apparel item in the 1951 club supplies catalogue that met with wild success and became a Lions icon. The “No. A-28 Vest,” made of wool…
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“We wanted something more.” That’s how Kjerstin Owren Myre and Hans Holand explain the origins of Lions club Bergen Student, a campus club at the University of Bergen in Norway. Students at the University of Bergen were…
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Lions Clubs International volunteers are stepping up to answer the urgent call for vaccine promotion through social mobilization efforts in India. Measles and rubella are easily preventable with vaccines, but many children…
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The Lions Clubs of Belgium have received an inaugural Golisano Health Award, given to them by the leadership of Special Olympics Belgium. The Lions of Belgium and SO Belgium have shared a vibrant national partnership since 2010…
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There remains much work in the fight against measles, but Lions have the power to help eliminate the disease. By contributing to LCIF, Lions are helping children in all countries where measles remains a heavy public health…
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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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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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Learn how the Lions in Western India (District 3234-D2) got together to form the Lions COVID-19 Task Force to improve the lives of those affected by the second wave of the pandemic…
