Dear Lions,PalmerOfficial3.jpg With World Sight Day taking place earlier this month, I was thinking about the amazing accomplishments that Lions and Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) have been able to achieve together. The theme of World Sight Day this year was No More Preventable Blindness, which is something we have been working towards for years by fighting diseases through SightFirst and working with partners to make a difference. Our Sight for Kids partnership with Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Companies (JJVCC) is a great example of what can be achieved. The Sight for Kids program has screened the vision of more than 20 million schoolchildren in Asia Pacific who might not have received a vision screening otherwise. And, the partnership program provides glasses and follow-up care as needed, all for free to students in need. I am proud to share with you that we have expanded Sight for Kids beyond Asia Pacific into Kenya and Turkey. You can watch a new video online to learn more about Sight for Kids and about our expansion into these two new countries. Our partnership program really works, and I am very happy about this expansion. SFKExpansion2014.png?r=1414084567322 I want to encourage you to continue sight-saving efforts through your club, your district, and beyond. Every project helps reduce preventable blindness and save sight, just like every donation to LCIF can help make a difference. Sincerely, Barry J. Palmer Chairperson, Lions Clubs International Foundation Gen_Colombia_003B.jpg?r=1414083486924LCIF Recognizes Top Contributors in 2013-2014 Each year, Lions Clubs International Foundation recognizes the Lions districts and clubs that were top contributors in financial support of the Foundation. It is through this kind of generosity that LCIF can save and preserve sight, provide disaster relief, support youth and meet humanitarian needs in local communities and around the world. You can view this years list online. The LCIF recognition categories include the top five districts in each constitutional area based on total giving; the top five districts in each constitutional area based on per member average; the top five clubs in each constitutional area based on total giving; the districts in which 100 percent of clubs donated to LCIF; and more. Thank you and congratulations! MG3350B.jpg?r=1414083564058LCIF Awards Humanitarian Grants More than US$4.4 million was awarded in Lions Clubs International Foundation grants during the October 2014 Board of Trustees meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. With these funds, 56 grants will support life-changing projects around the world. Lions will expand an orphanage in South Africa, support volunteer emergency services in the United Kingdom, provide childrens vision screening equipment in the United States, MD300 Taiwan and Japan, equip a home for the elderly in Portugal, fund a food program for women in Burkina Faso, and much more. Lions will help millions of people worldwide through these grants, which were made possible through your support. Thank you for your contributions to LCIF!
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 07:12:50 +0000
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