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Lions Clubs International, is an international service organization, currently headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois. As of January 2020 [update] , it had over 46,000 local clubs and more than 1.4 million members (including the youth wing Leo ) in more than 200 countries and geographic areas around the world.
They conduct various projects in the fields of health care, elders, children, disabled people, literacy and education, and self-development. Leos can raise funds by conducting fund-raising projects. They can conduct projects with another Leo club, sponsoring Lions club, or with an outside organization. Leo clubs are sponsored by Lions clubs and ...
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At the convention, the first official charter of the international organization was awarded to the club in Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana which had been founded in 1916. [1] Several Optimist clubs participated in the June 1917 organization meeting of the Lions Clubs International held in Chicago, Illinois. However, the delegates sent by the ...
Melvin Jones (January 13, 1879 – June 1, 1961) was the founder and secretary-treasurer [1] of Lions Clubs International. He was born in Fort Thomas, Arizona (at that time the Arizona Territory). His father was a captain in the United States Army. In 1886 or 1887, the family moved east when his father was transferred.
It was conceptualized by the Lions Club members of Baguio, during the term of Luis Lardizabal as mayor of Baguio from 1969 to 1970 and as the club's president, [4] to become the club's symbol or imprint in the area. Construction of the lion’s head began in 1971 under Baguio Lions Club President and later, District 301-C Governor Robert John ...
The NCAA tournament fields are set, and it's time to start filling out your brackets.UConn earned the No. 1 overall seed after winning the men's tournament a year ago. It was joined by fellow top ...
Lions Eye Bank is the designation given to the various non-profit eye banks operated by member chapters within the Lions Clubs International service organisation. The banks store and prepare donated corneas for transplantation. Corneas may be stored for up to fourteen days [1] before being distributed to an ophthalmic surgeon for transplantation.