Our FoundationOur Foundation

LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION

What comes to mind when you think of LCIF?

Founded in 1968 - official foundation of Lions Clubs International, giving support to clubs

Provides grant funding for large-scale projects

Relies on donations

More than US$870 million in grants awarded to date

Four Areas of Service

We Care. We Serve. We Accomplish.

Save Sight

Provide Disaster Relief

Support Youth

Meet Humanitarian Needs

Saving Sight

We Care. We Serve. We Accomplish.

Recognized leader in sight initiatives

Recent sight projects include: Equip Lions sight center

Expansion of services for blind and low vision persons

River blindness elimination program

Establish diabetic retinopathy treatment services

Cataract surgery program

Providing Disaster Relief

We Care. We Serve. We Accomplish.

LCIF’s first grant awarded was for flood relief

Grants provide short and long term relief

Ongoing disaster relief efforts: Philippines

Japan

Haiti

New York

New Jersey

Joplin, USA

Support Youth

We Care. We Serve. We Accomplish.

Building or equipping youth centers such as schools, orphanages or day care centers

Supporting vocational training for youth

Providing life skills through the Lions Quest program

Humanitarian Needs

We Care. We Serve. We Accomplish.

Empowering those with disabilities

Special Olympics Opening Eyes Partnership

Affordable Hearing Aid Program

Playgrounds for handicapped children

Microenterprise

Addressing global health issues Measles vaccinations

Diabetes prevention

One Shot, One Life: Lions Measles Initiative

330 children still die every day from measles Lions provide physical support through social mobilization and

advocacy Partnership with the GAVI Alliance will raise US$30 million for

measles vaccinations by 2017

Grants

How Does LCIF Help Lions?

Helps Lions respond collectively to humanitarian concerns around the world

Enables Lions to help Lions

Funds projects too big for districts/clubs

Develops grant-making initiatives to help Lions better serve communities

Types of Grants

We Care. We Serve. We Accomplish.

Types of LCIF Grants

Standard

Core 4

Intl. Assistance

Emergency

Major Catastrophe

SightFirst

Our Impact

Our Impact

Why Should Lions Support LCIF?

• LCIF is our Foundation

• Supports Lions’ humanitarian projects locally and throughout the world

• Help Lions’ carryout large-scale projects or initiatives

• Play a unique role

Enriching Lives

WE ARE COMPASSIONATE

AND CARING - enriching lives in communities all over the world!

Question and Answer Session

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

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