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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