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Our King Lion, Hugh Lantz
received a Certificate of Appreciate from the District
Governor and becomes a Charter Life Member of the Blind
Center of Nevada, Audrey Bascum Tait Fellow.
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WHAT LIONS DO . . .
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Washoe County Lions Sight
Conservation/Lions Eye Foundation: To provide exams, eyeglasses;
surgical procedures and follow up care for those in need.
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Eyeglasses: Eyeglass recycling program.
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Lions ladies auxiliary: eyesight testing in
elementary schools; third grade students in Washoe County are
tested and those in need are given referrals.
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Hearing Foundation: To help the hearing
impaired with testing and providing recycled hearing aids.
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White Cane Days: Sight First, raising funds
for non-profit institutions serving the blind (all funds raised
during this drive must go for sight related needs).
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Leader dogs for the blind: Founded by Lions
in 1939, leader dogs has been “leading the way toward greater
independence” by providing trained leader dogs as guides for the
blind, visually impaired and deaf-blind.
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Camp Dat-So-La-Lee: A camp experience for
ten year old children.
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City of Hope: Medical care for the needy,
(cancer and crippling diseases).
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Diabetes: Diabetes awareness and
prevention.
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Eye clinics and equipment: These are
provided to third world countries.
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Lions-in-sight program: Fighting river
blindness in third world countries.
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Wheelchair Foundation
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Flag Program: Lions clubs in America gave
away, over 300,000 American flags last year to elementary school
students; 6,500,000 in the last 30 years.
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High school student speaker contest: Up to
$20,500.00 in scholarship each year for the winner, lesser
amounts to runners up. Scholarships now total over $100,000.
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The Hugh O’Brian Youth (HOBY) Leadership
Training Seminar for high school sophomores.
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Nevada Center for the Blind: Provides
vocational training, counseling and socialization.
Click here to learn about our Sri Lanka
Project
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U.S. Philanthropist Provides Single Largest Contribution to
Lions Clubs Campaign to End Preventable Blindness
OAK BROOK, Ill. (July 28, 2008) – Blackhawk, Ca.-based
philanthropist, Kenneth E. Behring, well known for founding
the Wheelchair Foundation, Water Leaders Foundation and most
recently the Global Health & Education Foundation, made the
single largest donation to Campaign SightFirst II (CFSII), a
coordinated, global fund-raising effort, announced Lions
Clubs International Foundation (LCIF). Mr. Behring gave
US$7.5 million to CSFII, which has a global mission of
restoring the eyesight of people suffering from preventable
blindness by supporting cataract surgeries, helping to build
or expand eye hospitals and clinics, distributing
sight-saving medication and training eye care professionals.
“We are proud to have raised more than US$200 million during
our latest fundraising campaign and, on behalf of Lions
Clubs International, I want to thank Mr. Behring for the
extreme generosity he has shown,” said Albert F. Brandel,
international president, Lions Clubs International. “With
his help, we will be able to extend our mission to prevent
blindness around the world and give many thousands back the
gift of sight.”
Mr. Behring requested his donation be earmarked to support
cataract programs in India, China and Mexico.
“Since 2000 I have been involved in helping disadvantaged
people in 158 countries overcome adversity. I feel
passionately about what I can do to provide resources to
those in need,” said Mr. Behring. “Our partnership with
Lions Clubs International Foundation will help eradicate
preventable blindness throughout the world. Think of a
grandparent seeing their grandchild for the first time. This
is only one of the miracles our partnership will provide.”
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