Lions Clubs International

LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL An organisation was started up in the United States, by Melvin Jones. In Chicago in 1917 he and some business men got together, with the vision to help people less fortunate than themselves. They agreed to abide by a certain code of ethics and objects, which included not making money for themselves, or destroying each others business, being unselfish by giving their time and effort freely. With the motto "We Serve" Eight ...
...Keller asked the Lions to become "knights of the blind in the crusade against darkness." From this Lions have taken the challenge and the white cane was born. Lions also run various services for the impaired and blind. In 1990 Lions clubs around the world raised over US$202 million to help cure preventable and reversible blindness. Various diabetes clinics, river blindness cured by a simple tablet taken once a year, helping third world people to ...

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