LCIF Notes

Dear Fellow Lion :

I hope you are well. I know you are busy! That is the Lion way. Service takes lots of time and effort. But we know the rewards are great, both for our community and the sense of self-satisfaction we receive.

I want to tell you a bit about how LCIF has been busy helping Lions. And I want to tell you how you can help LCIF.

LCIF takes pride in partnering with Lions to better their communities and to alleviate global problems such as river blindness. LCIF provides standard (matching) grants for Lions to take on projects that are too big for them to do on their own.

http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/content/programs_grants_std.shtml

Our most recent round of grants included 40 standard grants for US$1.7 million. LCIF has enabled Lions in India to expand a school, Lions in Mexico to purchase equipment for an eye center and Lions in Illinois (USA) to equip a vocational training center for the blind. LCIF teams up with Lions to bring health, hope and healing to people in their community.

http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/content/programs_grants_stdapproved.shtml

LCIF also funds projects that involve Lions from at least two nations. Our International Assistance Grant allows Lions from a developed nation to partner with Lions from a developing nation on a vital community need.

http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/content/programs_grants_assist.shtml

For example, Lions from North Carolina (USA) and Kenyan Lions collaborated on an LCIF project to provide cataract surgeries and improve eye care in a remote area of Kenya.

http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/content/lions_lcif_kenyaproject.shtml

As another example, Dutch Lions received an LCIF grant to provide corrective orthopedic surgery for children in Ghana crippled by polio.

http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/content/lions_lcif_ghana.shtml

You will be pleased to know that LCIF has been forming new partnerships with corporations and foundations. This allows us to help more people while limiting our own costs. For example, LCIF has partnered with Johnson & Johnson on the Sight for Kids program. More than 600,000 children in the Far East and Southeast Asia have been screened so far for eye disease.

http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/content/lions_lcif_sightforkids.shtml

LCIF works with Lions to better people's lives. But we need the continued support of Lions like you. The amount of our grants has exceeded our donations the past few years. We need the continued generosity of Lions.

There are many ways to help, some of which you may not have even realized. Many clubs have funds in their account that could be used for a Melvin Jones Fellowship.

http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/content/lions_lcif_jonesdonation.shtml

To check the status of your account, contact Pat Augustine of LCIF. (paugusti@lionsclubs.org)

Contributing Memberships are a wonderful way for Lions to make a difference beyond their local community. Members who contribute US$20 or more are recognized with distinctive lapel pins. More importantly, you receive the satisfaction of knowing you've helped someone who desperately needs it.

http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/content/lions_lcif_memdonation.shtml

Donating to LCIF has never been easier now that it can be done online. This is a safe, and quick way to support your foundation.

http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/content/lions_lcif_donatecreditcard.shtml

Consider a gift annuity--a great way to help yourself financially while also supporting the humanitarian mission of LCIF.

http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/content/lions_lcif_legacy.shtml

Our gift annuity will give you a higher rate of return than you would receive from many other investments.

In closing, thank you for all you do as Lions and for LCIF. Your service is truly inspiring. I am confident of your continued support.

Yours in Service,

Kay K. Fukushima,

LCIF Chairperson

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