LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION Our Foundation What comes

LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION Our 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 §Save Sight §Provide Disaster Relief §Support Youth §Meet Humanitarian Needs We Care. We Serve. We Accomplish.

Saving Sight § 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 We Care. We Serve. We Accomplish.

Providing Disaster Relief §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 We Care. We Serve. We Accomplish.

Support Youth § 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 We Care. We Serve. We Accomplish.

Humanitarian Needs § 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 We Care. We Serve. We Accomplish.

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 Standard Sight. First Core 4 Types of LCIF Grants Major Catastrophe Intl. Assistance Emergency We Care. We Serve. We Accomplish.

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