Lions Clubs International Lions District 2 S 1

Lions Clubs International Lions District 2 -S 1 Lions Charities and Where Your Money Goes May - June 2016 Training Revised 05/10/16 Lions Charities 1

Lions Clubs International Lions District 2 -S 1 Since Lions clubs were established, Lions have been dedicated to giving back to their communities. Lions clubs provide community parks, playgrounds, senior citizen programs and medical care for those in need. Lions remain committed to improving the lives of those less fortunate – around the world and right at home. Lions Charities 2

Lions Clubs International Lions District 2 -S 1 Since its inception, Lions Clubs have: ü ü ü Provided eye care to over 100 million people Built 315 eye hospitals Provided for 8 million cataract surgeries Treated 147 million people for river blindness Vaccinated over 50 million children for measles Lions Charities 3

Lions Clubs International Lions District 2 -S 1 Rochester, Michigan • Since 1939, over 14, 000 Leader Dogs have been placed with a person who is blind or visually impaired • Leader Dogs have been placed in every state except Hawaii • Leader Dogs have been placed in 40 countries outside the USA • Almost 700 in Spain • Over 400 in Mexico Lions Charities 4

Lions Clubs International Lions District 2 -S 1 Little Rock, Arkansas • Provide life skills training and career training to blind or visually impaired • Since 1947, over 12, 000 adults from all 50 states and 58 countries have been served Lions Charities 5

Lions Clubs International Lions District 2 -S 1 Texas Lions Camp – Our Pride and Joy Texas Lions Camp is a residential camping facility for children with physical disabilities, types 1 & 2 diabetes, cancer, and Down Syndrome. Founded in 1949, the Camp is located on over 500 acres in the beautiful Texas Hill Country, and is designed to introduce the "Can Do" philosophy to children dealing with special medical conditions. The camps are free to the children and paid for by Texas Lions like you and me. Lions Charities 6

Lions Clubs International Lions District 2 -S 1 Texas Lions Camp – Our District’s Commitment In addition to the other ways we help, District 2 -S 1 made a sevenyear commitment to act as the Dining Hall cook team at one of the annual Texas Lions Camp workdays held each Spring to get the camp ready for the Summer. Lions Charities 7

Lions Clubs International Lions District 2 -S 1 Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas • Provides ocular tissues to surgeons across the Texas Gulf Coast and the United States and throughout North and South America • Procures nearly 2, 000 eye donations every year Lions Charities 8

Lions Clubs International Lions District 2 -S 1 Midland, Texas • Annually recycles hundreds of thousands of eyeglasses for use in Texas, the United States, and around the world • Also has an on-site optical laboratory which makes low cost eyeglasses for children (~ $19 per pair) Lions Charities 9

Lions Clubs International Lions District 2 -S 1 So, Where Does My Money Go? $43 required dues per year – Used to administer all of the functions of LCI’s divisions. Also pays for the annual International Convention and your monthly copy of LION Magazine. MD-2 State Dues $7. 50 required dues per year – Used to administer District 2 -S 1 Dues $7. 50 required dues per year - Used to administer programs, officer meetings, and conferences at the State level. District Cabinet meetings, and the annual District 2 -S 1 Conference. $21 required dues per year, plus $10 per year* - Since 1949 the Texas Lions Camp has served over 50, 000 children with special medical conditions. * My share of my Club’s 100% charity donation (voluntary) – Donated by the Club, not the individual Lions Charities 10

Lions Clubs International Lions District 2 -S 1 And Some Goes Here… $2 per year* - LCIF is the grant making arm of Lions Clubs International. Its mission is to support the efforts of Lions Clubs worldwide in serving their local communities and the world community as they carry out essential humanitarian services projects. $2 per year* – Leader Dogs for the Blind provides free guide dog, GPS and orientation and mobility programs to the blind, deaf-blind and visually impaired through their offices in Rochester, Michigan. $3 per year* - Texas Lions Foundation was formed by and for the Lions Clubs of Texas in order to provide grants for humanitarian & disaster relief purposes in the State of Texas. $2 per year* - World Services for the Blind in Little Rock, Arkansas is one of the world's largest, multi-service rehabilitation centers for the blind and visually impaired persons. WSB enrolls clients from any location in the United States and other countries. * My share of my Club’s 100% charity donation (voluntary) – Donated by the Club, not the individual Lions Charities 11

Lions Clubs International Lions District 2 -S 1 And Some Goes Here… $3 per year* - The Lions Eye Bank of Texas provides ocular tissues to surgeons across the Texas Gulf Coast and the United States and throughout North and South America. MD-2 Eye Glass Recycling Center $3 per year* - Each year, the Texas Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center in Midland, Texas supplies 60 -80 missions sponsored by church groups, physicians and other organizations with used eyeglasses. The center also supplies eyeglasses for permanent distribution centers in the Republic of Ghana, Nigeria, and Brazil. District 2 -S 1 Lions Vision Screening* $2 per year* - District 2 -S 1 utilizes and maintains a traveling vision screening trailer which is made available for use anywhere in our District. The trailer includes dozens of pairs of glasses that are provided at no cost to those found to be in need of glasses as a result of the screenings. District 2 -S 1 Charities $3 per year* - District 2 -S 1 provides funds for scholarships, local disaster relief, and bus services for children to/from Texas Lions Camp in Kerrville. * My share of my Club’s 100% charity donation (voluntary) – Donated by the Club, not the individual Lions Charities 12

Lions Clubs International Lions District 2 -S 1 • Your Annual Club dues - $$$ per year billed on a semi-annual basis. – Includes amounts necessary to cover International, Multiple District 2, and District 2 -S 1 dues – May include cost of meals – Determined by Club membership – Determine Operating Budget for the Club • The semi-annual periods are defined as July 1 st through December 31 st and January 1 st through June 30 th. • International sends out semi-annual dues assessment to clubs in January and July. Lions Charities 13

Lions Clubs International Lions District 2 -S 1 • Operating expenses – Remaining Dues – Guest Meals, Club Awards, and other expenses as directed by your club’s board of directors. – Dues are supplemented by – Tail Twister Fines, Raffles, Other Club Functions • Two types of accounts – Administrative (Operation $ from Club members), Community (Activity $ raised from the community) • All Funds raised from the community must go into the Community (Activity) account. They can not be used supplement operating expenses of the club. Lions Charities 14

Lions Clubs International Lions District 2 -S 1 Lions: Good Stewards of Donations Lions Charities 15

“Money is not the only commodity that is fun to give. We can give time, we can give our expertise, we can give our love or simply give a smile. What does that cost? The point is, none of us can ever run out of something worthwhile to give. ” ~ Steve Goodier Lions Charities 16

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