THE SCOTTSDALE LIONS:  Sponsor the Lions Quest program. Collect eyeglasses & hearing aids. Sponsor Lions Camp Tatiyee. Help provide mobile eye exams. Support Leader Dog. Coordinate Flags for First Graders in our area. Participate in the Peace Poster contest. Sponsor Paper Recycling Collection Bins. Usher ASU sporting events Adopt a family & senior for the holidays through Vista Del Camino.THE INTERNATIONAL LIONS: Are the world's largest service club. Have 1.3 million members world wide. Have 45,000 clubs in over 201 countries & geographical areas. Are men & women who volunteer their time to humanitarian causes. Were founded on June 7, 1917. Received a challenge from Hellen Keller. Are working to eradicate preventable blindness. Motto is: "We Serve." Introduced the Lions Diabetes Awareness Program in 1984. Established SightFirst in 1990. Launched Campaign SightFirst II in 2005. Mobilized nearly $15 million for tsunami aid. Coordinated $5.1 million for Katrina disaster relief program. Mobilized more than $2 million in direct funding & relief supplies to aid Lions-led relief efforts in China. |
