LCIF Grant Funds Life-Saving Cancer Research in Australia Gloom and rain don’t keep 13-year-old Jack from fishing with his grandfathers. What would have stopped him just a few years ago was aggressive cancer doctors weren’t sure he’d survive. Jack’s first bout with cancer was a brain tumor. With surgery removing the growth, Jack’s cancer was eradicated. Just 18 months later, however, cancer returned, […]
Changing the World Change doesn’t happen all at once. It happens through many small choices. With every act of kindness, we change a life. With every Lions club and Leo club, we change a community. Bringing Out the Best in Others Lifting others up is what she does. Dr. Patti Hill is an accomplished teacher, administrator, psychologist and […]
Executive Summary – October 2022 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA October 3-6, 2022 Audit Committee Received a preliminary draft of The International Associations of Lions Clubs audited financial statements and report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Received an updated risk assessment, internal audit plan, and internal audit overview presentation from […]
After Diabetes Diagnosis, One Lion Makes it His Mission to Spread Awareness When Lion Pat Ryan was a child, his grandmother came to live with his family. One thing Ryan noticed quickly was that his grandmother had two different sized feet – size 10 on her right and size 8 on her left. The reason? She had all of her toes amputated from her left foot due […]
Executive Summary – June 2021EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Atlanta, Georgia, USA June 13-16, 2021 Audit Committee The committee received a presentation from Crowe LLP regarding their plan for the association’s financial statement audit for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. A draft report will be discussed with the committee at the October 2021 board meeting. The committee received […]
Executive Summary – April 2021EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Virtual On-Line Meeting Oak Brook, Illinois, USA April 12-21, 2021 Audit Committee The committee received an update from Lions Clubs International Internal Audit including the scope, overall audit rating, and audit observations for completed audit projects. Follow-up on observations will be performed as part of the internal […]
Lions Mobilize to Shield Healthcare Workers When the country went into lockdown due to COVID-19, DG Waldoylson da Silva Miranda’s manufacturing facility, which he owns with his wife, Tatianna Afio, came to a grinding halt. As Miranda hunkered down with the rest of the country to wait out the virus, he watched a steady stream of news coverage reporting a lack […]
Let’s Celebrate Our Incredible LCI Forward SuccessAs we entered our second century of service, we had a vision: to increase our humanitarian impact, innovate our service, and position our organization, our global foundation and our clubs for long-term success. We needed a roadmap to successfully guide us into the future and help us reach these goals. LCI Forward became that bold […]
Executive Summary – July 2019INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Reykjavik, Iceland April 3-6, 2019 AUDIT COMMITTEE The committee will continue to monitor and follow up on action plans. CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS COMMITTEE Appointed International Director Dr. Datuk Naga to serve as the Coordinating Lion for the former District 301-A1 (Philippines) for fiscal year 2019-2020. Approved the formation of the […]