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The Kings & Queens

@LCIF #OURFOUNDATION

LCIF RESPONDS TO COVID - 19 FROM THE DESK OF
PDG BARBARA MOODY,

To keep everyone up to date and with extreme rates of confirmed LCIF COORDINATOR
informed regarding LCIF’s response COVID-19 cases.
to the COVID-19 Pandemic, LCIF Although LCI and LCIF staff 4) Funds should be used for
has awarded a total of US$ 925,000 The focus will be on addressing members are working from home, Lions to work with local
for 14 Emergency Grants to Districts those needs that exist within medical they are still available to answer all medical and emergency man-
and Multiple Districts across the emergency management systems questions and concerns To help agement services that
globe. As of March 30, 2020, CAIV that are coordinating efforts with the provide financial support during are addressing the outbreak.
This could be for sourcing
has received US$ 400,000, CAV World Health Organization (WHO) this unprecedented COVID-19 medical supplies, quarantine-
has received US$ 295,000 and most and Center for Disease Control and crisis, our Foundation has assisted related expenses, etc. (i.e.
China and Italy, with special desig-
recently CAI has received US$ Prevention (CDD) Guidelines. For nated disaster grants. LCIF award- transportation, food) for those
200,000 for MD20 (New York). In inquiries on Emergency Grants ed a US$350,000 grant for medical infected.
New York, Lions plan to aid Food please contact lcifemergen- and emergency management efforts
Banks and transport food to the cygrants@lionsclubs.org in Italy due to the extreme scope 5) Funds may not cover person-
various food pantries. Medications and scale of the local situation. al expenses for those infected
will also be purchased and delivered Updates on LCIF’s response to or quarantined (i.e. personal
to applicable centers of need. The COVID-19 can be found here https:// Most recently, LCIF approved a bills, medical insurance,
number of requests being received lionsclubs.org/en/lcif-response as grant of USD $200,000 to assist lost wages, etc.).
has significantly increased with each well as our Facebook page here: with relief efforts in NYC with a
passing week. This trend is ex- h t t p s : / / w w w . f a c e b o ok .c o m / pledge for additional support as Attached is a copy of the emer-
gency grant application.
pected to continue. LCIFLions/ Please do not hesitate to needed. The 20-K1 Alert Team, Forward to: lcifemergen-
reach out if you have any ques- will engage with DG Deborah Har- cygrants@lionsclubs.org.
rison and other advisors to investi-
As a reminder, LCIF is giving priority tions. I hope you are all staying gate and approve the most effective Please answer the four questions
consideration to support regions happy and healthy! deployment of these resources. posed in the application.
Especially important is what the
Lions plan to purchase, how
LCIF will continue to accept emer- many people do they hope to
gency grant requests for the coro- target with the project, and how
navirus on a case-by-case basis. they are working with local med-
The application must: ical and emergency services.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out
1) Serve at least 100+ people if you have any questions and I
infected (confirmed cases) in hope you are all safe and
the immediate area/district. healthy.

2) Keep to a US$10,000 maxi Follow us on our New Facebook
mum request amount Page
<Emergency Grant Applica-
3) Funds available only to ad tion.pdf>
dress active and immediate
cases; not future outbreaks.