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District 20-K1 Helps Its Communities Through Lions Clubs International

Global Causes

Through the efforts of its more than two Contact: Lion Dr. Rajammal
thousand Lions and Leo members, Jayakumar,
District 20-K1 of the International 914-969-0500; rajamanes@yahoo.com Vision: Ever since Helen Keller
challenged Lions in 1925 to be “Knights
Association of Lions Clubs helps tens of
thousands of people in the boroughs of Diabetes: We serve to reduce the of the Blind,” we have been advocating
to prevent avoidable blindness and
prevalence of diabetes and improve the
Brooklyn and Queens and worldwide.
While each Lions club within the district quality of life for those diagnosed. We improve quality of life for people who
partner with healthcare professionals to
are blind and visually impaired. Among
has its own service focus, there are five
areas of need of particular interest here raise awareness and provide diabetic other projects, we conduct vision
screenings. We also raise funds through
screening for children to identify those
and around the world, needs identified,
and voted on, by members and the Diabetes Walk and other activities. who have vision problems. See more
at
vision
about
To learn more about our efforts, visit:
projects
our
supported by our association and Lions
Clubs International Foundation. https://www.facebook.com/groups/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/dis
district20k1diabetes
trict20k1vision/

These Global Causes are Pediatric Contact: Lion Mildred Ramirez, Contact: Lion Lavern Harrison,
917-543-5716; lvrnh.gre2@verizon.net
Cancer, Diabetes, the Environment, 718-607-0343;
Hunger, and Vision. The members of mildredfromcorona@yahoo.com For more than one hundred years, Lions
Lions clubs identify within their
particular communities and work and Leos have strengthened local
communities through hands-on service
together to fulfill needs through service The Environment: We serve to
projects that put kindness into action. As sustainably protect and restore our and humanitarian projects. That service
impact is amplified through the support
our International President, Jung-Yul environment to improve the well-being
Choi has said, “Every volunteer makes a of all communities. Cleanup activities of the Lions Clubs International
Foundation, LCI’s official charitable
difference, and their volunteerism shows and tree planting are some of the ways
how important compassion and kindness we contribute to the care of our natural organization, which funds humanitarian
service through financial gifts from
are to the world, especially during times resources. Curious about our
like this.” environmental projects? Visit: Lions members, the public, and partners
from the corporate, government, and
https://www.facebook.com/groups/dis
Lions and Leos of District 20-K1 unite trict20k1environment/ non-government sectors. LCIF has
awarded more than one billion dollars
our service with that of 1.4 million other Contact: Lion Judith Douglas-Lord,
Lions worldwide, in the following ways, 718-469-0803; judidgl@aol.com (US$1B) since its founding to empower
the service of Lions and bring hope to
to help address some of the biggest
challenges we are facing: Hunger: We serve to ensure all some of the neediest places on earth.

community members have access to
Pediatric Cancer: We serve to help nutritious foods. Serving and providing Find District 20-K1
at https://www.20k1lions.org: follow
those affected by childhood cancer nutritious food to our communities is
survive and thrive. We help raise one of our district’s signature projects. us on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/District20
awareness and participate in fundraising To learn more about our efforts, visit:
activities such as the Pediatric Cancer https://www.facebook.com/groups/dis k1/ for more information.

walk. Learn more about our efforts at trict20k1hunger/ For more information about Lions Clubs
Contact: Lion Myrna Atherley,
https://www.facebook.com/groups/dis International, visit lionsclubs.org.
trict20k1childhoodcancer/ 347-224-0878; myatherley@gmail.com