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LIONS CLUB OF
KEDAH HOST

No,102, Taman Perindustrian Kristal, 05150 Alor Setar, Kedah. Malaysia

Lions Clubs plan and

participate in a wide variety of service
projects that meet the international
goals of Lions Clubs International as well
as the needs of their local communities.
Examples include donations
to hospice, or community campaigns
such as Message in a bottle, a United
Kingdom and Ireland initiative which
places a plastic bottle with critical
medical information inside the
refrigerators of vulnerable people.
Lions Clubs International, a service
Charter President :
membership organization of over 1.4 million Money is also raised for international purposes.
Lim Kean Leng
members worldwide (as of April 2015), was Some of this is donated in reaction to events such
founded in Evansville, Indiana on 24 October as the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and
Charter Date :
1916 by Dr. William Perry Woods and the 20103 Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) where Lions
12/10/2018
subsequently evolved as an international and LCIF provided disaster relief locally and from
service organization under the guidance and around the world, with donations and
Sponsoring Club :
supervision of its Secretary, Melvin Jones. commitments surpassing US$1 million.
Lions Club Of
Kota Setar
In 1917, Melvin Jones, was a 38-year-old Other money is used to support international
Chicago business leader who told members of campaigns, coordinated by the Lions Clubs
his local business club they should reach International Foundation (LCIF), such as Sight First
beyond business issues. and Lions World Sight Day.