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LIONS CLUB OF
KEDAH

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
Money is also raised for international purposes.
membership organization of over 1.4 million Some of this is donated in reaction to events such
members worldwide (as of April 2015), was
as the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and
founded in Evansville, Indiana on 24 October the 20103 Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) where Lions
1916 by Dr. William Perry Woods and and LCIF provided disaster relief locally and from
subsequently evolved as an international around the world, with donations and
service organization under the guidance and commitments surpassing US$1 million.
supervision of its Secretary, Melvin Jones.
Other money is used to support international
In 1917, Melvin Jones, was a 38-year-old campaigns, coordinated by the Lions Clubs
Chicago business leader who told members of International Foundation (LCIF), such as Sight First
his local business club they should reach and Lions World Sight Day.
beyond business issues.