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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.