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Lions Clubs
International is the world's largest volunteer service organization,
with clubs all over the globe. |
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Anchorage the club members along with members of other Lions Club
and community volunteers distribute food on the third and fourth
Saturdays of each month. |
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The Latino Lions Club members
are not all Latinos and everyone is welcomed to join the group. The
Membership Chair is Lion Maria-Elena Walsh and she can be reached at
346-1272 for membership information.
mariaelenawalsh@hotmail.com
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Latino Lions Diversity Service Foundation is a 501(c)(3) whose main
purpose is to assist people in the Mountain View area. |
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The
Foundation was created in order to be able to obtain donations to
pursue our mission. |
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Lions are an
international network of 1.3 million men and women in 202 countries
and geographic areas who work together to answer the needs that
challenge communities around the world. |
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Known for working
to
end preventable blindness, Lions participate in a vast variety of
projects important to their communities. These projects range from
cleaning up local parks to providing supplies to victims of
natural disasters. |
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Beginning in 1917, the association of Lions clubs has provided
millions of people with the opportunity to give something back to
their communities. |
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Just
three years later, Lions went international when in 1920 the first
club opened in Canada. Mexico followed in 1927. In the 1950s and
1960s international growth accelerated, with new clubs in Europe,
Asia and Africa |
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empower volunteers to serve their communities, meet humanitarian
needs, encourage peace and promote international understanding
through Lions clubs. |
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Our
vision is to be the global leader in community and humanitarian
service. |
| Food
Distributions; Alaska Muscular Dystrophy Telethon, The Great
Pumpkin, Christmas party for the children of the food distribution,
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White
Cane Day as well as participants of other local Lion Club’s annual
activities. |
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Lions club members are men
and women who strive to make a difference in their local community as
well as in communities worldwide. Their volunteer efforts go beyond
the support of vision care, to addressing unmet health and education
needs worldwide |
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Membership in a Lions
club is by invitation from a local club. If you are interested in
membership, tell the local club you are considering membership and
want to attend a meeting to learn more. Then, ask a member for a
membership application. The
Membership Chair is Lion Maria-Elena Walsh and she can be reached at
346-1272 for membership information.
mariaelenawalsh@hotmail.com |
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One of our earliest
and most influential causes has been eradicating blindness. That began
in 1925, when Helen
Keller addressed the Lions Clubs International Convention in Cedar
Point, Ohio, USA. She challenged us to become "knights of the
blind in the crusade against darkness." Since then, we have
worked tirelessly to fulfill her charge to aid the blind and the
visually impaired. |