Our Lions Partners
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LCIF - Lions Club International Foundation |
Leader Dogs for the Blind |
For decades, LCIF has helped fund Lion's important humanitarian efforts around the globe. LCIF provides grants to a wider variety of global needs through expanded focus areas. Empowering Your Service.
To empower Lions clubs, volunteers, and partners to improve health and well-being, strengthen communities, and support those in need through humanitarian services and grants that impact lives globally, and encourage peace and international understanding. This is your Lions foundation, monies not earmarked to a specific cause are available to clubs and districts as Community Grants, these grants have been used for the Corbin Low Vision Center, Wonderful Onesies and other requests over the years. |
In every Leader Dog lies the heart of a Lion. Members of the international humanitarian organization, Lions Clubs International, founded Leader Dogs for the Blind in 1939 and Lions have been dedicated ambassadors and loyal supporters of the mission since that time. Over 4,900 Lions Clubs both nationally and internationally contribute financially to Leader Dog. Lions identify people in their community who could benefit from Leader Dog’s services, offer assistance to our clients and widely communicate information about our programs throughout their hometowns and districts.
Lions step forward to support the people we serve in significant ways, acting as Leader Dog Chairs in their districts, as puppy raisers and hosts for our breeding stock dogs and as advocates for the community of people who are blind or visually impaired. |
Camp LeoCamp Leo Diabetes Camp for Children
Our Mission: Fostering a community that empowers, educates and inspires those impacted by Type one diabetes through year-round programs for children, adults and families. Camp Leo offers camps for Elementary, Middle School/Jr High and High School most recently held in Black Diamond. Camp Leo is a residential summer camp that serves children and teens with diabetes in a fun, safe, educational, and medically sound environment away from home. Our goal is to help campers develop relationships and learn diabetes management practices that allow them to live healthy, productive lives. As adults with diabetes and adults who care about children with diabetes, staff members strive to be great role models and resources. Our camp staff includes a minimum of one physician or nurse practitioner, many registered nurses, registered dietitians, pharmacists, EMTs, certified diabetes educators, licensed medical staff, counselors, and counselors-in-training. Most of our staff has diabetes or has special interest in the care of children with diabetes. https://www.campleo.org/ |
LERCThe Northwest Lions Eyeglass
Recycling Center NWLERC was founded by area Lions Clubs and is recognized by Lions Clubs International as an official Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center. It is a Washington State chartered, IRS authorized 501 (c) 3 corporation. Our Mission To provide used eyeglasses free of charge to people in remote areas of developing countries, delivered at the hands of volunteer eye care professionals. NWLERC is staffed entirely by volunteers. Eyeglass Recycling Center, in Lacey, WA. Volunteers needed for collection of eyeglasses, cleaning, sorting, measuring for distribution to developing countries in need. From the Executive Committee, Staff and all of our wonderful volunteers – THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! We at LERC deeply appreciate those patrons, donors of in-kind gifts and grants that make it possible to achieve our goal to serve the less fortunate throughout the world with the joy of better vision. https://www.lionsnwlerc.org/ |
Northwest Lions FoundationYour Northwest Lions Foundation is at 1200 6th Ave, Suite 300 Seattle WA, 98101, 206-838-4668 or 1-844-816-0293. It provides sight and hearing related assistance to clubs and individuals across MD 19 with these programs:
Public Health Screening Unit: This small easy to tow trailer contains everything a club needs to do public vision and hearing screenings. Check the Health Trailer Calendar for available dates. Affordable Hearing Aids: This program provides hearing aids to people with low income. We partner with local Lions Clubs to provide new digital hearing aids. Applicants must be 18 or older. Get an application at https://nlfoundation.org/programs/hearing-aid-program/ Patient Care Grants: These grants provide 50% funding for vision and hearing related care, treatment, surgery or assistive technology for children and adults. Project Support Grants: These semi-annual grants support vision and hearing related improvements in local communities. These are intended to benefit a broader number of individuals. Grant applications are available at: https://nlfoundation.org/programs/patient-care-grants/ |
Corbin Low Vision
Resource Center
The Lions Low Vision Resource Center (LVRC) in Olympia serves clients from throughout District 19N. If you know of people who find daily life challenging because of limited vision, have them give us a call.
The Lion volunteers at the Center are happy to share what we know about coping with limited vision, demonstrate equipment to help folks navigate better with limited vision and possibly even send them home with a machine to make reading the mail possible again. Our resource advisors with limited vision themselves can share their stories and their support too.
You can help – consider volunteering at the Center or help folks in your area get down to Olympia for a visit. Invite the LVRC to be on hand for public events like health fairs. Invite folks in your area to donate vision aids they no longer need. Or make a dollar donation – your support helps keep our doors open!
The Center is open Wednesday and Saturday by appointment. Location is 2600 Martin Way East - Suite G. To get an appointment or learn more, call the Lions EyeLine at 360 790-8667.
The Lion volunteers at the Center are happy to share what we know about coping with limited vision, demonstrate equipment to help folks navigate better with limited vision and possibly even send them home with a machine to make reading the mail possible again. Our resource advisors with limited vision themselves can share their stories and their support too.
You can help – consider volunteering at the Center or help folks in your area get down to Olympia for a visit. Invite the LVRC to be on hand for public events like health fairs. Invite folks in your area to donate vision aids they no longer need. Or make a dollar donation – your support helps keep our doors open!
The Center is open Wednesday and Saturday by appointment. Location is 2600 Martin Way East - Suite G. To get an appointment or learn more, call the Lions EyeLine at 360 790-8667.
Lions Project New Hope NW |
Knights of the Blind |
Grandpa's White Cane |
For those experiencing difficulties in the transition after deployment, Lions Project New Hope North- West offers free weekend retreats for individual veterans as well as entire families. The retreats, held in the midst of some of the most beautiful and peaceful forest land in the Pacific Northwest, provide counseling sessions with professional counselors; there also is ample time for the families to enjoy recreational activities as a function of reaffirming the bonds they felt prior to deployment.
LPNH-NW, like is a function of the Lions International Multiple District 19, and its core activities are in the South Puget Sound region. It is managed by a board of directors and is a tax-exempt 501C(3) organization. All staff, board members and retreat assistants, including professional counselors, are unpaid volunteers. Funding for LPNH-NW is provided by Lions Clubs contributions, private donations and grants presented by corporations and other organizations. The majority of those funds go to the costs of acquiring facilities for the weekend camps, including meals and overnight accommodations. There are no paid personnel. |
MD19 Lions Knights of the Blind is made of committee members who are, visually impaired, blind and sighted.
*Committee eligibility is available for active Lions and Leos within MD19. Loss of vision does not have to result in withdrawal or dependency! As Lions, we want to be sure those who are blind or experiencing loss of vision are aware of the resources and services available to allow them to adapt and live full and satisfying lives. Remember this may include some of our own members who are reluctant to admit vision loss! Join us at the KOTB Meeting. the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 PM, or at the Grandpa’s White Cane Meeting the third Tuesday of each month at 7 PM. ZOOM connection for both: Contact Colette and Bill for Zoom link KOTB Chair, Bill Scholl, [email protected], (360) 520-6802 Secretary, Colette Arvidson, [email protected], (360) 391-5880 Website: MD19KOTB.org FacebookPage: MD 19 KOTB |
A New Opportunity for Your Club – Grandpa’s White Cane (GWC) !
MD19 Lions Knights Of The Blind (KOTB) Committee Project provides visitations to schools and youth groups, utilizing this book as a resource. When Grandpa loses his sight, he attends a school for Veterans who are visually impaired and regains his confidence. After sharing these experiences with his grandson, educating other children about the tall white cane becomes his goal. His story is told and illustrated in this children’s book supported by Spearfish, SD Lions Club. A link to Hadley’s podcast, interviewing the book’s authors: https://p9i3r6r2.ssl.hwcdn.net/k4w2w6y8/cds/HadleyPresents/AudioTrack/2022-10-14.mp3 |
District 19N Childhood Cancer Programs
MBCH Family ProgramChildhood Cancer Family Support - Mary Bridge Children’s Foundation Partnership A donation of $500 will support one family at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital. How many families will your club support?
In 2018 19C started this project and we are proud to have continued our support. Lions continue to accomplish the goals of fundraising by our various Lions Clubs along with community support. When a child is diagnosed with cancer, a parent's world is turned upside down! Many times this means leaving their job permanent/temporary to be there for their child as they fight the cancer and for their life. As a parent, they are their child’s rock! Families can become financially challenged with needs such as: gas for transportation, funds for rent/mortgages, utilities, food, bills and medical. Some families even need housing support for long or short term stays to be with their child 24 hours a day. Mary Bridge Children’s Foundation provides assistance for parents needing support. Your District Childhood Cancer Family Support Program Chair can be reached at [email protected] |
Wonderful OnesiesChildhood Cancer Program We discovered that there were limited clothing options for Pediatric Cancer patients receiving Chemotherapy, our group of sewers adds portal openings in pre-made clothing items that are then sent to the child in need. To volunteer please contact Edie Brannon: [email protected] |
Thank you for your and your clubs support of this program, foundations and committees
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Puyallup, WA 98371