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Lions Clubs International

Lions Clubs International was founded in the U.S.A. in 1917 by Melvin Jones. It became truly International on March 12, 1920 when the Border Cities Lions Club was established in Ontario, Canada. Lions Clubs International is now the worlds largest service club organisation with members in 186 countries around the world.

Spread of Lionism

Lions Clubs International has had a history of support for the work of the United Nations since that Organisation's inception in 1945, when it was one of the non-governmental organisations invited to assist in the drafting of the United Nations Charter in San Francisco.

Lions are recognized worldwide for their service to the blind and visually impaired. This service began when Helen Keller addressed the International Convention at Cedar Point, Ohio on June 30, 1925 and charged Lions to be 'Knights to the Blind'.

In response to that challenge:

Lions were instrumental in having the White Cane recognised as a symbol of the blind.
Lions established and support a majority of the world's eye banks, hundreds of clinics, hospitals and eye research centers worldwide.
Lions collect more than 5 million pairs of used eyeglasses each year for distribution in developing countries

Web Pages

www.lionsclubs.org - Official Lions International web page
www.lionnet.com - Listings of all Lions Clubs with web pages

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 Lions Clubs International has had a history of support for the work of the [[United Nations]] since that Organisation's inception in [[1945]], when it was one of the non-governmental organisations invited to assist in the drafting of the [[United Nations Charter]] in [[San Francisco]].
-Lions have been involved helping the sight impaired since [[Helen Keller]] addressed the International Convention at [[Cedar Point]], [[Ohio]] on [[June 30]], [[1925]] and charged Lions to be 'Knights to the Blind'.
+Lions are recognized worldwide for their service to the blind and visually impaired. This service began
+when [[Helen Keller]] addressed the International Convention at [[Cedar Point]], [[Ohio]] on [[June 30]], [[1925]] and charged Lions to be 'Knights to the Blind'.
+In response to that challenge:
+*Lions were instrumental in having the [[White Cane]] recognised as a symbol of the blind.
+*Lions established and support a majority of the world's eye banks, hundreds of clinics, hospitals and eye research centers worldwide.
+*Lions collect more than 5 million pairs of used eyeglasses each year for distribution in developing countries
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