New York Times Cites Lions' Blindness Work

The efforts of Lions to counter trachoma are featured on the New York Times Web site.

A link to the Lions Clubs International Foundation’s Web site accompanies a story on trachoma that originally appeared in the March 31 print edition of the New York Times. LCIF’s Web page, listed under a How to Help bullet point, includes extensive information about Lions’ success against trachoma, the further plans under Campaign SightFirst II to fight trachoma and a prominent Make a Donation button.

Another link accompanying the trachoma story is to a letter from President Jimmy Carter to the New York Times praising the role of Lions in the battle against trachoma. President Carter wrote the letter, published in the April 7th print edition, in response to the Times’ trachoma article, which referenced the efforts of The Carter Center against the disease but failed to mention the Lions. Lions Clubs International is one of the leaders in the fight against trachoma, the world's leading cause of preventable blindness. Lions are particularly active against trachoma in Ethiopia, where the Times’ story was set.

The Lions’ Web page on trachoma also includes links to a page about becoming a Lions member and to a past story in the LION about Lions' work in trachoma control.

The letter from Jimmy Carter to the Times reads in part: "The Carter Center is honored to be mentioned in some of these articles and is appreciative of the many partners who support our work. In fact, none of our efforts in Ethiopia, as illustrated in your trachoma article, would be possible without the active partnership and financial support of Lions Clubs International, an organization of more than one million members in 197 countries who address blindness diseases."