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Lions Respond

Lions around the world are responding generously and quickly. Some examples of generous support from multiple districts, districts, clubs and individuals from around the world include:

Multiple Districts

  • US$651,000 has been donated by Multiple District 105, British Isles
  • Lions from MD 112, Belgium, have raised US$300,000
  • In Multiple District 104, Norway, Lions have committed US$280,000
  • US$280,000 has been donated by Lions in Australia
  • US$275,000 has been donated by Lions of Sweden, MD101, in addition to providing tents
  • MD108, Italy, is contributing US$185,000
  • Lions in Spain have pledged US$100,000
  • Lions in the New England region of the U.S. have donated US$60,000
  • US$57,000 from the Finnish Lions Association
  • Lions in Multiple District 110, Netherlands, are contributing US$42,000
  • Multiple District 51, Puerto Rico, is pledging US$33,000
  • Lions of MD 330, Japan, are donating US$32,000
  • MD 334, Japan, contributed US$21,000
  • Lions in MD 322, India, are donating US$20,000
  • Multiple District 410, South Africa, is donating $20,000
  • At their convention, MD 44, New Hampshire, USA, raised US$13,000
  • MD 115, Portugal, is contributing US$5,000

Districts

  • District 63, comprised of neighboring islands to Haiti, is donating US$100,000
  • US$100,000 from District 105-I, Ireland
  • US$61,000 from District 381 in Guangdong, China, who previously received assistance for the earthquake
  • District 108IA1, Italy, has donated US$54,000
  • District 308-B1, Malaysia, donated US$45,000
  • District 129, Slovenia, is donating US$35,000
  • Lions in District 113, Luxembourg, donated US$32,300
  • District 19-A, British Columbia, Canada raised US$27,125 for LCIF
  • US$26,000 from District 308-A1, Singapore
  • District 108IA3, Italy, has wired US$25,000 to date, and has pledged more to come
  • At the All Africa Conference, Lions in Algeria, District 415, donated US$25,000
  • District 4-L2, California, USA, has raised more than US$19,000
  • US$18,000 from District 121, Poland
  • During a four-day fundraiser in a local mall, District A711, Ontario, Canada Lions raised nearly US$18,000
  • US$16,000 from District 351, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq
  • Lions in Tunisia, District 414, gave US$10,000
  • Lions in Kenya, District 411-A, are donating US$9,000
  • District 352, Egypt is donating US$7,300
  • Lions in Beijing, China donated US$5,096
  • The Loresho Lions Eye Hospital in Kenya donated US$5,000

Clubs

  • The Tralee Lions Club in Ireland raised US$27,250
  • Howth Sutton Lions, Ireland, held a community fundraiser, raising US$20,440
  • Philadephia Chinese Lions in Pennsylvania, USA, raised US$11,863
  • US$10,779 from the Whittier Host Lions Club, California, USA
  • The Los Angeles Chinese Lions Club in California, USA donated US$10,000
  • The Brockville Lions Club in Ontario, Canada, contributed US$8,000
  • The Wexford Lions Club in Ireland donated US$6,775
  • US$5,500 has been contributed by the Torrevieja Costa Lions Club in Spain
  • The Crosslake-Ideal, Minnesota, USA, Lions Club donated US$5,000
  • US$5,000 from the Ndola Lions Clubs in Zambia

Individuals

  • Aruna Oswal, India, is donating US$25,000
  • Susan Lanier, Alabama, USA, donated US$10,000
  • US$10,000 from Kanaksinh Babla, Kenya
  • US$10,000 from Alexis Gomes, Congo
  • Judith Ma contibuted US$5,000 to match her Los Angeles Chinese Lions Club's donation

Other Support

  • Employees at Factory Optical in Canada contributed US$2,000 as well as 3,000 pairs of new eyeglasses
  • Children in the Sunday School class of Full Gospel Tabernacle Church, Arkansas, USA raised US$400
  • US$350 from the Wattala City Leo Club in Sri Lanka
  • Diamond Bar High School Leos, California, USA, raised US$250
  • Chaparral Middle School Leos, California, USA, raised US$150
Additional examples of Lions contributions as found in online newspapers.

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