Lions in the Headlines

Lions Clubs Headlines

Whether a community project or a global effort, Lions are regularly in the news. Below are some recent examples of media coverage and Lions clubs headlines.

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• Offaly Express (Ireland) February 9, 2012 – The Tullamore Lions Club sponsored SafeTalks to help prevent suicide in its community.

• IPPmedia.com (Malaysia), February 7, 2012 – The Leo Club of Penang City celebrated Chinese New Year by collecting items for the needy.

• Daily Echo (England), February 7, 2012 – The annual Poole Lions Club Swimarathon raised more than £18,700 for charity.

• All Voices (Nigeria), February 3, 2012 – The Ikeja Lions Club donated a water tank to the Police Children School.

• New Ross Standard (Ireland), January 31, 2012 – The New Ross Lions Club organized a benefit concert for victims of a fire.

• Auburnpub.com (New York, USA), January 30, 2012 – The Union Springs Lions Club provided free magazine subscriptions for students. 

• IPPmedia.com (Tanzania), January 28, 2012 – The Mzizima Lions Club of Dar es Salaam donated school supplies to 350 students.

• The Daily Review (Pennsylvania, USA), January 27, 2012 – The Troy Lions Club distributed gifts to 250 children and delivered 130 food baskets.

• Fraser Coast Chronicle (Australia) January 25, 2012 – The Tiaro and Districts Lions Club donated a $4,000 bed to a girl with a rare disease.

• NJ.com (New Jersey, USA), January 25, 2012 – The Westville Lions Club screened kids for amblyopia, also known as “lazy eye.” 

• KTBS.com (Louisiana, USA), January 22, 2012 – Lions in Shreveport and Bossier hosted the Cornea 5K to benefit the Lions Eye Bank.

• Manning River Times (Australia), January 20, 2012 – Lions Club of Taree began collecting obsolete five cent coins to raise $5,000 for prostate cancer research.
  
  
• The Dispatch (New Jersey, USA), January 20, 2012 – The Ocean City Lions Club golf tournament raised more than $25,000 for wounded veterans.
  
  
• The Journal (Ireland) January 19, 2012 – The Dublin Lions Club hosted Eric’s Party, an annual event for 500 homeless people.

• Montgomery Advertiser (Alabama, USA), January 15, 2012 – Prattville Lions Club planted 250 seedlings to help rebuild a mobile home park after a tornado.

• Donnybrook-Bridgetown Mail (Australia), January 18, 2012 – The Donnybrook Lions Club announced plans to host a free skin cancer screening.

• The People’s Tribune (Missouri, USA), January 17, 2012 – The Bowling Green Lions Club posted American flags for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

• Los Gatos Patch (California, USA) January 13, 2012 – The Los Gatos Lions Club donated more than $5,000 to a school for mental wellness programs.

• BayToday.ca (Canada), January 12, 2012 – The Widdifield Lions Club donated $2,000 to the Student Nutrition Program.

• View Online (England), January 12, 2012 – The Dorchester Lions Club donated funds to expand a gardening group for adults with learning disabilities. 

• NBC11News.com (Colorado, USA), January 9, 2012 – The Grand Junction Lions Club announced it will donate almost $100,000 to community causes.

• The Times Leader (Pennsylvania, USA), January 9, 2012 – The Larksville Lions Club donated 38 Christmas baskets to home-bound residents.

• North Devon Gazette (Arizona, USA) January 6, 2011 – The Peoria Sunset Lions Club sent holiday gifts to troops serving in Afghanistan.

• Cayman News Service (Cayman Islands), January 4, 2011 – Tropical Gardens Lions Club delivered gift baskets to public safety workers on Boxing Day.

• The Herald-News (Illinois, USA), January 4, 2011 – The Plainfield Lions Club donated 126 holiday food baskets to needy families.

• The Daily Post-Athenian (Tennessee, USA), January 2, 2012 – The Athens Lions Club screened local children to detect early warning signs of lazy eye.

• North Devon Gazette (England) December 27, 2011 – The Barnstaple Lions Christmas Draw raised more than £4,500 for local good causes.

• Tanzania Daily News (Tanzania), December 26, 2011 – The Dar es Salaam Host Lions Club helped more than 1,500 children receive medical care.

• The Times of India (India), December 19, 2011 – The Patna Favourite Lions Club distributed 250 blankets and shawls to those in need.

• Rutland & Stamford Mercury (England), December 19, 2011 – The Rutland Lions Club collected 3,500 food items during a Christmas food drive.

• The Daily Post (New Zealand), December 15, 2011 – The Rotorua Geyserland Lions Club hosted its 18th annual “Carols by Candlelight” event.

• Caymanian Compass (Cayman Islands) December 14, 2011 – The Grand Cayman Leo Club donated $500 to Acts of Random Kindness.

• MercuryNews.com (California, USA), December 14, 2011 – The Oakley Delta Lions Club hosted its 15th annual Christmas Food Basket Program.

• The Himalayan Times (Nepal), December 14, 2011 – The Nepalgunj Bageswari Lions Club began construction on a maternity hospital.

• The Lookout (Canada), December 12, 2011 – The Esquimalt Lions Club hosted a holiday party for kids with special needs and disadvantaged children.

• The Journal Online (Illinois, USA), December 11, 2011 – The Mt. Prospect Lions Club donated $8,000 to the Mt. Prospect Food Pantry.

• Eureka-Wildwood Patch (Missouri, USA) December 8, 2011 – The West St. Louis County Lions Club donated $1,500 worth of holiday gifts to blind students.

• Augusta Margaret River Mail (Australia), December 7, 2011 – The Margaret River Lions Club set up a “Food, Tools and Clothes Bank” for wildfire victims.

• Daijiworld News (India), December 4, 2011 – Lions Club Mangalore Lady Hill hosted an Inter-School Science Talent Contest to celebrate Children's Day.

• The Ridgefield Press (Connecticut, USA) December 3, 2011 – The Ridgefield Lions Club sent postcards to troops serving overseas.

• Mansfield News Journal (Ohio, USA) December 2, 2011 – A Guide dog sponsored by the Savannah Lions Club helps a high school athlete compete.

• Geneva Patch (Illinois, USA) November 30, 2011 – The Geneva Lions Club donated a scooter to a high school student with cerebral palsy.

• The Poughkeepsie Journal (New York, USA) November 30, 2011 – The Hyde Park Lions Club donated specialized toys to kids undergoing chemotherapy.

• The Daily News (Canada) November 28, 2011 – The Paddlewheelers Lions Club provided 30 homeless people with holiday gifts.

• The Gazette (England) November, 23, 2011 – The Chipping Sodbury Lions Club donated an iPad to a boy with severe learning difficulties.

• Public Opinion Online (Pennsylvania, USA) November, 23, 2011 – The Leo club at Chambersburg Area Senior High School provided 30 Thanksgiving meals to local families.

• The Northern Argus (Australia) November, 23, 2011 – The Gilbert Valley Lions Club hosted a bowling tournament to raise funds for a resident's spinal surgery.

• The Times (Illinois, USA) November 22, 2011 – The Ottawa Lions Club donated seven iPads to make it easier for students with hearing impairments to learn.

• The Appeal-Democrat (California, USA) November 20, 2011 – The Sunset Buttes Lions Club hosted the "Coats for Kids and Adults" event to distribute warm clothing to those in need.

• Visalia Times-Delta (California, USA) November 21, 2011 – Visalia Breakfast Lions Club donated 600 turkeys to organizations that serve families in need.

• Jackson County Floridian (Florida, USA) November 20, 2011 – The Marianna Lions Club helped host a Strides event to teach children about diabetes.

• Amarillo Globe-News (Texas, USA) November, 16, 2011 – The Downtown Amarillo Lions Club donated almost 300 turkeys to a local Food Bank.

• Yakima Herald (Washington, USA) November, 14, 2011 – The Yakima Lions Club donated $60,000 to four organizations to help the blind. 

• Keynsham People (England) November 13, 2011 – The Keynsham Lions Club donated a durable laptop computer to a student with a disability.

• Daily Times (Pakistan) November 12, 2011 – The Islamabad Crescent Lions Club taught students how hand washing can prevent disease.

• WLFI.com (Indiana, USA) November, 10, 2011 – The Battle Ground Lions Club coordinated a project at a local school to send food home with kids in need.

• The Gympie Times (Australia) November 8, 2011 – Gympie South Lions Club planted trees as part of President Tam's Million Tree Planting Campaign.

• The Timaru Herald (New Zealand) November 8, 2011 – The Temuka Pakeke Lions Club donated $5,000 to help defray the cost of an MRI scanner.

• The Times Leader (Pennsylvania, USA) November 6, 2011 – Lions clubs of Hanover Township, Newport Township, Nanticoke, Ashley and Twin Boroughs helped purchase therapy equipment for a toddler.

• Morpeth Herald (England) Nov. 3, 2011 – The Morpeth and Tynedale Lions clubs donated £1,700 to the Children’s Foundation for an interactive 3D entertainment system used to distract children receiving procedures.

• The Express Tribune (Pakistan) Nov. 1, 2011 – The Faisalabad Crown Lions Club, Smile Foundation and Faisalabad Platinum Lions Club formed a partnership that provided 154 free cleft palate surgeries.

• UpperMichiganSource.com (Michigan, USA) Nov. 1, 2011 – The Chocolay Lions Club hosted its 27th-annual Halloween Party.

• The Times Leader (Pennsylvania, USA) Nov. 1, 2011 – The Parsons Lions Club helped organize a safe Halloween parade and donated $300 to provide candy.

• Henley Standard (England) Oct. 31, 2011 – The Goring, Woodcote and District Lions Club donated £450 to the 1st Sonning Common Cubs for new tents.

• Nyack-PiermontPatch.com (New York, USA) Oct. 27, 2011 – The Orangetown Council declared October 25 Blauvelt Lions Leo Club Day to honor the club for performing more than 2,000 hours of community service in the past school year.

• Lynn News (England) Oct. 27, 2011 – The mayor took a walk through town with the King’s Lynn Lions Club while blindfolded on International Sight Day.

• Observer Today (New York, USA) Oct. 25, 2011 – The Dunkirk-Fredonia Lions Club donated more than 100 smoke detectors for National Fire Safety Week.

• The Voice of Mini Cassia (Idaho, USA) Oct. 24, 2011 – The Burley High School Leo Club helped with a vision screening for elementary school students.

• MLive.com (Michigan, USA) Oct. 24, 2011 – The Bay City Lions Club donated a Lion-shaped drinking fountain to a youth aquatic park.

• The Dickinson Press (North Dakota, USA) Oct. 23, 2011 – The Dickinson Noon Lions Club funded a trip to Disney World for a 7-year-old boy with leukemia.

• Lompoc Record (California, USA) Oct. 23, 2011 – The Vandenberg Village Lions Club sponsored a major cleanup project.

• KnoxNews.com (Tennessee, USA) Oct. 22, 2011 – The Knox North Lions Club adopted the Whittle Springs Middle School, which received special government funding because of the number of low-income families it serves, and provided school supplies and coats to students in need.

• Suffolk News-Herald (Virginia, USA) Oct. 19, 2011 – Ten Lions spent five days performing vision screenings on 1,500 children at 24 Head Start Centers, which serve the economically disadvantaged.

• YourLakeHoustonNews.com (Texas, USA) Oct. 18, 2011 – The Crosby Lions and Leo clubs repaired a home as part of the Rebuilding Together Houston program.

• The Highlander (Texas, USA) Oct. 18, 2011 – The Marble Falls Noon Lions Club held its 18th annual Warm Coat Drive.

• Herald-Tribune (Florida, USA) Oct. 18, 2011 – The Sarasota Lions Club donated $5,000 to pay for an ophthalmic surgical table at the Southeastern Guide Dogs' veterinary facility.

• The Press (England) Oct. 18, 2011 – The York Lions Club raised £473 for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance program.

• E-Pao (India) Oct. 16, 2011 – The Imphal Lions Club planted 300 saplings.

• Coastweek (Kenya) Oct. 14, 2011 – The Mombasa Island Lions Club hosted a medical screening camp that served almost 2,000 people.

• The Abington Journal (Pennsylvania, USA) Oct. 14, 2011 – The Scranton Lions Club donated $12,000 to its county branch of the Pennsylvania Association for the Blind.

• Ruston Daily Leader (Louisiana, USA) Oct. 13, 2011 – The Ruston Lions Club performed its 2,000th preschool vision screening.

• Bridlington Free Press (England) Oct. 13, 2011 – The Bridlington Lions Club and the North Wolds Lions Club bought a bike for a learning disabled man after his was stolen and raised money for the Riding for the Disabled Association.

• The Lac du Bonnet Leader (Canada) Oct. 13, 2011 – The Lac du Bonnet Lions Club teamed up with 10 high school students to collect 815 pounds of food for a local food bank.

• Del Mar Times (California, USA) Oct. 12, 2011 – The Del Sol Lions Club volunteered at the San Diego Food Bank.

• Margaret River Mail (Australia) Oct. 12, 2011 – The Margaret River Lions Club funded one year of infant first aid classes for a local mom’s group.

• Star News Online (North Carolina, USA) Oct. 11, 2011 – The Wilmington Cape Fear Lions Club screened 55 people for vision problems using the N.C. Vision Van, which is owned by the N.C. Lions Foundation.