Molokai, a colony for those aflicted with leprosy, became home to a 31-member Lions club in 1948. The club brought great improvements for colony residents.
The first three Lions clubs in the Philippines received their charters in 1949, and three years later, Filipino Lions helped establish the first Lions club in Japan.
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