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[doc] Founder Melvin JonesMelvin Jones, an insurance salesman from Chicago, founded the Lions Clubs in 1917.
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[doc] Vision ScreeningVision screening is a long-standing Lions tradition that saves sight and saves lives.
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[doc] Feeding the HungryLions worldwide have embraced projects to end hunger and promote better nutrition.
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[doc] Community CleanupFrom roadsides to mountainsides, Lions work to repair, beautify and restore community surroundings.
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[doc] Expanding to AfricaIn 1953, Algeria became the first country in Africa to have a chartered Lions club.
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[doc] Wave Upon WaveLions raised US$15 million during the aftermath of the South Asia tsunami in 2004. Every dollar went to Lions in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Thailand to help rebuild homes, schools and orphanages.
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[doc] The ParadeEach year, Lions from as many as 130 countries participate in a procession on the second day of the International Convention, a tradition dating back to the early 1920s. Many Lions don traditional dress, colors or costumes for the march.
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[doc] Helen KellerHelen Keller inspired Lions to commit to ending preventable blindness and serving the visually impaired.
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[doc] Freedom to MoveLions in Australia are helping children and adults with mobility programs achieve new levels of independence.
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[doc] Pressing OnIn the 1920s, Lions clubs continued to expand and serve communities with such projects as fundraising for a children's hospital.