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[doc] Bushfires in AustraliaLions from across Australia and around the world sent aid to the victims of the Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria in 2009, the deadliest wildfire in Australia’s history.
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[doc] Libraries & SchoolsLions Clubs and Lions Clubs International Foundation have built, adopted and expanded schools around the world since the organization’s founding.
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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] Recycle the EarthLions can be found on the front lines of local recycling projects all around the world, reclaiming everything from scrap metal and old newspapers to medical devices and used cell phones.
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[doc] A European FirstThe first Lions clubs in Europe were founded in Stockholm and Geneva in 1948.
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[doc] Expanding HorizonsHarry A. Newman of Toronto became Lion’s first international president in 1924 as Lions Clubs expanded beyond the U.S.
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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] The White CaneA Lions club president helps save countless lives by introducing North America and Lions to a universal walking aid for the blind.
