Lions Clubs International Activities

Lions are recognized worldwide for their service to the blind and visually impaired. This service began when Helen Keller challenged the Lions to become her "knights of the blind in the crusade against darkness" during the association's 1925 international convention.

Today, in addition to their international SightFirst program, Lions extend their commitment to sight conservation through countless local efforts:

• Lions provide 600,000 free professional glaucoma screenings and make 25,000 corneal transplants possible each year.
• Lions establish and support a majority of the world's eye banks, hundreds of clinics, hospitals and eye research centers worldwide
• Lions provide thousands each year with free quality eye care, eyeglasses, Braille-writers, large print texts, white canes and guide dogs.
• Lions collect more than 3 million pairs of used eyeglasses each year for distribution in developing countries.

Lions are also involved in a variety of other activities to improve their communities and help people in need, such as assisting the hearing impaired, diabetes awareness and education, environmental projects and youth programs.

SightFirst	Lions Eye Health Program	Lions Recycle For Sight
Lions Eye Banks	Guide Dog Schools	Youth Programs

Lions Youth Activities Quick Links

Lions Youth Outreach	"The Future is Ours...So Now What?" Youth Volunteer Video Program
Children at Risk: Focus on Street Children	Lions International Peace Poster Contest
International Youth Exchange	International Youth Camps
Leo Clubs	Lions-Quest

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