Our Foundation. 2 What comes to mind when you think of LCIF?

Presentación del tema: "Our Foundation. 2 What comes to mind when you think of LCIF?"— Transcripción de la presentación:

1 Our Foundation

2 2 What comes to mind when you think of LCIF?

3 3 LCIF at a Glance  Founded in 1968 - official foundation of Lions Clubs International, giving support to clubs  Provides grant funding for large-scale projects  Relies on donations  More than US$950 million in grants awarded to date

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5 5 Providing Disaster Relief  LCIF’s first grant awarded was for flood relief  Grants provide short and long term relief  Ongoing disaster relief efforts:  Philippines  Japan  Nepal  Turkey

6 6 Saving Sight Recognized leader in sight initiatives Recent sight projects include:  Equip Lions sight center  Expansion of services for blind and low vision persons  River blindness elimination program  Establish diabetic retinopathy treatment services

7 7 Supporting Youth  Building or equipping youth centers such as schools, orphanages or day care centers  Supporting vocational training for youth  Providing life skills through the Lions Quest program

8 8 Meeting Humanitarian Needs Empowering those with disabilities  Special Olympics Opening Eyes Partnership  Playgrounds for handicapped children  Microenterprise Addressing global health issues  Measles vaccinations  Diabetes prevention

9 9 One Shot, One Life: Lions Measles Initiative  400 people still die every day from measles  Lions provide physical support through social mobilization and advocacy  Partnership with Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance will raise US$30 million for measles vaccinations by 2017

10 10 Grants

11 11 How does LCIF help Lions?  Helps Lions respond collectively to humanitarian concerns around the world  Enables Lions to help Lions  Funds projects too big for districts/clubs  Develops grant-making initiatives to help Lions better serve communities

12 12 Types of Grants Types of LCIF Grants StandardCore 4 International Assistance Emergency Major Catastrophe SightFirst

13 13 Our Impact

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15 15 Why should Lions support LCIF?  LCIF is our Foundation  Supports Lions’ humanitarian projects locally and throughout the world  Help Lions’ carryout large- scale projects or initiatives  Play a unique role

16 16 Enriching Lives WE ARE COMPASSIONATE AND CARING - enriching lives in communities all over the world!

17 17 Question & Answer Session

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