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Season's Greetings Lion
Jong Tun,
As you gather this holiday season with your family and
friends, I ask that you take a moment to reflect on all the good work LCIF has
done worldwide over the last year. Together, we have brought joy and happiness
to so many people who would have otherwise gone without. I would like to share
a story about how Lions' good will has changed the life of a little girl from
Texas and her family.
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Good
will in Texas, USA
Emelly was born with a
chromosome disorder that resulted in her being intellectually disabled, unable
to move and afflicted regular with seizures, she was unable to sit upright and
indicated little, or no, awareness of activity or people.
With grant funding made
possible from LCIF, Emelly attended a program at the Houston Therapeutic
Equestrian Centers, whose mission is to improve the quality of life for people
with disabilities through therapeutic horseback riding and related activities.
Since participating in the
therapeutic riding program, Emelly has developed sufficient strength to sit
upright. Her breathing has improved and the seizures are much less
frequent.
"We're so grateful to the
Houston East End Lions in Texas who helped make this program possible for our
darling Emelly. I know that Lions do so
much to help children," said Maria, Emelly's mother. "It really is difficult to
describe the benefits of the therapy, but quality of life for Emelly and all
our family members, has improved so much.
We anticipate continued improvement with this invaluable therapy."
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Give the Greatest Gift This Year
This holiday season you can give the greatest gift of all- the gift of sight. A
donation of US$1 will provide river blindness medication, US$15 cataract
surgery or US$50 low vision adaptive devices. Please help us help more people
in the coming year. I hope you'll also consider sharing this video on the impact of our SightFirst Program with your friends and family. After they see
all we've accomplished and that there is still a great need, I know they'll
want to support the work we're doing together.
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LCIF
in the News
A short story and advertisement encouraging readers to support the SightFirst
Program with a donation will be included in a special Vision Care insert in December
5 editions of the Wall Street Journal in the eastern part of the U.S. This
insert section is also available online at www.lcif.org.
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Learn
More about LCIF
I often get asked a number of questions about LCIF. Make a resolution this year
to learn more about the great work of your Foundation. You may be aware of the
recently created LCIF District Coordinator position. This individual in your
district has been trained on the types of grants and programs available as well
as how to submit funds or Melvin Jones Fellowship applications. Please invite
them to your club meeting or district convention to educate others about LCIF. E-mail
the LCIF Development Department with the date of the event, and they will help
put you in contact with your local coordinator.
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I would like to offer my most
sincere thanks to all of you who help LCIF make miracles happen every day. Its
through the generous support of Lions like each of you that Emelly and her
family have found a sense of hope for the future. She is just one of the
millions of people LCIF helped this past year. Cataract surgery helped Huang in
China to see his 14-year old grandson for the first time. Yanatou in Cameroon
will not go blind from river blindness like her parents due to receiving
bi-annual medication. Mikael in Norway learned to say no to drugs through Lions
Quest. You have the power to help us help many more people this coming year.
In appreciation of the holiday
spirit, Maureen and I are making a personal contribution to LCIF to help those in need
worldwide. We ask that each of you consider helping someone during this season
of giving, as many of you have done before.
On behalf of everyone at LCIF,
Maureen and I wish you much joy this holiday season.
Thank you for your continued
support.
Al Brandel
LCIF Chairperson
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