For over 80 years, Lions clubs have brought civic-minded people together to improve their communities, support youth programs, work to eliminate preventable blindness, and lend a helping hand to the disabled.
Lions raise funds and give their time freely to help the less fortunate.
Each Lions club is autonomous and is empowered to develop and support programs that serve the needs of the people within its community. Many clubs also participate in projects that are regional and international in nature, such as financially sup-porting an eye screening project that may serve the people within the local area, or giving funds to the Lions Clubs International Foundation which funds projects around the world. The club would first identify and measure the needs of the community, and then club members vote to decide which programs the club will undertake. The general membership of the club can meet twice a month to discuss the issues facing the community, hear project updates and listen to guest speakers discuss topics that are of interest to the members. The club's board, headed by the club president, holds a separate meeting to maintain the operation of the club.