1. Our Foundation LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION

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

3.  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$870 million in grants awarded to date

4. Four Areas of Service We Care. We Serve. We Accomplish.  Save Sight  Provide Disaster Relief  Support Youth  Meet Humanitarian Needs

5. Saving Sight We Care. We Serve. We Accomplish.  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  Cataract surgery program

6. Providing Disaster Relief We Care. We Serve. We Accomplish.  LCIF’s first grant awarded was for flood relief  Grants provide short and long term relief  Ongoing disaster relief efforts:  Philippines  Japan  Haiti  New York  New Jersey  Joplin, USA

7. Support Youth We Care. We Serve. We Accomplish.  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. Humanitarian Needs We Care. We Serve. We Accomplish.  Empowering those with disabilities  Special Olympics Opening Eyes Partnership  Affordable Hearing Aid Program  Playgrounds for handicapped children  Microenterprise  Addressing global health issues  Measles vaccinations  Diabetes prevention

9. One Shot, One Life: Lions Measles Initiative  330 children still die every day from measles  Lions provide physical support through social mobilization and advocacy  Partnership with the GAVI Alliance will raise US$30 million for measles vaccinations by 2017

10. Grants

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. Types of Grants We Care. We Serve. We Accomplish. Types of LCIF Grants StandardCore 4 Intl. Assistance EmergencyMajor Catastrophe SightFirst

13. Our Impact

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

17. Question and Answer Session

19. www.lcif.org LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION