LIONS CLUB NEWS
for the Lions Club of Madison, MS
Browse through these articles to see some of our favorite events, happenings, and successes that involve the Lions Club of Madison, the Lions Clubs in Mississippi, and the Lions Club International.
If you’d like to see some of the speakers we have scheduled for upcoming meetings, check out our Upcoming Speakers page.
COVID-19 Grants and Dollars
As of July 1, 2020, Lions Clubs International Foundation has approved 311 grants totaling $4,919,199 toward COVID-19 Frontline Relief. Our District 30-S has been approved for a grant of $10,000 for this cause.
Installation Banquet July 23, 2020
The last meeting date of the Madison Lions Club for the business year is for our installation banquet. That date this year was June 23, 2020. We have all experienced changes in our routines due to COVID-19. Our banquet was no exception. Typically we have our banquet...
LCIF and Global HOPE Partnership
Lions Club International Foundation (LCIF) and Globe HOPE (Hematology-Oncology Pediatric Excellence) a program of Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, are pleased to announce a new partnership to improve childhood cancer survival rates in...
DID YOU KNOW?
The vast majority of funding LCIF receives is from Lions. 100% of every donation supports Lions service through LCIF grants and programs. LCIF has awarded over US $1.1 billion - funding more than 15,000 projects around the globe.
LCIF Grant Types
Humanitarian service is central to the mission of Lions Clubs International. As the official charitable organization Lions Clubs International, Foundation (LCIF) provides grant funding to support the compassionate works of Lions, empowering their...
Helen Keller
Helen Keller is a special and inspirational person in many, many ways One of those ways was the inspiring speech she gave at the 1925 Lions Club International Convention. Her final paragraph as the guest speaker is as follows. "The opportunity I bring you Lions is...
Grants Awarded by Lions Clubs International Foundation
Did you know that as of April 23, 2020, Lions Clubs International Foundation has awarded 121 grants totaling $2,629,405 to COVID-19 Front Line Relief? WE SERVE
MS Girls Leadership Conference
Mississippi Lions Clubs were proud to host the annual Girls Leadership Conference on March 13 and 14, 2020, at Rosevelt State Park, in Morton, MS. This annual event has some of the brightest young high school women in the state. They are treated to a wonderful...
Mid-South Lions Club Qtr. Meeting
The Mid-South Lions Club held its quarterly board meeting in Hot Springs, Arkansas, March 13 and 14, 2020. Friday, the schedule called for an afternoon at Oaklawn Horse Racing. Everyone was excited to attend and watch championship horse racing. However, the...
Mike Flynt, MS Lions Eye Bank
Mike Flynt is the Executive Director of the Mississippi Lions Eye Bank where he has worked for the past 36 years, actively promoting the need for organ and tissue donation. Flynt has served as Vice Chairman of Missippi's Coalition on Donation and currently serves on...