MD-20 Official State Projects
THIS FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 THE FOLLOWING SERVICES ARE TO BE PROVIDED DISTRICT WIDE:
1: HEALTH FAIRS TO BE CONDUCTED AT EACH REGION UNDER THE RESPONSABILITY OF GST, REGION AND ZONE CHAIRS
2: ENTERTAINMENT TO BE HELD AT EACH ZONE CHAIRS WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF ITS CLUBS - TO BRAND THE CLUBS AND INCREASE MEMBERSHIP. UNDER THE RESPONSABILITY OF GST, GLT, GMT AND REGION AND ZONE CHAIRS
Empire State Special Needs Experiece
(formerly Empire State Speech and Hearing Clinic)
Lions Camp Badger is a project of the Lions of New York State and Bermuda Lions. Camp Badger is located 20 miles south of Ithaca, NY in a rural setting. The program is designed to offer each child a great summer camp experience. Their dedicated staff work together as a team to meet each child’s special needs.
The camp program is designed to support each camper’s individual needs and goals; strengthen talents, skills and abilities; increase independent skills; gain self confidence and improve self awareness; make friends and have fun.
For more information, a copy of our Camp Facts, Fees and Schedule, and find our Camper Application, please go to our website, http://www.lionscb.org,call 1-800-232-7060, or e-mail lionscampbadger@frontiernet.net
The New York State Bermuda Lions Foundation, Inc., is a non-profit corporation. Donated funds are disbursed as grants for humanitarian projects in local communities in conjunction with local Lions Clubs. The Foundation receives contributions from individual Lions, Lion Clubs, Corporations, other Foundations, and runs fund raising activities throughout the year. Since its founding in 1992, the Foundation has approved more than US$ 355,000 for service projects that have improved the quality of life in many communities in our Multiple.
Their mission is to provide District-Wide support for worthy projects, which would otherwise be beyond the means of individual clubs or districts.
KidSight USA/ Lions SEE, Inc www.lionssee.org
Lions "Screening Eyes Early" Free vision screening to help identify children with or at risk for amblyopia, offered by local Lions Clubs in collaboration with the Lions SEE Program at the Ira G. Ross Eye Institute
The mission of Lions SEE, Inc. (Screening Eyes Early) is to decrease childhood blindness through early detection and treatment of the most common vision disorders that cause Amblyopia; insuring that all children of New York State will be able to SEE their future.
DISTRICT CABINET MEMBERS
LIONS SEE
Chairperson - Lion Silvia Estebanez: C: 914-409-8334
Co-chair JOANNE TOGLIA-O’HANLON
C: 914-217-0769 • E-mail: jtljanlon@msn.com
Total number of children screened in 2015 - 2016: 1724
PEACE POSTER
Chair PDG LORETTA WU - C: 646-251-2249 • E-mail: wuloretta63@gmail.com
Co-Chair DIANE OLDHAM
E-mail: doldham26@aol.com
Co-Chair: JIMMY S. CHU
Cell: 929-353-3163 • E-mail: jimmysochu@yahoo.com
Co-Chair Kaumi Harano
C: 413-3486760 E: haramo@nyjlc.org
VISION
PDG GUSTAVO SANCHEZ
C: 646-316-5941 • E-mail: liongustavo07@gmail.com
READING ACTION
Chair NORMA SANCHEZ
Cell: 646-316-6631 • leonnorma0504@gmail.com
DIABETIS
Chair DR. M. HAMID LALANY
Phone:516-404-0889 • E-mail: hamlal43@yahoo.com
• Co-Chair Steven Ippolito [NY Highbridge] C: 917-913-2007 E: ipponyc@yahoo.com
• Co-Chair Fiodaliza Ippolito
CHILDHOOD CANCER
Chair ARLYN VASQUEZ
Cell: 347-257-0466 • E-mail: arlynbhagwandeen@yahoo.com
YOUTH SERVICES
Chair ALEXANDRA FRANCO
Cell: 917-669-6337 • E-mail: afranco55.af@gmail.com
HUNGER
Chair HECTOR TIRADO
Cell: 917-216-6700 • E-mail: hector.mtirado47@gmail.com
VETERANS
Chair: Brig. Gen (Ret) Sidney Baumgarten
E: sidbaumgarten@aol.com
Coordinator Erlinda Leone
E: leoneer172gmail.con C: 914-325-8432
• Co-chair: Saul Rojas - C: 717-424-4576
• Co-chair: David Cruz - C: 347-317-1625
DRUG AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Chair: Ronald Williams
Phone: 212-281-9485 • E-mail: ronwilliams790@aol.com
NY LIONS BLIND BASEBALL TEAM
Fundraising Chair: Le Leo C: 1 (201)-540-7328
201-540-7328
Chair: George Fertig T: 212-688-3073
Chair: Sudesh Bhagwandeen - C: 860-248-1762
Public Relations Braulio Thorn C: 646-298-7664
HEALTH FAIRS
Chair PDG Guillermo Perez
C: 646-420-7486 • lionguillermoaperez@gmail.com
Co-Chairs: Region and Zone Chairs
