Cabinet Meeting 3/15/2025

Hello everyone. 

February 22 we had a very eventful NLF Board of Trustees meeting, and learned many new things. 

White Canes Days has always been our fundraiser, and we continue to encourage clubs to support 

us by collecting funds for this event, hold events with proceeds going to this, or budget an amount

and send in amount determined. In exchange, we provide all white canes to your club, and offer 

Sight and Hearing opportunities.

Grants available: Please check out our website!

1. Patient Care Grants 2. Project Support Grants 3. Lions Clubs Hearing Program

NLF has for years been active in our Districts in the US, and Dist “I” is the first to get hearing aids

available to our Canadian friends. How Exciting!!! In 2024 we were only asked for a total of 76 pair 

of hearing aids, and that number should have been over 200. Please check out our opportunities

where we can help in your community.

Remember when we were a stand alone Non Profit Eye Bank? Then concern when we became part 

of Sight Life and Now World Vision out of Florida? You will be happy to hear that we will be changing 

back to a stand alone Non Profit, and changes will be coming. We have lots of money in our 

endowment accounts and we are here to help each club.

I am looking for a Canadian person, very interested in this, to be my elision in Canada. My position is 

a voted in position, as yours would be also. I am currently the traveling Trustee, but you would be 

part of everything along the way on zoom. Then there would be two of us in our District to work 

together and be able to share all information with all clubs. If you are interested in knowing more,

please reach out to me. And if you are in Washington and interested in being the USA Trustee, I 

would like to speak with you also, as I am looking at changing positions within NLF.

Sincerely,

Shelley Costello

PDG Shelley Costello, NLF Trustee

NORTHWEST LIONS FOUNDATION

Have you checked out our new

Website: https://northwestlionsfoundation.org