The Lions of District OH7 are proud to support these great projects with our time, talents and donations!

Central Ohio Lions Eye Bank:

The Central Ohio Lions Eye Bank is a non-profit organization dedicated to restoring, improving and preserving vision by connecting eye donors and transplant recipients, educating physicians, and enhancing eye research through quality eye banking services. Since 1973, the Eye Bank has facilitated the successful collection and transplantation of over 10,000 corneas. Servicing more than 60 hospitals in 45 Ohio counties, Eye Bank staff and volunteers helped provide the gift of sight for hundreds of patients per year.

Ohio Lions Foundation:

The Ohio Lions Foundation is a Section 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded in 1985. It provides grant funding in the following areas: Disaster Relief, Scholarships awarded to sight-impaired college students, matching grants for low-vision readers / magnifiers and other adaptive equipment and specific sight-related programs.

Ohio Lions Eye Research Foundation:

The Ohio LIONS Eye Research Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) charitable foundation dedicated to helping children and adults with eye problems by funding eye research and student fellowships throughout Ohio. Their motto is "Research Today - Vision Tomorrow."

Ohio Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation:

The Ohio Sight & Hearing Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity that helps people who need financial assistance to obtain eye or ear medical care that may be out of reach financially due to the lack of insurance coverage or out of pocket expenses that are too high. The foundation is a resource to Lions Clubs that are trying to help such people, but can't handle the financial cost by themselves.

Ohio Lions Pediatric Cancer Foundation:

OLPCF works to raise awareness of Pediatric Cancer as a devastating disease preventing our youth from leading full and productive lives; fund research to fight this disease and to help affected families by meeting immediate qualifying needs.

Mission Serve:

The purpose of Mission Serve is to engage civilians, vets, military service members and military families in service to meet the critical needs of our nation -- particularly, the needs of the military community. Lions Clubs of District OH7 are working to meet these needs by sending care packages to soldiers overseas, organizing welcome home parties, helping military family members here at home and, generally, doing what we can to support our military service members and familes.

Newsreel Magazine:

A monthly audio magazine offering three hours of helpful info and inspiration to the blind in the voices of its members. Topics include technology, travel tips, books, recipes, personal experiences, sports & more.

Columbus Speech & Hearing:

The Columbus Speech and Hearing Center is a non-profit, United Way Agency. Each year, the Center serves nearly 10,000 people across Ohio. Our mission is to help all people improve communication and vocational independence for life.

As the official charitable organization of Lions Clubs International, Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) supports Lions’ compassionate works by providing grant funding for their local and global humanitarian efforts. LCIF helps Lions improve peoples’ lives around the world, from combating vision problems to responding to major catastrophies to providing valuable life skills to youth.

Eye Glass Recycling:

Millions of people in developing nations are pushed deeper into poverty simply because they don't have glasses. They can't learn, because reading is difficult. They can't work to the best of their ability, because they can't see clearly. Lions Clubs collect used eyeglasses to recycle and reuse in third world countries. It costs Lions less than 8 cents to provide a pair of recycled eyeglasses and change someone's life.

Diabetes Awareness:

Lions support diabetes education, prevention, control & research. A primary objective of the Diabetes Awareness and Action Program is to reduce the number of new cases of blindness caused by Diabetic Retinopathy. Lions Clubs often arrange for free diabetes screenings in their communities, in collaboration with local health care professionals.

The objective of the Lions ALERT program is to develop a plan of action in case of a level one, two or three emergency in a community. The emergency may be a natural disaster, a man-made problem or a public healthcare crisis such as a large-scale influenza outbreak.

Canine Companions for Independence:

CCI is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that is funded by private contributions and receives no government funding. There is no charge for the dog. CCI provides assistance dogs to people with developmental or physical disabilities who can demonstrate that a Canine Companion will enhance their independence or quality of life. All the expenses of breeding, raising and training a Canine Companion is funded through private donations.

Since 1975, VOICECorps (formally Radio Reading Service) has been broadcasting on a special frequency picked up by special receivers for the blind. Newspapers, magazines, advertisements and other print media read to the blind and visually impaired 24 hours a day.

Lions Pilot Dogs:

Since 1950, Lions Pilot Dogs has existed to provide the finest of guide dogs to the qualified sightless. It serves approximately 150 people every year.

Lions Share of Life:

Working with the Red Cross, participants in the Lions Share of Life will identify and "adopt" blood drives in or near their communities, then recruit donors to give at those drives. The idea is to bring new donors in who otherwise would not have given.

Prevent Blindness Ohio:

Founded in 1957 by Senator John Bricker and Lions Club member Bob Morrison, PBO provides direct services to 800,000 Ohioans per year and educates millions on how to protect their precious gift of sight.

Leo Clubs:

Leo Clubs give young people the opportunity to join together in their communities and perform vital service for those in need. Generally, located in middle, junior or seniro high schools, Leo Clubs are great ways to inspire youth to think of others less fortunate than themselves. There are many Leo Clubs throughout District OH-7, all sponsored by Lions Clubs attempting to involve youth in the betterment of their communities and themselves.

Local Community Activities:

Each Lions Club prides itself on conducting local service projects for their community. Here are a few examples:

Pavillion along the Kokosing Gap Trail, built by the East Knox Lions Club.

Blood drive at the

Millersport Lions Clubhouse.

Pickerington Lions donating magnifying reader to local resident

Danville Lions helped Boy Scouts create this Veterans Walk of Honor. The club now helps to maintain it.

Licking Valley Lions clean a section of the highway every 3 months.

The Frazeysburg Lions Club helps put on the Community's Easter Egg Hunt every year.

The Marietta Noon Lions puts on a great car show annually.

The Plains Lions Club makes Santa's yearly visit a great one.

The Scenic Hills Lions Club provides Safety Town for the youth of their community.

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