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  New York West Side Lions Club..  .A Member club of Lions Clubs International  The world,s largest  humanitarian Service   Organization with a membership of 1.35 million  members.  servng in 207 countries with 46,000 Lions Club.

There is a Lions club in almost every community around the Globe. Men  and women from all walks of life  serving...under the banner " We Serve"  We are a Family" says  Lions  Clubs International  President..  Wing Kun Tam...

.".We are LIONS...a large family  1.35 million  members serving in 207 Countries and geographic areas. around the world. .  46,000 lions clubs...There is a Lions Club in almost every community  around the world  

The size and scope of our organization is an advantage....  We have a worldwide reach and can draw on global resources.

Our  club members are dedicated volunteer  leaders in our Community. We   are a " Hands on  organization..We.literally roll-up our sleeves and pitch in..You can find Lions planting trees,working with a paint brush, or building with hammer and nails."

Our professionals  Musicians, performers,  Radio and Television producers, Film makers, Educators entertainers,  sports personalities  Business executives Travel Executives.and others ..are willing to use their talents to help in the community.

Lions Clubs International Enters the Cyber Age uses Face book/Twitter /Blogs 

Lions Magazine.

..November 2011 Issue..Page 39  Article Face Time ..by Lauren williamson

 While pages for individual Lions clubs are still a growing trend, the page for Lions Clubhs International is already a full -blown Face book destination .

with more than 48,000 fans,the page provides a way for LCI to connect with its members during the course of their everyday activities.

 Becca Pietrini.. a marketing assistant manager at LCI ,says "Lions may not seek out the LCI Web site on a daily basis...but they are web savvy, they are likely  to be on Face book everyday.  

That means posts about Lions projects or events automatically appear in the news feed when the page,s fans log into Face book , injecting information about the organization into their daily routine.

Petrini posts messages from President Wing Kun Tam, the photo of the week,and links to the LCI blog, among other Lions-related information

.While Lions form  the primary audience , Pietrini  there,s tangible evidence message is spreading further that, through Face book, the Lions message is spreading further..

" WE SERVE" We invite all Lions and Leo clubs to join facebook, Twitter, and other social Media ..A fabulous way to network communicate with other Lions World wide and spread the message of the "Lions

History of the Lions Clubs International

www.lionsclubsinternational.org

Melvin Jones ..The founder of Lions Clubs International ...

 In 1917, 38 Year Old Chicago business leader,  Melvin Jones  told members of the local business club ..they should reach beyond business issues  and address the betterment of their communities., and the world. Jones Group " The Business Circle of Chicago agreed. June 7, 1917 .. The New club was born.

The  "Association of Lions clubs"  within 3 years Lions became an International Organization .

In 1925  at a Lions Clubs  International Convention in Cedar point Ohio USA  Helen Keller challenged the Lions to become " Knights of the Blind'" in a crusade against darkness

Helen Keller named the LIONS...." Knights of the blind" ....light piercing the darkness. our function " To Light the way for those in darkness".The International Association of Lions Clubs began as the dream of Chicago businessman  Melvin Jones   ..Today  " We Serve" continues represented by more volunteers in more places than any service club organization in the world.

Hurricane  Relief project 11/16/12
 Staten Island Lions  clubs 

Staten Island North Star

Staten Island Royal 

Staten United Asian members have been wokring hard since the beginning of November  for Hurricane Sandy  relief efforts.in Staten .

.In Manhattan New York Financial District Lions Club Presidnt Terry Paladini Baumgarten and members are cooperating with Battery Park CERT by suypplying blankets and helping the local community who  do not have electricity .. They bring a generator from Melville Long Island to the local facility November 19th, 2012. A loan from North Carolina Lions..

 LIONS CLUB    INTERNATIONAL  Headquarters  located 300 west 22nd street Oak Brook Illinois 60523-8842 Telephone 630-571-5466

   Ahmed Fathi..Journalist /Consultant  Middle East News  with  UN Secretary General Bon Ki Moon at The United Nations Press meeting.2012.

Ahmed is a Vice President of New York West Side Lions Club  

 .New York West Side Lions Club President Ingrid Leaock  featured in Lions Article

FACE TIME"  published  November 2011 Issue. pages 36-38 and side bar. The New York West Side Lions club was featured in the article.

.".Face book allows clubs to easily connect with members , the community and clubs worldwide.."

Face book has proven to be exceptional for engaging people with club activities says President Ingrid Leacock"

Leacock has built her face book following to more than 4000 followers(lions) in less

than 15 months. Fans include  local club members to club

members in several countries Australia, UK , Malaysia, India ,The Netherlands, Japan, Russia, China, Korea,...To the Archbishop of New York Celebrities,and a large number of young people Leo Clubs from Several Countries..so many people who are not Lions tell me" Oh you lions do such good work " she says .

Building a network

.Club president Ingrid Leacock realized early on that if she wasgoing to build a solid following  of Facebook fans, she had to make the club,s paqe about  more than just the Lions activities. So in addition to postlions, pictures and events, she posts other  feel-good storiesand photos,and initiates discussios about lighthearted topics suchas last April,s royal weddingof Prince William. She also welcomes posts from her face book friends

 "I make it a consversation " she says " I let  people know that  I am interested in them. People want   to be appreciated and get the word out there (about their interests)...I did that for them."

Past Media

Productions.  on Lions Clubs International programs, and community projects involving LIONS

Ingrid Leacock.. President (Lion)

Media Consultant and Cable Television Personality.... on the set with Dr. Fred Epstein  Pediatric Neuro Surgeon  New York University Medical

Center...Dr Epstein has performed several  Life saving Operations on children and adults at the request of The LIONS.

 Hosted and produced a total of 20-25  shows  on the work of the LIONS., and the Community. The shows continue to be aired on local Networks such as MNN in New York City and on the Internet.Face book and Twitter....

Funds to cov

er production costs were donated by Sister Leontine O, Gorman  RCSJ The Fifth Avenue Community Center of Harlem,The Young Innovators of the Electronic Age  and  Ingrid Leacock Show.

 Lion Ingrid and several Media Volunteers donated their time and expertise to help spread the message of the Lions.

Many volunteers

helped in the research and production of the shows. Shows done on location, and at theELA Studios New York

.The  Television shows were aired on Manhattan Cable and several other Networks.  Video copies of the shows  were distributed to schools Libraries, and other groups , and Lions Clubs in the USA and over Seas

 Topics: Discussed

( partial list)

 "Sightfirst"   

Guests.District Gove

rnor  20-R2  Phillip  Carreon, Eleanor Carreon Editor of District 20 R2 Magazine,, appeared with Sid Chairman " Sight First" District 20-R2,

Sid discussed  " Sight first" the new 3- year program  ( globally)launched by Lions Club International  to he

lp eradicate blindness aound the Globe..The Role of LCIF

Diabetes Awareness,

Guests

• Host Club President Larry Moschini appeared with Robert Clayton Chairman of Diabetes Awareness District 20-R2. Robert Clayton discussed Lions Clubs International  Diabetes Awareness Programs, Research and working in partnership with other organizations. . ,. 
• Sid  Hershman discussed  Diabetes and Sight related  problems facing diabetics, and Lions program to help diabetic

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Corneal Transplants

 Guests Dick Traum President of the Achilles  Track Club ( part of Road Runners) and York Road Runners appeared with  Doctor Dr. John Seeder ..New York Eye and Ear Hospital

Dr John Seedor : New York Eye and Ear Hospital  Dr Seeder  successfully transplanted  corneas to  3 Athletes. These Athletes formerly blind were able to run in the New York Road Runners Race.;  The Big Apple  Funds for the surgery were  ..Made possible through a grant from  Lions Clubs International Foundation.

 Homeless Shelter

Other shows were filmed on  Location at the Fifth  Avenue  Homeless Shelter  in Harlem . The Director of  the Center Sister Leontine O'Gorman a Sacred Heart Nun  conducted  a tour of the center. We were able to speak several residents who were very gratefrul for the assistancde some of them had families.

 The Homeless persons were eager to speak on Camera and ask for help,  . Sister Leontine O; Gorman  also discussed the shortage of  food ,clothing and  basic essentials .

God,s Love We deliver.

Early one monring Ingrid Leacock Sid Hershman Bob Tompkins and a few other Lions visited the facilities of

" God,s Love We Deliver"  Where meals were prepared by a group of  volunteers. The meals  were  delivered to  Home bound Aids patients .  One recipient requested  to be  interviewed at his  home. ..His story is heartwarming.

  Dr M.C. Modi of India . A Lion  Founded and  operated "The Touring eye Hospital of  India " .

Dr Modi is a member of Lions Clubs International . The Mobile hospital and the team of doctors travel to the villages in India . They set up camp and  perform free eye surgery. The patients sleep in the camp overnight and receive food and other supplies from Rotary club International, WHO and several Corporations. Dr M.C. Modi is listed in the Guinness Book of world records.. he performed 838. eye surgery operations in one day.

 International  Video Conference International   between Mister Bianco Lions Club Italy and New York Host  President Ingrid Leacock was the Presenter New York..International President Grimaldi Italian Presenter...