 | The Lions Club of Gravenhurst Serving Gravenhurst with Pride since 1946! |
| The Lions Club of Gravenhurst Serving Gravenhurst with Pride since 1946! |
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The Gravenhurst Lions consist of 50 men and women from all walks of life who share a common vision of helping people, not only within our own community, but around the world. From used eyeglass collections to guide dogs for the blind and visually impaired; from wheelchairs to wheelchair vans; from global disaster relief to assistance to local families; the Gravenhurst Lions have donated hundreds of thousands of dollars and untold hours in service to people and organizations in need since 1946. Every member of our club has pledged to follow the Lions Code of Ethics and believes in the Objects and Purposes of our Organization.
We support Lions Clubs International Foundation, Lions Foundation of Canada - Dogguides, the five area Lions Camps - the CNIB Lake Joseph Centre for the Blind; Camp Huronda for children with diabetes, the Ontario Camp for the Deaf, Lions Camp Dorset for kidney dialysis sufferers, and Lions Clubs Camp Kirk for children with learning disabilities.
We made major contributions to the Lions Pavilion at Sagamo Park and the new Gravenhurst public library. We annually support the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital and are very active in supporting youth-related projects in the community.
Worldwide, Lions clubs are recognized for their service to the blind and visually impaired. This service began when Helen Keller challenged the Lions to become "knights of the blind in the crusade against darkness" during the 1925 Lions Club International Convention. (You may read a copy of Ms. Keller's speech here.) We are committed to supporting Campaign SightFirst II - a worldwide programme to raise over $150million US towards research, rehabilitation and prevention of blindness. The original Campaign SightFirst raised over $175million US, and prevented blindness in over 24 million people, restored sight to over 4.6 million cataract sufferers, and built or upgraded over 250 eye care hospitals and clinics. Through SightFirst we have trained 68000 eye-care professionals and provided 65 million treatments for river blindness. The Gravenhurst Lions are proud to be a "Model Club" for Campaign SightFirst II by pledging $25,000US to the campaign.
Second only to the Lions' commitment to aiding the blind, is their total dedication to serving young people. Lions make a strong commitment to young people through youth outreach programmes. We support vision screening at local schools, school breakfast programmes, effective speaking, the Lions Peace Poster contest, youth exchange, Leo Clubs, Thrive - the Canadian Centre for positive Youth Development, and local sports.
In a recent report of Lions Clubs worldwide, it is estimated that each year Lions Clubs donate approximately US$667 million and 65 million hours of community service.
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