Lions Clubs International is the world's largest service club organisation with 45,000 clubs and nearly 1.3 million members in 197 countries around the world. The international headquarters is situated in Oak Brook, Illinois.
Lions Clubs International has had a history of support for the work of the United Nations since that organization's inception in 1945, when it was one of the non-governmental organizations invited to assist in the drafting of the United Nations Charter in San Francisco.
Lions are recognized worldwide for their service to the blind and visually impaired. This service began when Helen Keller addressed the International Convention at Cedar Point, Ohio on June 30, 1925 and charged Lions to be 'Knights to the Blind'.
Colored version of the logo.
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Colored version of the logo.
In response to that challenge:
* Lions were instrumental in having the white cane recognised as a symbol of the blind.
* Lions established and support a majority of the world's eye banks and hundreds of clinics, hospitals and eye research centers worldwide.
* Lions collect more than 5 million pairs of used eyeglasses each year for distribution in developing countries.
