Lions Clubs of Multiple District 36, Oregon and Northern California

We Serve

Lions of Oregon & Northern California are a part of an international network of 1.4 million men and women in 200 countries and geographic areas who work together to answer the needs that challenge communities around the world. Lions are best known for working to end preventable blindness, the giving of eyeglasses and hearing aids for the needy and local service projects.

 

Mission Statement of Lions Clubs International:

 

"To create and foster a spirit of understanding among all people for humanitarian needs by providing voluntary services through community involvement and international cooperation."

 

The process of applying for sight and hearing assistance is volunteer driven. Thousands of people contact the Lions for help every year. Assistance depends on financial and residency eligibility, access to insurance, and available funding through the local Lions Club. Please be patient and courteous. Submissions are reviewed several times per week.

These links provide information about eligibility and the corresponding programs:

To request help with eyeglasses and hearing aids, please click this link to go to the ‘get help’ form: https://olshf.org/get-help

Will you not help me hasten the day when there shall be no preventable blindness; no little deaf, blind child untaught; no blind man or woman unaided? I appeal to you Lions, you who have your sight, your hearing, you who are strong and brave and kind. Will you not constitute yourselves Knights of the Blind in this crusade against darkness?
— Helen Keller's Speech at 1925 International Convention Cedar Point, Ohio, USA June 30, 1925