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Lions KidSight USA Program - District 14-C Pre-School Vision Screening Project – Lions throughout the district do vision screening with specially designed cameras to find if anomalies appear in the pre-school students. Lions KidSight is a district program bringing clubs together to ensure our children receive eye screenings and follow-up care when needed. We train and mobilize caring people to be able to easily and efficiently screen the vision health of our nation’s youngest, dearest, and most vulnerable children to help ensure they receive early academic and social development success that we all deserve — guided by the fact that 80% of a child’s learning and development requires healthy, corrected vision.
PA Lions Sight Conservation and Eye Research Foundation - Donations are used to fund PA researchers who are doing cutting edge investigations into eliminating blindness in our world.
Lions recycle for Sight Recycle Eyeglasses – Refractive errors can be easily corrected with eyeglasses, yet millions living in low- and middle-income countries lack access to basic eye care services. District lions’ clubs collect used eyeglasses with eyeglass donation boxes placed throughout their communities. Eyeglasses are turned over to the district eyeglass chairperson that packages them and sends them to Lions Eyeglass Recycling centers for cleaning, sorting, tagging and shipping to where they can have the most benefit.
Leader Dogs for the Blind – empowers people who are blind or visually impaired with lifelong skills for safe and independent daily travel. All services from Leader Dog are funded by donations and all services are provided free of charge to clients, including travel in the U.S. and Canada, room and board, equipment and training.
Pennsylvania Lion – Care – Care For The Kids – District supports the PA State Council of Lions Clubs in a partnership with the Four Diamonds which mobilized Lion’s to conquer childhood cancer. The partnership is between Lions Clubs and Four Diamonds focusing on pediatric cancer. As childhood cancer kills more children in the United States than any other disease, District Lions Clubs are committed to providing ongoing support to Four Diamonds to find better treatments and ultimately a cure.
Lions LEO Program - “Leadership, Experience, Opportunity.” That’s what makes a Leo. Members of Leo clubs embody the best qualities of our incredible organization. They are devoted young people who realize the power of action. Together, Leos and Lions form a powerful partnership — one of mutual respect where Lions learn from the innovative insights of Leos, and where Leos gain access to the proven strategies of those who’ve successfully served the world for decades.
What are LEOs
- LEOs are youth 12-18 years of age.
- Lions have over 7,700 LEO clubs in over 150 countries and complete over 60,000 service projects each year.
- LEOs get:
- LEADERSHIP - Develop skillls as a project organizaer, time manager and team leaders.
- EXPERIENCE - Discover how teamwork and collaboration can change your community and the world.
- OPPORTUNITY - Discover how teamwork and collaboration can change your communty and the world.
Lions International Peace Poster and Essay Contest – For over three decades, Lions clubs around the globe have been sponsoring a very special art contest in schools and youth ages 11, 12 or 13. Creating peace posters gives children everywhere the chance to express their visions of peace and inspire the world through art and creativity.
This year’s contest theme is “Together As One”.
Poster deadlines:
- October 1: Deadline to purchase kits from the Club Supplies Sales Department at International Headquarters.
- November 15: Postmark deadline for a club to send one winning poster (per contest sponsored) to the district governor.
- December 1: Postmark deadline for a district governor to send one winning district poster to multiple district council chairperson.
- December 1: Postmark deadline for a district governor not belonging to a multiple district to send one winning poster to the Brand & Creative Department at International Headquarters.
- December 1: Postmark deadline for a club not belonging to a district to send one winning entry to the Brand & Creative Department at International Headquarters.
- December 15: Postmark deadline for the multiple district council chairperson to send one winning poster to the Brand & Creative Department at International Headquarters.
- February 1: International winners notified on or before this date.
Past District Winners:
Celebration of the winners L to R: Evlyn Licharowicz-2nd place winning poster sponsored by the Arendtsville Lions Club, 3rd place winning poster- held by Emily Seils, the art teacher at the Upper Adams Intermediate School created by Ana Ugalde Diaz sponsored by the Upper Adams Lions Club, Eli Gates- honorable mention winning poster sponsored by the Apple City Leo Club under the guidance of the Arendtsville Lions Club, and Madison Sevier- 1st place winning poster sponsored by the Jacobus Lions Club, Inc. Madison Sevier, also, achieved 3rd place in the Multiple District Competition.
L to R Evlyn Licharowicz-2nd place winning poster sponsored by the Arendtsville Lions Club, 3rd place winning poster- held by Emily Seils, the art teacher at the Upper Adams Intermediate School created by Ana Ugalde Diaz sponsored by the Upper Adams Lions Club, Patti Hullmann- District 14-C Peace Poster Contest Chair, Eli Gates- honorable mention winning poster sponsored by the Apple City Leo Club under the guidance of the Arendtsville Lions Club, and Madison Sevier- 1st place winning poster sponsored by the Jacobus Lions Club, Inc.
Environmental Awareness: April 18-26, 2026 “Aligns with Earth Day on April 22nd.” – Lion’s in district 14-C work on protecting the environment through highway cleanup, tree planting, stream restoration, and much more.
Partnering with Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay – Tree Planting – Lions throughout the district have provided helping hands planting trees throughout the district and working with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay supporting clean water in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Diabetes Awareness and Education – Lions are working to reduce the prevalence of diabetes and improve the lives of those living with diabetes.
PA Lions Beacon Lodge Camp – Is used to provide specialized recreation for special needs campers.
- Kids camping for those who are visually impaired, special needs learners, Autism Spectrum disorder, and ADD/ADHD.
- Adult camping for mild intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, legally blind, and those who are intellectually challenged on the Autism spectrum or physically challenged and require some personal care.
- Veterans camp for PA disabled veterans to spend time with their family members.
Beacon Lodge 500 Club – this is a challenge to the Lions clubs in the district to donate $5.00 to Beacon Lodge for each member. Many clubs include this in their annual budgets.
Mental Health & Well-Being | Lions Clubs International: October 4-12, 2025 “Aligns with World Mental Health Day on October 10th.” – Lions are working to promote the importance of mental health and well-being and providing meaningful opportunities to get involved in serving this important initiative.
Used Cell Phones – used cell phones can be recycled for those less who cannot afford or would not have access to a cell phone.
Hearing Aids Recycling – Used hearing aids can be cleaned, reclaimed, and refurbished to provide someone whom cannot afford them the ability to hear again.
PA Lions Hearing Research Foundation – the Foundation is designed only for providing RESEARCH — not conservation or other help for the hearing impaired. Donations enable the foundation to provide research grants that are provided for researchers only in the state of Pennsylvania. 100% of the money contributed by the Lions of Pennsylvania is used for research — not for expenses!
Disaster Relief – Whenever and wherever disaster strikes, Lions are often among the first to offer aid. Lions throughout the district have provided support for multiple truck load of supplies to support recover efforts in Ashville, NC (2024) after Hurricane Helene caused record flooding, and Mayfield, KY (2021) after a EF4 Tornado ripped through the town.
Lions of District 14-C have provided support and aid to multiple disasters and have sent truck loads of supplies to Mayfield, KY and Ashville, NC after disasters.
District 14-C have provide tens of thousands of dallors in aid both locally and all over the country to help those in need.
Want to make a difference to someone impacted by a disaster, donate here.
Hunger Awareness: January 3-11, 2026 “Working with Local Food Banks” – district clubs support local food banks and work to improve food security and access to nutritious food to help alleviate hunger. Local clubs have food donation boxes in their local communities and others directly support their local food pantries.
OVER ARCHING LIONS’ PROGRAMS
Lions Clubs International Foundation – LCIF transforms lives through the power of giving grants to local clubs supporting and sustaining Lions local mission. Grants are given in many areas to include humanitarian, diabetes, disaster relief, youth programs, childhood cancer, and much more.
Northeast PA Lions Service Foundation – provides financial assistance and education for 37 counties in Pennsylvania through local Lions Clubs. Primary focus is to assist those in need, whether blind, deaf, or otherwise handicapped, residing in the 37 counties we serve today.
District 14-C Lions Equipment Supplies
This list provides contact information for clubs that have medical and other supplies available for use by those in need. If your club would like to be listed, please contact the District Webmaster and/or the District Newsletter editor with the details.
CLUB - SUPPLIES AVAILABLE - CONTACT:
East Prospect Lions:
Supplies: Beds (some electric),Walkers, Wheel chairs, Crutches
Contact: Lion Bruce Herbst at 717-252-2265. The best time to contact him is in the mornings since he goes to work at 2 PM.
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Jacksonville Lions Club:
Supplies: Electric hospital beds, wheelchairs, crutches, walkers, canes, bed pans, potty chairs, bath stools
Contact: Lion Dave Evelhoch, 717-422-8907, evelhoch@gmail.com
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Shiloh Lions Club
Supplies: Wheelchairs, adult & child-size aluminum crutches, potty seat risers and potty seat risers with arms, shower chairs, walkers with seat, regular walker, hospital beds, and canes.
Contact: Keith Kraut, 717-764-9791
Questions About any Lions or District 14-C program email us at: lionsdistrict14c.fb@gmail.com
