Lion - April 2018
Service Abroad
2018-03-30 11:52:08
TURKEY
Getting Their Sea Legs
Lions Clubs in Istanbul, Turkey partnered with the Spinal Cord Injury Association to bring 22 young people with spinal cord paralysis out for a day of sailing on the Sea of Marmara. Lions helped while four experienced sea captains trained the young people. After eight hours at sea, “There was light, pride, and happiness in the eyes of all the participants,” says Arzu Nizamoglu of the Istanbul Heybeliada Lions Club and zone chairperson.
Turkey is a country surrounded by water, and the Lions wanted to introduce the disabled to sea and water sports as a way to bring color into their lives, says Nizamoglu. The reaction was very positive. “We found out we did the right activity,” says Nizamoglu.
MICRONESIA
Leo and Lion clubs pair up to clean up
As part of its environmental awareness campaign, the Saipan Teen Unity Leo Club, in collaboration with the Saipan Unity Lions Club, distributed 18 trash bins to three public schools on Saipan.
They presented six trash bins each to Hopwood Junior High School, Marianas High School, and Koblerville Elementary School. “Students will have a place to dispose of their trash properly,” says Lions Club Secretary Ruth Torrecampo, adding that the schools have decided to place the trash bins in various locations around their respective campuses.
The environmental awareness campaign is being carried out by Leo Club president, Miguel Aninon, who says, “Our goal, like others of Lions Clubs International, is to make our world a better place to live in.”
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