That Lions Clubs International helped the United Nations form the Non-Governmental Organizations sections in 1945 and continues to hold consultative status with the U.N.

That it is estimated that each year, Lions clubs donate approximately 225 million pounds and 76 million hours, which is equivalent to more than 31,000 people working full time for a year.

That Lions Clubs International pioneered the White stick for the blind & helped set up the guide dogs for the blind too.

There is now a Lions club in the Houses of Parliament & in Iraq - more about it here

That Lions clubs provide disaster relief around the world. Because Lions clubs are all around the world, Lions club members were 1st on the scene to provide help & assistance during the tsunami disaster in South-east Asia in late 2005/2006. Several thousand local Lions responded immediately to the needs of people affected by the disaster. Local Lions in hundreds of places are at the scenes of the disaster, helping organise relief and ensuring that people get vital relief supplies. Lions clubs International are still helping to rebuild the damage done by the tsunami to this day. More information here at http://www.lions-tsunami.org/

A member of Les Dawson’s original ‘Roly Polys’ is a Lion.

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is a Lion too.

Lions clubs in the United Kingdom has a royal patron, who is Her Royal Highness, the Countess of Wessex. (pictured below)