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 Lions
Did Themselves Proud in 2007-08
by Mahendra Amarasuriya
President, The International Association of Lions
Clubs
Change can be scary. But that’s what we set
out to do in 2007-2008. The fundamental values
of Lions need to stay. But in my presidential
year, which ends in June, we strove for Lions
to be more relevant and more capable of attracting
new and younger members and of increasing our
value and reputation within our communities.
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 'Helen
Keller Who?'
She died 40 years ago this month,
and young people don't know who she was
by Jay Copp
When a rare photo of an eight-year-old Helen Keller
was discovered and released in March, newspapers
across the country printed it. Interest in Keller
zoomed. “The story was literally everywhere
for two days,” said Tom Champoux of the New
England Historic Genealogical Society, which released
the photo. “We were shocked by the amount
of interest in Helen Keller. It was overwhelming.”
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 Relive
History at World War II Museum in New Orleans
by Jay Copp
Allied
soldiers knew and feared the German 88 mm Flak
gun. “These 88s became a legend,” wrote
historian Stephen Ambrose. “It was said that
there were more soldiers converted to Christianity
by the 88 than by Peter and Paul combined.”
The deadly German gun is part of the first-floor
gallery of the riveting National World War II
Museum in New Orleans.
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 Malaysian
Boy Wins Peace Poster Contest
by Kristopher Kempski
After two decades of organizing the Lions International
Peace Poster Contest, Lions are still doing their
part to spread “Peace Around the World,”
the theme of the 2007-08 contest. The most recent
grand prize winner is Ming Yang Soong of Bidor,
Malaysia.
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 Lions
Sign Historic Agreement with United Nations
by
Deb Clough
The
Annual Lions Day with the United Nations typically
celebrates the mutual goals and partnerships of
the two groups. This year Lions Day marked the
beginning of a historic higher level of cooperation
between Lions and the United Nations.
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