Lions Of Illinois Foundation - LIF

10/02/2026

📣BLAST FROM THE PAST📣
This Candy Day ad was sent in to the newspaper in Geneva, IL back in 1975.

🎉It's Candy Day Month!🎉 This year's Candy Day is held on October 9, 2026.

History of Candy Day
LIBAC (Lions of Illinois Blind Action Committee) began in 1952 as the result of Past district Governor Marvin Tench who wanted to change the attitude toward blind people. In that time the blind were often objects of ridicule, portrayed as "pencil sellers" and with low regard. Lion Tench and friends wanted the public to recognize them with all the rights to dignity, education, and meaningful employment enjoyed by their fellow Americans.

As a result of Lion Tench's work the Lions of Illinois adopted a resolution to hold a statewide drive to raise funds for services and awareness of the plight of the blind. Prior to 1952 the Lions were dedicated to helping the visually impaired, but funding for projects and services were only raised on either local or District levels. This move to act as a united front statewide, would change the face of Lionism forever.

10/01/2026

October is Blindness Awareness Month.

The heart and soul of the Lions of Illinois Foundation are the programs and services offered to help those in Illinois with vision and hearing needs.

Help continue this legacy: https://lionsofillinoisfoundation.org/

10/01/2026

Today is the day! Camp Lions Registration is NOW OPEN!!

⛺Register for camp today!⛺

09/30/2026

📣BLAST FROM THE PAST📣
Check out this Candy Day ad, Lions Clubs can promote their Candy Day event many different ways.
Some ways include:
-Poster/Flyers throughout community
-Posts/Create events on social media and share on local community pages
-Post an Ad in the local newspaper
-Contact your local Radio station

Did you know, Candy Day is the premiere fundraiser for the services and programs provided to the hearing & visually impaired in Illinois. This ONE-DAY EVENT alone raises over 50% of the total operating funds for the Lions of Illinois Foundation (LIF). Your generous donations on Candy Day allow LIF and the Lions Clubs throughout Illinois the ability to serve more than 18,000 men, women, & children each year.

09/28/2026

Candy Day 2026 is just around the corner!

Candy Day is officially held on October 9-11, 2026. Did you know that your club can host a candy day event any time throughout the month of October to participate in Candy Day.

Don't forget to fill out and send in your Candy Day Final Reportin form to help continue to bring FREE Vision & Hearing Programs & Services to those within your communities and throughout Illinois.

09/26/2026

09/26/2026

We’re out here with the Crest Hill Lions Club doing free Retinal and Hearing Screenings at the Crest Hill Public Library until 2pm! Come visit us!

09/25/2026

Camp Lions 2027 is already in the works, can you believe it?! Camp dates are here and registration opens on October 1, 2026! Remember to share this information with your local school districts, friends and family.

This year Camp Lions is celebrating 70 years and we have some fun things instore! Be sure to check out the dates and register for camp.

We're excited to celebrate 70 years with all our campers, camp families and camp alumni!

09/24/2026

Did you know, yesterday was International Day of Sign Languages?
Check out this video of our former Camp Lions of Illinois for Blind and Deaf camper and Camp Counselor, Judy Yang speaking on the importance of access, language and Deaf culture.

You can check out her interview and more at the following link:
https://foxreno.com/news/mornings-on-fox-11-and-arc-reno/international-day-of-sign-languages

09/23/2026

This past Sunday was the Chicago Walk4Hearing and what a great event it was! The Mobile Screening Unit was there to screen individuals hearing and vision.

We were also excited to see one of our very own Camp Lions of Illinois for Blind and Deaf campers, Zoey! She created a team and raised money for the campaign. We are so proud of her! Great job Zoey, keep on spreading awareness! We look forward to seeing you at Camp Lions of Illinois for Blind and Deaf next summer!

Don't forget, camp registration opens up October 1st, 2026.