The Lions Club of Reading is a member of an International Organisation known as Lions Clubs International. (contact us)
Our motto is "We Serve". There are more than 1.3 million members in over 205 countries, all serving their local communities and worldwide projects. In the UK we have 900 clubs with around 18,000 members. Each club is autonomous but works within international guidelines. Our area covers the Reading Borough that incorporates Central Reading, Tilehurst and Caversham. Other clubs nearby include Woodley & Earley, Bracknell Forest, Wokingham and Goring & Woodcote, to name but a few.
WHAT DOES OUR CLUB DO?
The Lions believe that individuals working together can initiate and carry out projects that will make their community a better place. Our principal aim is to assist the young, the elderly and disadvantaged, by way of local community projects and global initiatives.
Most of our funds collected are spent locally, but we also support International projects, such as the recent Lions International SightFirst campaign which raised over £150 million worldwide, to help combat preventable and reversible blindness throughout the world. We helped fund the newly refurbished Eye Bank at the London Moorfields Eye Hospital.
Lions are often the first to make local grants in emergency situations such as the Indian Ocean tsunami and the Australian bush fires and more recently various flood disasters. These projects are managed by Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) to ensure wise and safe use of donations. For more information about our global activities visit our international website here:
We also have charitable status - Registered Charity no: 1126848
Our motto is "We Serve". There are more than 1.3 million members in over 205 countries, all serving their local communities and worldwide projects. In the UK we have 900 clubs with around 18,000 members. Each club is autonomous but works within international guidelines. Our area covers the Reading Borough that incorporates Central Reading, Tilehurst and Caversham. Other clubs nearby include Woodley & Earley, Bracknell Forest, Wokingham and Goring & Woodcote, to name but a few. 
