Guide Dogs for the blind was incorporated in May of 1942 and began instruction of students in a rented home in Los Gatos, California, south of San Jose. A German Shepard named Blondie was one of the first dogs trained and was a rescue from a Pasadena dog pound. She was later paired with Sgt. Leonard Foulk, the first serviceman to graduate from the new school.

In 1947, the school moved to our present 11-acre location in San Rafael California. In October 1995 they held the …

“Where the Power of Knowledge Saves Lives”

Compassion was the driving force that led to the founding of City of Hope in 1913. That spirit lives on at City of Hope National Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute, which today provides help to millions of people who are battling life-threatening diseases.

Located just northeast of Los Angeles in Duarte, California, City of Hope is a most unusual and remarkable place where compassion and leading-edge care go hand-in-hand. Here, some of the world’s most knowledgeable physicians, researchers, scientists …

This is a Lions Clubs International Program and an endorsed MD4 and 4-L4 Program.

Since 1951 LCI has been sending as many students as possible around the world. In doing so, we hope that they experience another culture and bring about peaceful relations and a better understanding of others. When going abroad they are an Ambassador of Goodwill. They can be selected by your club for their desire to learn about another culture.

We offer the opportunity to travel to Japan and various European Countries for a …