Donations

Branford Lions year to date donations total over $10,000.00.

These donations were made to the folowing: Student of the Year, Branford Festival Health Tent, Branford High School Scholarship, North Branford High School Scholarship, Brian's Hope, Branford Food Council, Branford Community Dining Room, Project Graduation, Secret Santa Project, Branford Adopted Family, Nicaragua Eyeglass Assistance, Leo Scholarship Fund, Leo Club Sponsor, CLERF, LCIF,  Speech and Hearing Aid Bank, Low Vision Center, CRIS Radio, Fedelco, Lions Project Cannine Companions, Diabetes Awareness, Eye Glass Collection and Festival of Lights.  

Connecticut Lions Eye Research Foundation (CLERF)

Over $100,000 in donations raised by our club went toward promoting and supporting basic research into the causes and treatment of human blindness. CLERF programs are currently conducted at the University of Connecticut and the School of Medicine at Yale University.

Diabetes Awareness

One of the unfortunate and frequent effects of diabetes is severe visual imparement or total blindness. Through your generosity, the Branford Lions, in conjection with the Visiting Nurse Association, have supported diabetes and vision screening along with continued research.

Together with the VNA we support and staff a Health Fair Tent at the Branford Festival held each year on Father's Day. Free preliminary eye exam and blood screening is open to all at the Festival.

Youth Outreach

The Branford Lions assist the youth of our communities. We annually donate funds for scholarshipsnto local high schools. Our club has also provided medical devices to area schools and helps with other projects within the schools.

Connecticut Radio Information System (CRIS)

CRIS is better known as "Connecticut's Talking Newspaper" for the blind. The Branford Lions support and Volunteer their time to staff and broadcast the local news to the blind community along the shoreline from Madison to Milford.

From the radio studio at the University of New Haven, volunteers each day for one hour at 8 a.m. and at 6 p.m. do a live broadcast reading the headlines and articles from the New Haven Register, serving the blind and print handicapped community.  If you would like to become a volunteer reader, please contact Lion Jerry Osochowsky at 203-488-7903