About Us - Lions Medical Research Foundation (SA)

STATEMENT OF INTENT

As a Lions volunteer based organisation, we promote and fund research and education into the prevention and management of disease via research funding and skin cancer screening. Through our work, we enhance better health, quality of living and strengthen communities.

OUR VALUES

INTEGRITY
We build our reputation as a LIONS organisation through serving people in communities by providing an equitable service.

COLLABORATION
Developing meaningful relationships and partnerships.

RESOURCEFUL
We focus on the development of relationships of solutions by
seeking out new inventive ways to evolve and adapt to
emergent community needs.

 

The Foundation's Board of Trustees, consists of six Lions members, three elected from each of the District 201C1 and 201C2 who serve three year terms.

The Foundation manages a fund initially begun and earned from the efforts of Lions members through the auspices of what was the SA Lions Channel 7 Personality Awards Quest which, from 1973 to 1998, raised over $5 million for groups and projects such as –

 

 

In addition, $500,000 of the funds raised was used to establish the Lions Heart Foundation to make donations and award scholarships in cardiology research.

In 1997 it was concluded that the scope of the Heart Foundation was too restrictive and should be broadened to include all aspects of medical research and education.

Thus the name of the Foundation was changed to the Lions Medical Research Foundation and its objects broadened to the funding of and otherwise promoting research and education into the prevention, detection and cure of disease and/or injury.

Your support of your Foundation will enable it to continue and build on its contribution to health in all of its forms in the years ahead.