Eye Operation Camp
Our club started the Free Eye Operation Camps to treat the curable blindness due to cataract. First camp was organised in October, 1984 at Dera Bassi with Dr A.D. Grover, Eye Surgeon. After that one or two camps were held every year in the month of October/November and February/March at Satsang Bhawan, Sector 26, Chandigarh. Since last eight years we have adopted the new techniques of treatment by using IOL’s. The expert team of doctors from the Department of Ophthalmology, GMCH, Sector 32 are conducting the camps for the last five years. We have also started organizing camps in the rural areas outside Chandigarh. More than 5200 patients have been treated in 42 camps till June 2010.
Lions Bal Vidya Mandir
Lions Bal Vidya Mandir, a school in Kumhar colony, Sector 25 was started in 1988 in two small rooms. The aim of the school was to motivate the slum children of the colony and to create their interest in education. The school was started with two teachers. After the rehabilitation of Kumhar Colony in 2007, the school is now running in Nehru Colony, Sector 53. Students are given free uniform, books and required stationary items, A regular medical check-up camp is also being organized for the students. We have 85 students at present studying in classes upto 5th grade.
Artificial Limb Camp
We are regularly organizing Artificial Limb Camp for the physically challenged persons. We arrange to provide artificial limbs to the needy person free of cost.
Lions Eye Donation Programme
In 2006, we started the campaign to create awareness on importance and the need of Eye Donation. We are organizing seminars in schools, colleges and in the meetings of other societies.
Blood Donation Camps
We are regularly organizing Blood Donation Camps in colleges and schools to motivate the youth and to create awareness about the need of blood donation among the children.
GMCH Sarai
We started Lions GMCH Sarai in year 2008 at GMCH, Sector 32, Chandigarh to provide shelter to the attendants of the patients with provision of stay for 20 persons. We returned it back to GMCH in the month of June, 2011.
PGI Sarai
In 1992 we built the Sarai (a shelter for patients and attendants) in PGI complex with a cost of Rs 25 lacs and handed over to PGI authorities.
Old Age Home
The Chandigarh Administration handed over the management of Old Age Home, Sector 15 to us in 1999 in a much depleted state. We implemented certain systems of management to improve the working of the home. In 2008, we returned it back to the Chandigarh Administration.