Lions Club Int'l president praises local Lions Club<\/p>\n
Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Lions Club Indonesia received a roar of approval from Lions Club
\nInternational president Clement F. Kusiak on Sunday for its work
\nin the country.<\/p>\n
"I am very proud of what Lions Club Indonesia members have
\ndone, especially for their quick response to disasters in Aceh
\nand other places," Kusiak said during a press conference here on
\nSunday.<\/p>\n
Kusiak, who arrived in Jakarta on Saturday for a three-day
\nvisit, encouraged club members to continue their good work in the
\ncountry, which has been hit by a tsunami and a string of
\nearthquakes over the past few months.<\/p>\n
Lions Club District 307 B governor Charles Ong Saerang said
\nKusiak would visit several of Lions Club Indonesia's projects in
\nJakarta before leaving on Monday.<\/p>\n
During a lunch in his honor on Sunday, Kusiak presented awards
\nto the National Family Planning Coordinating Agency, the Family
\nWelfare Movement and club volunteers for their outstanding
\ncontributions to the country.<\/p>\n
The lunch was also attended by representatives from several
\ngovernment agencies.<\/p>\n
Lions Club, which commits itself to helping people throughout
\nthe world, has over a million members in 193 countries worldwide.<\/p>\n
According to Eddy Widjanarko, the club's council chairman in
\nIndonesia, besides helping people in areas hit by natural
\ndisaster like Aceh, North Sumatra and Nias, Lion Clubs Indonesia
\noperates health, education and environmental programs, as well as
\na youth exchange.<\/p>\n
The club has allocated about US$5.6 million for emergency
\nrelief efforts and $1.25 million for its health, education and
\nenvironmental programs.<\/p>\n
"We went directly to Aceh right after the tsunami hit the
\nprovince, and now we have people in Nias to help people there.
\nHowever, we are also very famous for our activities helping
\npeople with cataract problems. We have helped about 50,000 people
\nwith cataracts in Indonesia receive surgery," Eddy said.<\/p>\n
The club's youth exchange program has sent many young
\nIndonesians to other countries and has long been a model for
\nhomestays abroad, he said.<\/p>\n
The main goal of the exchange program, according to Eddy, is
\nto expose young Indonesians to other cultures.<\/p>",
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