Haiti Earthquake Info

 

Dear LCIF MDCs and DCs of Canada:

 

Thank you for your ongoing efforts for LCIF, especially as Lions act to aid those in Haiti.

 

I’m sure you have been contacted by your local Lions with some common questions about LCIF’s Haiti response and how Canadian Lions can assist through donations. Some of these questions relate to tax-deductibility and recognition. Here are some updates I hope you can share with your local Leaders and interested Lions:

 

·         The “Lions of Canada Fund for LCIF” has not yet received federal government approval. It’s our goal that this Fund will soon be finalized and allow Canadian Lions and donors to make tax-deductible donations. Once it is fully established, Lions clubs across Canada will receive notice.  

·         Also, the Lions of Alberta Foundation cannot, by their charter, issue tax receipts for donations of the Haitian relief type. However, Canadian donors, including Lions and Lions Clubs, can get matching monies from the federal government by donating to one of "recognized" charitable organizations.

 

·         As donations through LCIF for Haiti relief are "restricted" funds, they do not qualify for any of the LCIF recognitions that are available for "unrestricted" donations - MJFs, PMJFs, Contributing Member, etc.

 

I hope that some of the points above do not discourage Lions or non-Lions from making donations to LCIF or other relief organizations working in Haiti. As I’m sure you agree, providing aid to those in need there should be our first priority.

 

Many thanks for your efforts to encourage Lions and non-Lions to support LCIF’s Haiti-relief efforts – As always, 100% of every LCIF donation and LCIF-Haiti donation will go directly to those in need, not administrative costs.

 

Yours in Lionism,

 

Judge Brian Stevenson

Past International President

LCIF Development Advisory Committee (DAC) representative, CAII

 

LCIF "Hope for Haiti" Relief Links:

Hopepage and Video from LCIF Chairperson Al Brandel:

http://lionsclubs.org/EN/lci-foundation/index.php

 

Testimonials of our work on the ground in Haiti:

http://lionsclubs.org/EN/lci-foundation/haiti-relief/testimonials.php

 

List of Haiti Donations that have come in from Lions around the world to date:

http://lionsclubs.org/EN/lci-foundation/haiti-relief/lions-respond.php

 

Examples of what LCIF can do with certain disaster relief donation amounts & link to donate online:

http://lionsclubs.org/EN/lci-foundation/haiti-relief/donate.php