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| Core causes we support each year
Easter Seals Camp Hemlocks provides recreational opportunities for citizens of all ages with disabilities or special needs. It gives them a place where they can experience the outdoors without pysical barriers. The programs are designed to enhance the four domains of personal development: positive identity, social skills, physical and thinking skills, and positive values and spirituality. Camp Hemlocks activities emphasize skill building, participation, teamwork, and socialization. Easter Seals Camp Hemlocks serves all of Connecticut and the greater Northeast region welcoming more than 600 campers to a variety of special programs throughout the summer. For more info, click here "The generous support of the Easton Lions Club helps us to make it possible for disabled campers to attend a place where they can go on a "vacation" for the first time for many. It also provides much needed respite for the families of the campers. No one is turned away from Camp Hemlocks and that could not happen without the help of the Easton and other Lions Clubs providing the funds for camperships." Judith O'Connor, about the yearly donation by the Easton Lions.
Fidelco - Guide dog foundation  Mission Statement The Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation is dedicated to promoting increased independence to men and women who are blind by providing them with the highest quality guide dogs. "Gifts from the Easton Lions Club support the placement of Fidelco guide dogs with Connecticut residents providing them with increased mobility and independence. In the words of one Connecticut client after receiving his Fidelco guide dog, "Most rtantly, I learned that I can travel again; anytime, anywhere. I have no limits, I have no boundaries" Christine Buhler - Fidelco Guide dog foundation
The Connecticut Radio Information System (CRIS)  ..is Connecticut's only radio reading service. We are registered with the state of Connecticut as a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization. The programs broadcast on CRIS Radio are available to individuals who, because of vision loss or physical disability, are unable to read printed material. CRIS Radio programming features a wide variety of articles from national and Connecticut newspapers, magazines, as well as book readings and interview programs. CRIS programming is provided free of charge and is available on specially tuned radios (provided free), cable providers, your telephone and online. CRIS broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, from regional satellite studios in Danbury, Norwich, Trumbull, West Haven, and our broadcast center in Windsor. For more info on CRIS radio, click HERE
 JDRF is the leader in research leading to a cure for type 1 diabetes in the world. It sets the global agenda for diabetes research, and is the largest charitable funder and advocate of diabetes science worldwide. The mission of JDRF is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults suddenly, and can be fatal. Until a cure is found, people with type 1 diabetes have to test their blood sugar and give themselves insulin injections multiple times or use a pump - each day, every day of their lives. And even with that intensive care, insulin is not a cure for diabetes, nor does it prevent its eventual and devastating complications, which may include kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, and amputation. Since its founding in 1970 by parents of children with type 1 diabetes, JDRF has awarded more than $1.3 billion to diabetes research, including more than $156 million in FY2008. In FY2008, the Foundation funded more than 1,000 centers, grants in laboratories, hospitals, and industry, and fellowships in 22 countries. For more info on JDRF, click HERE page last updated on 10/09/09
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