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SACLC Staged An Autistic-Themed Hackathon
This month, we decided to embark upon our most ambitious undertaking to date: running – to our knowledge – the world’s first hackathon to be run by a Lions Club![1] Being an autistic-themed Lions Club, it was only fitting that our hackathon had an autistic theme. Equally fitting was the name we gave our little […]
SACLC Hosted Lefkoşa Başkent Lions Club
The Autism Lions Movement continues to grow apace, all around the world! We were honoured to have members of the Lefkoşa Başkent Lions Kulübü (Nicosia Capital Lions Club, in Turkish) based on the island of Cyprus, attend our meeting this month! Hoş geldiniz! We were told about projects they have carried out since their inception […]
Ask an Autistic Day
Here at SACLC, we like to promote the idea of Autistic Acceptance as opposed to “autism awareness”, and naturally, as a dedicated Lions Club, we promote Autistic Acceptance year-round, not just in any particular month, compared to what we have done in the past. Nevertheless, an opportunity for us to promote our club as well […]
Talk: Conquer Your Fears – Charif Kaiss
Our honoured guest at our meeting this month was Charif Kaiss, Founder and President of the not-for-profit organisation Crush Kancer with a Smile, who gave a moving and inspiring talk on conquering your fears and overcoming adversity… all the way from Lebanon! Whilst this is certainly a diversion from our usual autistic-themed programme of talks […]
Our Mission
Sydney Autism Community Lions Club is dedicated to the advancement and empowerment of people on the autism spectrum.
We seek to serve our community by engaging in volunteer projects that will promote a culture of acceptance and enrichment.
Our goal is to produce outcomes that result in practical improvements in the lives of neurodivergent individuals and groups.
We respect and celebrate neurodiversity and value unique perspectives whilst acknowledging the amazing contributions that have been made to society by people on the autism spectrum.
We are an inclusive club and support network, and seek to provide an environment that promotes acceptance, support, friendship and connection for our members and community.
Our team
How you can serve
Participating in Meetings and Events
As a Lions club, we usually meet on the 4th Thursday of every month via online videoconferencing at 7 PM. Feel free to contact us beforehand to join. Also, whenever we have community events, we will announce them here and on our Facebook page.
Online
For some people, joining meetings is a bit difficult; however, we have many ways for you to join in, such as our meetings which are hosted on ZOOM. We also need all the help we can get in getting the word out online.
Donate
If you would like to make a contribution, feel free to donate to:
Becoming a LION
Becoming a Lion is simple. You should first decide whether you can afford a small amount of time to help our community.
There is a perception in some circles that service organisations such as Lions International require you to dedicate much of your leisure time to Lionism – THIS IS NOT SO. In Lions we stress that a member’s family and career come first and foremost. A Lion’s service comes sometime after these two important factors are satisfied. Of course any club would seek regular participation from its members but the decision to participate is always with the member.
If you feel you would like to know more about Lionism with a view to joining the largest service organisation in the World, please click here for a list of Clubs in Australia.
Should you consider joining the Sydney Autism Community Lions Club please email us at info@sydneyautismlions.com. Our membership team is always pleased to speak to you about Lionism.