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 […]
We are pleased to announce that our recent fundraising efforts have enabled us to purchase a therapeutic trampoline for a four-year old Autistic girl, valued at $1600, which will surely bring about an incalculable improvement in her quality of life as well as her family. We were approached by the girl’s occupational therapist, who recommended […]
SACLC has successfully completed a fundraiser in the form of a bicycling challenge that lasted for the month of September. The plan was to have as many members of our club get on their bikes as possible. However, only our President Tom decided to go through with the challenge. To be fair, it was a […]
Thanks to all of you who came to our inaugural online trivia fundraiser, hosted on ZOOM by the amazingly affable, and tremendously talented club secretary, Ilya! It was an unmitigated success. We raised $127 and fun was had by all The proceeds of the fundraiser will go towards the LCIF fund for the recent explosion […]
With the continuing support of Niantic Labs by providing 2nd and 3rd anniversary posters and stickers, the Sydney Autism Community Lions Club conducted another successful fundraising event. The SACLC Pokemon Go Champion Challenge took place during the Oatley Lions Spring Festival at the Oatley Memorial Park on Saturday, October 19, 2019 from 9 AM till […]
Around 23 years ago, an Autistic individual by the name of Satoshi Tajiri gave the world the gift of Pokémon. On September 15, 2019, Niantic Inc. returned the favour by providing support to the Sydney Autism Community Lions Club Inc. for their Pokemon Go Tournament which was hosted during the Lugarno Lions Spring Festival at […]
In their first event after chartering, the Sydney Autism Community Lions Club (SACLC) reached out to the community in Parramatta by installing autism awareness booths showcasing different autism organisations such as the Autism Community Network (ACN), an organization that provides support for carers, families and individuals dealing with autism; Au2gether, an adult autism support group […]
With amazing support from Lions Clubs and the wider community, the Sydney Autism Community Lions Club, which is the first of its kind in Australia and the second in the world, has finally launched. On the night of the 27th of October, 2018, at the Parra Villa Function Lounge in Parramatta, NSW, the young club […]