Educating Lions on Autism
On the 2nd of April, the Lions District of Sydney conducted a Family Health and Wellbeing Forum at the Blacktown Workers Club, and – being the Autism Lions Club – we were invited to give a […]
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Being on the Other Side of Stereotypes
Living on the flip side of a stereotype is an experience that is difficult to describe. While there are stereotypes about everything – white people can’t dance, lawyers lack a moral compass, dog lovers are more […]
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SACLC Celebrates Northlakes Central Coast Lions Club’s Charter Morning
The Autism Lions Movement in Australia continues to spread like wildfire with the addition of the fourth club in the Movement, the Northlakes Central Coast Lions Club! In keeping with the tradition that started in 2019 […]
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Talk: Accessing the NDIS – Vishal Sonule
For our meeting this month, we were honoured to have as our guest, Vishal Sonule of Connektivity, a consultancy for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, or NDIS, that supports individuals and providers with their NDIS registration, […]
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SACLC Celebrates North Queensland ASD Lions Club’s Charter Night
The Autism Lions Movement in Australia continues unabated with the addition of the third club in the Movement, the North Queensland ASD Lions Club! As with Melbourne Autism’s charter night, it was only proper that we […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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SACLC Purchased a Therapeutic Trampoline for an Autistic Girl for $1600
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 […]
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