Monongahela-Donora Area Lions donate to MVH Foundation for diabetes programs

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Over 34 million Americans have diabetes and face its devastating and serious complications, which include heart disease, stroke, amputation, end-stage kidney disease, blindness and death. The Lions Club International Foundation recognized the overwhelming need to fight for diabetes relief and local clubs stepped up to support the cause.

On July 28, Karl Jackson, Lions Club District 14-M governor, his wife Alice, a member of the Monongahela-Donora Area Lions Club, along with Lions Michelle Clapsaddle, Catherine Waller and another unidentified member, presented a check for $745.83 to Mark Spitzer, executive director of The Monongahela Valley Hospital Foundation.

Karl Jackson oversees 45 clubs with approximately 1,500 members in four counties: Fayette, Greene, Somerset and Washington.

Each of the clubs participates in fundraising for multiple projects and causes. The district makes yearly donations to health-care facilities within the four counties.

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