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Annual Projects are as follows:

Sight & Hearing:

Sight & Hearing for all qualifying residents of Illinois Valley who need them. The I.V. Lions Club giver out free eye glasses with exams every month. The club also helps with free exams and  hearing aids. We're very proud of the work we do in this field.

Medical Equipment Loans:

We loan out hospital medical equipment to any resident who needs it. We have a warehouse full of wheelchairs, walkers, canes, portable toilets, shower stools and much more.

 

Easter Egg Hunt each Easter:

Each Easter Sunday the Illinois Valley Lions Club hides over 3000 eggs for the children to find. Along with the colored eggs they will find plastic eggs with coupons for free gifts and toys. They get to meet our club lion and the Easter Bunny. We also have our train there for free rides for all the kids who attend the event.

Labor Day Festival:

The Illinois Valley Lions Club has a 3 day event that is the biggest festival in the valley since 1962. At the festival you can find rides for the kids to enjoy, nightly concerts, daily talent contest for both young and old. We have Tuff Truck races full of spills and roll-overs. Local venders bring their goods for you to check out. You can't have a festival without food and we have food. You can have the famous "Lion Burger" . Have one and you'll want another very soon. We have baseball tournaments and a model airplane airshow.

Labor Day Parade:

Each and every year on Labor Day we have the largest parade in the valley. This year we're having our 40th annual Labor Day Parade on September 3rd at 10am. Last year we had over 75 entrants and we had lots of candy for all the kids along the parade route.

Illinois Valley High School Scholarship Fund:

Each year the Illinois Valley Lions Club give out five $1000 Scholarships to students who need that extra financial help in making their dream of college made possible.

Peace Poster Contest:

Each year the I.V. Lions hold a contest to find the top 10-13 year old artist to represent the Illinois Valley in a state wide art contest. The state champion will go on to represent Oregon in the Nationals.

 Sponsoring Local Youth Sports:

Each year the Illinois Valley LIons Club sponsors teams from our local Little League and our local Boys & Girls Club. We're honored to be able to hlep these young kids.

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