Together, We Serve. 

Upcoming Event

Spring Fling Social Hour

D/T: Tuesday, April 30th, 2024 | 5:30PM - 7:00PM

Location: Johnny's West (721 Wakarusa Dr., Lawrence)

All current and prospective Lions Club Members are encouraged to join us for yummy snacks, refreshing drinks, and fun conversations :)

Some of the service projects our Club has done recently:

• The Lawrence Lions Club sponsors a Vision Assistance Program, which partners with local eye doctors to provide exams and glasses for those in need.
• Partnered with the city of Lawrence Public Works department on eyeglass collection competition in schools. 
• Support the Kansas Lions Band Foundation; high-achieving high school students travel the world representing Kansas at Lions events.
• Support the Kansas Lions Mobile Screening Unit; this mobile health lab travels around Kansas, offering free screenings for diabetes, vision-related problems, hearing and blood pressure.
• Sponsor local youths to participate in Lions Clubs International's annual, world wide Peace Poster contest.
• Helped establish and support a glasses clinic at Babcock Place.
• Collect and sort used eyeglasses; usable glasses are distributed to the poor in various countries around the world, and broken/unusable glasses are recycled or repurposed.
• Support the Kansas Lions Sight Foundation, including the Heartland Lions Eye Banks.
• Park cleanup - maintain the Lions-built shelter house in Broken Arrow park, and keep the park clean.
• Support local audio information service Audio-Reader to provide services free of charge to anyone who can't read standard printed materials.
• Help administer a local technology grant to help provide resources to increase independence and accessibility, including training, for individuals who are blind or visually impaired.
• Support KSDS Assistance Dogs, Inc., a fully accredited training organization based in Washington, KS, which traings guide dogs for the blind and visually impaired; service dogs for people with disabilities, and facility dogs that assist professionals in a wide variety of professional settings. 
• Hold Trivia Night Fundraisers at Conroy's Pub to raise money for local needs.
• Collect and distribute "Blessings Bags" of personal care items for community members in need.
• Complete regular and ongoing recycling projects to improve our environment and support organizations like Ronald McDonald House Charities and our local parks.
• Conduct early childhood vision screenings for pre-K and elementary aged children.

Club members working on lens crafts during winter 2023

Club members at the Fall 2023 Art Sale in South Park