Berkeley West Lions Club - Lions e-Clubhouse

SERVICE AND CLUB PROJECTS

Help tutor children in local middle school-Martin Luther King Jr. High
Enable local high school children to participate in community service projects and leadership training-Leo Club sponsor at St. Mary's College High School
Sponsor and distribute Holiday Food Boxes annually to needy Berkeley families
Holiday Caroling at senior citizen facilities in West Berkeley
Help at 'Special Kids Day' for physically and mentally challenged children
Work with Christmas in April/Rebuilding Together to repair homes and make them safer for the needy elderly and disabled in the community
Hold Student Speakers Contests for high school students with scholarship for winner
Collect used eyeglasses and hearing aids for distribution and use in other countries
Clean, sort and package used eyeglasses for distribution worldwide
Sponsor a Berkeley Youth Baseball team
Sponsor Peace Poster Contest for Berkeley middle school children
Annual work project within Berkeley on Lions International World Service Day
Help staff Wilderness Camp for deaf children
Provide American Flags and information to young Berkeley school children

ORGANIZATIONS WE SUPPORT

Oakland Blind Center and Diablo Valley Blind Center - providing vocational and practical living skills and training for the vision impaired
Lions Eye Foundation - providing free eye surgery and care for low income persons
Lions Hearing Foundation - providing hearing aids and care for low income persons
Sightsavers - providing new eyeglasses and care for low income persons
Lions in Sight - sending used eyeglasses for distribution and use in other countries
Lions for Youth - providing teacher training in Lions Quest programs for school children
Wilderness Camp for Deaf - providing free camping to hearing impaired children
Seeing Eye Expedition - providing doctors to do free eye surgeries around the world
Lions Club International Foundation - providing among the most rapid emergency relief and charitable grants throughout the world
Canine Companions for Independence - providing specially trained assistance dogs for people with physical, developmental and hearing disabilities
City of Hope - providing multi-specialty hospital care and research facilities

FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES

WEST BERKELEY LIONS CALENDAR OF EVENTS