BIG RAPIDS LIONS CLUB SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
Fund Raising Activities
- White Cane Sales
- Lions Mint Sales
- Golf Outing
Major Service Projects
- Furnish white canes for the sight-impaired
- Provide eye screening for children through Project KidSight
- Provide hearing screening tests for local residents and school children
- Provide financial assistance for eye exams and eyeglasses
- Provide services and support of youth through:
- Welcome boxes for children entering the domestic violence shelter
- Supplies for students at all level of the public schools and participants in the Youth Attention Center with focus on personal hygiene items and clothing needs
- Dictionaries for 3rd grade students in all of the Big Rapids schools
- Peace Poster contest for middle school students
- Summer camp fees for students with diabetes
- Special holiday program for high school youth
- Support of special reading programs and library needs for special needs students
- Scholarships for Big Rapids high school seniors through the Donley Scholarship
The Big Rapids Lions Club supports among other things, the following charitable organizations
- Richard E. Donley College Scholarships for local high school students
- Big Rapids Community Library
- Big Rapids Public Schools
- Ferris State University Athletics
- Ferris SVOSH (Student Volunteers in Optometric Services to Humanity) Student Organization
- Leader Dogs for the Blind
- Paws with a Cause
- Lions AllState Band
- Lions Club International Foundation
- Lions of Michigan Foundation
- Mecosta County Area Chamber of Commerce
- ArtWorks/MOCHA
- Eversight Eye Banks
- Project Starburst
- Manna Food Pantry
- WISE
- Eagle Village
- Salvation Army
