Brooklyn Center Lady Lions Club service and financial support benefits a variety of organizations and needs in local communities and across the world through Lions foundations and other organizations.
Childhood Cancer
- Volunteering at and donating to Crescent Cove Holiday Family Event
Community Needs
- Volunteering with community events and activities
- Financial support to Brooklyn Center Community Prayer Breakfast
Diabetes
- Providing education at club and public events
- Financial support to Minnesota Lions Diabetes Foundation
Disaster Relief
- Financial support to Lions Clubs International Foundation
Environment
- Brooklyn Center Bellvue Park cleanup
- Brooklyn Center “adopted” bus shelter cleanup
- Pop can collection and recycling
- Collection of used prescription pill bottles and empty paper towel and toilet papers for donation to humane society
Hearing
- Financial support to Minnesota Lions Hearing Foundation
Humanitarian Efforts
- Bell Ringing for Salvation Army
- Financial support to service dog organizations (Can Do Canines, Leader Dogs for Blind), events and organizations benefitting people with health conditions, intellectual and physical disabilities and Sleep in Heavenly Peace for beds / bed linens for children
- Handmaking miniature treat bags and delivering with treats to local nursing home during major holidays
- Making hygiene bags for homeless
- Making quilts for donation through local organization to people in need
- Making sleeping mats for homeless (braiding retail plastic bags to make mats)
- Helping individuals with disabilities (help with mail, errands, shopping, etc.)
Hunger
- Food and financial donations to local food shel
- Volunteering with community meals
- Volunteering with Community Emergency Assistance Program (CEAP)
Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Mental health activity packages for group homes
Vision
- Collecting, sorting and donating eyeglasses to Minnesota Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center
- Financial support to Leader Dogs for Blind, Lions Gift of Sight, MD5M Lions KidSight Foundation, Minnesota Lions Vision Foundation
- Performing vision screening for children and youth with MD5M Lions KidSight Foundation
Youth
- Donating supplies to local school
- Performing vision screening for children and youth with MD5M Lions KidSight Foundation
- Volunteering with local respite care and hospice organization for children and young adults
- Volunteering with a community organization that provides services to school-age children and youth
