Charitable Gambling...

Our gaming locations offer various forms of charitable gambling, which include pull-tabs, meat raffle, and bar bingo. Our business partners provide the venue for the Coon Rapids Lions Club to secure the proceeds for their philanthropic endeavors. 

If it weren't for these businesses partnering up with the Coon Rapids Lions Club, there wouldn't be the extensive financial support to the various community organizations and individuals that is provided each year. The Coon Rapids Lions Club is grateful for their gaming partners continued support of its Gaming operation and encourage you to visit these businesses.

Over the years, the Gaming Operation of the Coon Rapids Lions Club has been able to donate millions of dollars toward the following causes:

• Coon Rapids residents in need of help for medical or economic necessities.
• Youth groups such as the Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, and Girl Scouts, Anoka County 4-H, and the Anoka County Cougars Special Olympics team.
• Major statewide diabetes, hearing, pediatric cancer, and vision and programs at the University of Minnesota, in addition to other medical or mental health conditions handled through local and statewide organizations.
• Local literacy program in partnership with nine (9) Anoka-Hennepin elementary schools providing a new book to every student anually.
• Local public school co-curricular programs.
• Lions Coon Creek Park, providing the funding for the land, pavilions, shelters and the playground equipment at one of the county's most used park.
• Provides scholarships at Anoka Ramsey Community College, Anoka Technical College, Coon Rapids High School and Anoka-Hennepin Regional High School.
• Provided the startup money and continued funding for the trauma center and other programs at Mercy Hospital.
• Local non-profits providing assistance in and from our community such as the ACBC Food Shelf, Alexander House, Hope for Youth, Family Promise of Anoka County, Stepping Stone Emergency Housing, and Feed My Starving Children.
•  Local events such as the annual Holiday in Lights display at the Anoka County Fairgrounds, and the Kids Fishing Clinic at the Coon Rapids Regional Dam Park.
• Provides funding towards activities at the Coon Rapids High School such as the Coon Rapids Leos Club, the Youth Frontiers Leadership Conference held annuallly at the school, the annual Seniors Breakfast, and the food shelf at the High School.
• Provides funds towards the fireworks and parade for the city's Independence Day Celebration.

Current Coon Rapids Lions Club Gaming Location