James City Lions Club
Together We Serve
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Spring Festival Fundraiser Fun and Games at Ford's Colony Pavilion May 14th, 6 to 9pm
White Cane - April 27 Hurry, sign-up to raise funds, even sell a great broom!
Adult Vision Screening Lions volunteer at OTMDC April 9 and 24
Lion Safari Trip Visit Lions club in Hampton
Zone J/Region IV Meeting We host at Ford's Colony Country Club April 17th
Eyeglass Recycling Every Month Drop off old, used eyeglasses See locations and help someone see again!
Soft Plastic Recycling - Twice Monthly Click for 2024 Recycling Calendar Click for Acceptable Plastic Information Click for FISH Donation Information
"Meals On Wheels" - Lions Cook 200 Meals Every Monday Morning at WISC March 4, 11, 18, 26
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Our Mission
Serving our community, particularly those in need
- We serve by volunteering our time and resources to vision, hearing, diabetes, childhood cancer, hunger relief, environment, and youth programs.
- We serve by financing our community service programs through annual fundraising events.
- We serve collaboratively with Lions Clubs International, other Lions Clubs, and local organizations.
Our 2023-2024 Service Goals
Membership Diversity: To increase age diversity by recruiting at least 8 new Lions who are 50 years of age or younger (increasing membership by at least 10 %)
Membership Engagement: To increase membership engagement by requiring that those JC Lions that are able participate in at least 4 service events per year
Membership Cost: JC To reduce annual membership cost by 5% ($17)
Public Fundraising: To increase public fundraising by at least 5%
Health: To add at least one additional childhood cancer and one or more diabetes projects
Hunger Relief:
- To increase member participation in Summer Lunch for Kids Program to 60%
- To increase Club deliveries for food products from the Peninsula Food Bank to FISH to 16 tons annually
- To add at least one new project to address hunger relief
Youth Vision: To increase response rate on referrals by 5% for Head Start and WJCC schools
Lions Clubs International is the world's largest service club organization with more than 1.4 million members in approximately 46,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas around the world.
