Projects for the Kronenwetter Lions Club

Kronenwetter Fall Festival

The Kronenwetter Fall Festival began in 1995, as a joint venture between the Kronenwetter Lions Club and the Peplin VFW. The Fall Festival was held at the VFW with one event, a car show, consisting of about 10 local cars and tractors. Founding members started this event in an effort to provide a day of fun and enjoyment for Village families. As the years went by, the Fall Festival began to grow, adding more attractions and drawing in more people from the community.

Several years later, the Kronenwetter Fall Festival had outgrown the VFW and committee members began to look for another venue. With the help from the Kronenwetter Fire Department , the Fall Festival moved to the Village of Kronenwetter Municipal Center grounds.

With the aid of fire personnel and local committee members, the Fall Festival continued to grow even larger adding more events and attractions. The Festival now includes a farmer's market, children's activities, safety demonstrations, historical reenactments, food and drink vendors, raffles and more. The Classic Car Show now has over 50 cars on display and the Craft Show boasts over 50 vendors from all over Wisconsin.

With growing popularity of local events such as this, the Kronenwetter Fire Department began to host several of their own events as well, including Run For The Fallen and the Last Alarm Memorial Ride as an effort to raise awareness and funding for the programs of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and the Wisconsin State Firefighters Memorial.

Even though these events have grown tremdously in size since conception, the original ideals have remained the same. Our goal was, and still is, to provide a day of fun and enjoyment for families, friends and the community.

With so many things to do and see, there is something for every age and interest. We look forward to making this year bigger and better than ever before and can't wait to see you and your family at the Kronenwetter Municipal grounds!

For more information, please visit http://www.kronenwetterfallfest.org/

Little Library

To support reading literacy, In 2014, we built, and installed a little library and have placed it in the Bethlehem Lutheran Church parking lot in Kronenwetter, Wisconsin. The little library runs on a give and take system, so if you see something you would like to read, take it. When you are done with it, return it to any Little Library or pass it on to a friend.

Rain Garden

The Village of Kronenwetter planted its 2nd rain garden in the Village on Saturday June 28 2014. This new garden is located at the intersection of Forest Grove Avenue and Bryce Lane next to the Golden Ponds Condominiums. Duane Gau, Director of Public Works said “over 900 native plants were purchased with a grant from the North Central Stormwater Coalition, which the Village of Kronenwetter is a member”. The Kronenwetter Lions Club members volunteered to plant the new plants with the Village of Kronenwetter Parks Department Crew assistance. Emil Wasniewski, Past Lions District Governor, said “Our members may be on the older generation, but these types of projects are what we like to do to contribute to the community”. The garden was on the muddy side because of recent rains, but Kathy Parde member of the Lions said “to make a difference in your community you have to sometimes get down and dirty” with a laugh. Dan Lesniak, chairman of the Property and Infrastructure committee, which oversee the Public Works and Parks was on hand planting plants too and stated “With organization like the Kronenwetter Lions volunteering for project like this brings our community together”. Several bike riders stop to observe the project and asked questions. Lion President and club Treasurer, Jeff & Jeanne Klapperich stated “a project like this has two valuable asssets; it protects the quality of our ground water and educates the community on what is beneficial in planting water gardens.

http://www.ncwrpc.org/NCWSC/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/20140630-Rain-Garden-Press-Release-Lions.pdf

Youth Exchange Program

Since 1961, Lions clubs have committed themselves to broadening international awareness among the young people of the world through the Lions International Youth Exchange Program. This program, unlike many others, is not conducted for the purposes of formal education or employment. Rather, it is designed to provide young men and women with a unique opportunity to experience another culture by being fully immersed into its daily lifestyle by living with a family.

The Lions of MD27, Wisconsin, USA, are proud to support our Youth Camp. The YCE committee members who are selected by each of the 10 sub districts are committed to offering an enjoyable experience that will last a lifetime. Many of our past exchanges are still in contact with us and each other on social web sites such as Facebook.

For more information about the Wisconsin Lions Youth Exchange Camp please visit http://www.wisconsinlionsyouthexchange.org

Area Halloween Party

We host and put together a Halloween Party at the Kronenwetter Municipal Center on Halloween at 5:00 - 7:00 PM.

Glasses for students and adults

We have a program set up with Shopko in Rothschild and Wausau to receive prescription eyeglasses at a discounted rate.

Schools and individuals can contact us if they are in need of prescription eyeglasses.

Hearing Aid Program

Schools and individuals can contact us if they are in need of hearing aid devices.

Scholarship Program

We provide scholarships for 5 area high schools for health related fields relating in particular relating to the eyes, ears, and physical development such as ophthalmology, audiology, physical therapy or other health related field.

Handicap Ramps

We help provide ramps for those who are in need of them.

Rosholt Lions Camp

We help provide funding for visual, hearing, diabetes, and cognitive impaired camps and activities.

For more information about the camp, please visit http://www.wisconsinlionscamp.com/

Eyeglass and Hearing Aid Collection

Donated eye glasses and hearing aids can help a child read. An adult succeed in their job. A senior maintain their independence. And provide a community with more opportunities to grow and thrive.

We have eyeglass, and hearing aid collection bins located at:

Kronenwetter Municipal Center
Sam's Club in Rib Mountain
Methodist Church in Mosinee
Miracle Ear in Rib Mountain

Elderly Programs- North Central Health Care

We help provide clothing, food, drinks, shampoo, toiletries, decorations, trinkets, and daily care essentials for the elderly at North Central Health Care in Wausau.

We also assist with housing maintenance for members in our local community.

Tissue Transport

We are part of a relay system between Wausau to Plover, primarily transporting cornea tissues and delivering the gift of sight.

For more information about tissue donation, or the Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin, please visit http://www.lebw.org/

Community Disaster Aid

We help those who are suffering from a disaster in our community. Primarily our most common disasters are from tornadoes, or fires, and we provide toiletries, personal essentials, and housing for individual and families in need.

Local Police Department & Fire Department

We have provide the Kronenwetter Police Department with a couple Automated External Defibrillators, and evidence related equipment.

We have also provided the Kronenwetter Fire Department funding for rescue equipment, and food baskets for families in need in excess of $10,000.