Community service, fellowship and fun. We are always looking for new members - please contact John at johnulrich@cox.net to be our guest at a meeting.
Octoberfest fundraiser Sept 9, 2023
August 2, 2023 16 backpacks worth of school supplies handed out to low income children
YTD September 2023 1577 glasses and 449 cases
Prior year14,755 glasses and 3,122 cases collected for Vision program
Free vision screening and eye glass clinics
Locally, we also financially support through our fundraising efforts the following charities:
California Lions Friends in Sight collects eyeglasses, provides visionscreenings, distributes recycled eyeglass prescriptions to thoseunable to afford exams and glasses, Beyond Blindness children’s educational center in Santa Ana, Family Assistance Ministries food and housing support for needy families Orange County Puppy Raisers Guide Dogs for the Blind, South County Outreach a food bank, training center,emergency housing, Support to Local Military Families: Christmas Soldier back packs, familyholiday gifts Lions Club International Foundation: funding for large scale humanitarian projects after a disaster, cataract surgeries in third world countries, and many other international charitable activities
Lions share a core belief – to serve their community. We were founded in 1917 as a international non political non religous community service organization. At the request of Helen Keller we took up the challenge of fighting blindness in 1925. We also volunteer for many other service projects to aid the less fortunate, seniors and the disabled.
For more about Lions Clubs, go to www.lionsclubs.org
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.