"WE SERVE" the Madison Area Communities

One of the Lions motto is "WE SERVE." Our club serves the Madison and Huntsville Communites in a variety of ways. Join us and become a member of the largest service organization in the world--Lions Clubs International.  If you have a project, we have the membership to make it a reality. 

The Madison Area Family Lions Club develops service projects to improve the lives of others in our community. In 2021-2022, our club served 2,452 people in our community through 35 service activities, completing 424 volunteer hours, and raising approximately $3500 through donations and fundraisers. 

Here is a list of some of the recent things our club has accomplished in our community.

• Supported eye screening, eye exams, and prescription glasses for students at various schools and daycares in the community through our Vision for Learning Program.
• Supported the Lions Recycle for Sight program by collecting 3813 used eyeglasses so far for 2022-2023.
• Donated funds to school nurses at Harvest Elementary, Monrovia Middle, and Legacy Elementary Schools.
• Sponsored a child with diabetes to Camp Seale Harris Diabetes Day Camp in Huntsville.
• Supported the National Children’s Advocacy Center lawn bowling fundraiser by providing volunteers to work the scoring booth.
• Supported the Madison City School nurses by collecting needed supplies for their sick room.
• Donations. We have doanted funds to the Alabama Lions Eyeglass Recycle Center to help with their shipping costs.
• We hold a Boston Butt Sale fundraiser to raise funds for our service projects.
• We supported the Wreaths Across America program in December 2022. We REMEMBERED the Fallen...HONORED those that Served...TAUGHT our children the value of FREEDOM by helping to place wreaths at the Valhalla Memory Gardens. It was a great event honoring our past military Veterans.

• We supported relief efforts for Hurricane Ian survivors by collecting and donating supplies to those impacted by Hurricane Ian. Two members drove to Florida to deliver approximately 500 lbs of supplies. It is estimated that the club collected approximately  $2500 in needed supplies and clothing for individuals and  families.

Did you Know….

An estimated 120 million people are visually impaired because of uncorrected refractive errors (far and near sightedness). Almost all cases can be corrected and normal vision can be restored with eyeglasses, contact lenses or refractive surgery.  

Refractive errors can be easily corrected with eyeglasses, yet millions living in low and middle income countries lack access to basic eye care services. Lions have recognized the urgent need for corrective lenses and collect usable glasses in their communities to support the Lions Recycle For Sight Program.

In the first six months of this year, our Eyeglass Recycling Program has collected 3,280 used eyeglasses for the Alabama Lions Recycling Center. We also donated $100 to the center to help with shipping costs. We have 14 partners in our collection program:

• America’s Best Contacts and Eyeglasses (next to the Madison Target)
• Eye Mart Express (6125 University Dr HSV)
• Madison Eye Care Center (66 Hughes Rd Madison)
• Madison Eyes (419 John Henry Way Madison)
• McCoy Vision (100 Providence Main HSV)
• Pearle Vision Center (7771 Hwy 72 Madison)
• Redstone Arsenal Optometry Office
• Sam’s Club (Holmes Rd HSV)
• The Eye Center of Madison (1041 Black Rd Madison)
• UAH Faculty and Staff Clinic (301 Sparkman Rd HSV)
• Pathway Eye (12181 County Line Rd Madison)
• Dublin Park Pool (Old Madison Pike Madison)
• Lens Crafters Park Place Mall (2082 Memorial Parkway HSV)
• Lens Crafters, Bridge Street Mall (next to Panera Bread)