ANNUAL PROJECTS AND SUPPORT - WHAT WE DO:
- Annual Milan Lions Club Fourth of July Parade
- Helped create the walking path in the (Lion) Daren Baker Memorial Park.
- Annually provide scholarships (typically 4) to graduating seniors of Milan High School
- Assist with preschool and school age children Eye Screenings in the community schools of Ripley, Dearborn, Franklin, Decatur, Jefferson and Ohio counties.
- Provide support to Milan students who may need assistance in buying eye-glasses
- Sponsor Milan Boy Scouts and Milan Girl Scouts
- Work the admission ticket booth for all home MHS basketball games.
- Work ticket booths at Indiana State Fair gates to support the Indian State Lions Foundation.
- Provide Dictionaries for the elementary school library
- Provide Spanish-English dictionaries for the high school.
- Publish a Community Calendar with:
- birthdays
- anniversaries
- community events including the MHS sports and concert events
- Work at the Milan High School Craft Show
- Help decorate the community during the Christmas Season
- Streetlight decorations
- We support and help maintain Camp Woodsmoke
- a Lions District camp near Lake Santee providing camping opportunities for handicapped children.
- Help fund the Milan Community Relief or Food Pantry.
- Collect used keys, eyeglasses, cell phones, and hearing aids for recycling - funds from recycling goes towards our state projects.
- Donate funds to the Milan Fire Department, Rescue 30 and the Milan Council of Churches
- We support the following State Lions Programs:
- Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ISVBI)
- Cancer Control (recycles old keys)
- Lions Eye and Tissue Bank
- Leader Dog Program
- Speech and Hearing. (recycles hearing aids and batteries)
We are chartered by Lions Clubs International,Inc.; Indiana Lions, Multiple District 25, District F, Region 7A