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2025 Candy Days - October 10 and 11
The Stickney-Forest View Lions Club will be collecting donations in support of Lions of Illinois Foundation's Candy Days. Look for us at the Stickney Jewel on Friday, October 10th, from 10a - 12p, and Saturday, October 11th, from 8a - 10a and again from 4p - 6p. 

If you can't make it to the Jewel during the times we have people scheduled, you can Zelle your donation using the QR code in the graphic below (click the graphic for a larger version). Or you can make a donation using our online store. For more information about Lions of Illinois Foundation's Candy Day visit lionsofillinoisfoundation.org/candy-day/ . 

Global Week of Service - Mental Health & Well-Being

Lions International President A.P. Singh has designated three weeks through this Lions year as Global Weeks of Service with very specific themes. This week, October 4th through 12th, the focus is on Mental Health & Well-Being.
#BreakTheStigma #LionsForMentalHealth

 

Elevance Health Hunger Service Project
On Tuesday, September 23, our club was asked to facilitate a service project with the employees at Elevance Health for Night Ministry. We provided the necessary items and leadership to create 500 Sack Suppers which will be provided to the unhoused in the Chicago area by Night Ministry. Thanks to all the Club members who came out to help.. 

  
  
  
  

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District 1A 2025 Candy Day Jamboree
Wednesday, September 10th, members of the Stickney-Forest View Lions Club attended the District 1A Lions Candy Day Jamboree to get ready for next month's Candy Day fundraiser. We will have members collecting money for the Lions of Illinois Foundation on Friday, October 10th, and Saturday, October 11th, at the Stickney Jewel. If you can't make it to our collection drive on those days you can always make a donation at our online store, sfvlions.square.site.

  
  
  
  
  
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2025 Scholarship Winner
Congratulations to Diego Mora of Stickney for being awarded the 2025 Stickney-Forest View Lions Club college scholarship. Diego graduated from Reavis High School in Burbank with a 4.1 GPA. He was a Reavis Top 10% Academic Honor student all four years, was an All Conference Band member three times (saxophone), and won First Place at the Reavis STEM Fair. He plans to study Economics and Film at Northwestern University in the Fall. And he is a freelance videographer if you have an upcoming wedding or event.

 

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A Snapshot of History

Along with the photos in Lion Al Brinker's scrapbook was a copy of the 2002 50th Anniversary Celebration booklet that the Club produced. Click the thumbnail below to view the book in PDF format. Thanks for preserving our history, Lion Al.

Stickney-Forest View Lions Food Pantry

If anyone has been looking for our Stickney-Forest View Lions Club Food Pantry, it is still located at the Forest View Village Hall. It has just been moved to the north end of the second floor. We invite the community to help keep this much needed resource stocked with non-perishable food items and hygiene products. If you should notice the pantry needs restocking, please email us at sfvlions@gmail.com. Thank you again to the Village of Forest View for hosting our pantry.

Queen of Hearts Raffle

Our Queen of Hearts raffle pot has crossed $30,000, which kicks us up into the Stage 2 prize level. General ticket winners get $100. Aces get $250. Jokers get $1,500 (and we start a new board). And the Queen of Hearts wins half the pot. Our weekly drawing is held at 7:30p every Tuesday, at Lynn Catherine’s located at 6525 W. Pershing Rd., Stickney, IL. For detailed rules click here. You can purchase tickets at Lynn Catherine's, at one of these other locations, or at our online store.

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If you don't have Facebook you can watch the Tuesday night live stream
recording here, as well.

(Video of most recent Queen of Hearts raffle drawing.) 

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