History

82 years ago on May 6th, 1940, 41 enthusiastic community minded men began a journey of Lionism in the St. Louis area. Their charge was to serve the community by promoting the social, cultural, and morale welfare of its residents. During that decade, club membership remained constant between 40 and 45 members. The largest club census of 107 members was recorded in 1948. In March of 1949, the St Louis Lions Club partnered with the Saginaw Lions Club to co-sponsor Hemlock as a new Lions Club. In 1954, the St Louis Lions Club sponsored the Ashley Lions Club. In 1995, the St Louis Lions Club merged with the Alma Lions Club to become the St Louis/Alma Lions Club. In May of 2010, the club held a special celebration for our 70th year anniversary. We are currently in our 82nd year of serving the community and helping those who are disadvantaged and less fortunate than ourselves. We achieve this by purchasing new eyeglasses and hearing aids for local resisents, installing handicapp ramps, and any other needs of the community. We have also delivered food baskets, developed the local Lions Park with shelters and walking paths, participated in Adopt - A-Highway on North 127, and collected used eyeglasses for use in third world countries to name just a few.

Projects

White Cane Sale

Mint Sale

Gratiot County Tractor Race

Kidsight Youth Eye Exams

Eyeglass and Hearing Aid Program

Salvation Army Red Kettle Drive

Arbor Day Sapling Delivery to Local Schools

Annual Child Advocacy Family Expo

Donations

Lions Bear Lake Camp

Leader Dog for the Blind

Project KidSight

Lions of Michigan Foundation

Michigan Eye Bank

Michigan Braille Transcribing

Radio Reading Service

Lions of Michigan All State Band

Lions Club International

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.