CHILDHOOD   CANCER 

Lions and Leos, with the support of Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF), provide support for the needs of children and families affected by childhood cancer through impactful service activities.

November 2024 - Presentation of check to local student who has cancer >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

In November of 2024, Lions Mary Meyer and Leslie Threadgill-Smith presented a check to a local student who is currently undergoing treatment for cancer. 

 DIABETES

Lions, with the support of Lions Clubs International (LCIF), are working to reduce the prevalence of diabetes and improve the lives of those living with diabetes.

Strides Walk, Louisville, KY - September 2024 - USA/Canada Leadership Forum >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Strides activities are a fun and engaging way for Lions and Leos everywhere to promote diabetes awareness and help their community members prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes.

 ENVIRONMENTAL

Lions and Leos are working to protect the environment to create healthier communities and a more sustainable world.

NexTrex Recycling Challenge 2024 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Thanks to the incredible support from Lions members and their family and friends, and especially participation from Shepard of the Prairie Lutheran Church, FNBO Bank, Bag Makers in Union, Morkes Chocolates of Huntley, and other Sun City residents, the Huntley Area Lions Club has COMPLETED OUR PROJECT in collecting recyclable soft plastic in order to obtain a beautiful bench to be placed right here in our community!

With each plastic bag, wrapper, and packaging item you've diligently dropped off, you've not only helped us COMPLETE our goal but also contributed to a cleaner, greener environment for generations to come. Your dedication is truly inspiring!

Adopt-a-Highway >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

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 HUNGER

Lions, with the support of Lions Clubs International (LCIF), imprve food security and access to nutrious food to help alleviate hunger.

Feed My Starving Children 10.26.2024>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

The Huntley Area Lions Club proudly sponsors the Red Raiders Leos, fostering a strong partnership between our two groups. Leos join us for many of our events, while Lions also take part in various Leo-led activities. This collaboration strengthens our bond and allows us to make a greater impact together!

Donations to the Grafton Food Pantry >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Big thanks to Lions Jim and Sandra for their commitment to the Grafton Food Pantry! And on this day, they presented a check from the Huntley Area Lions Club to the Grafton Food Pantry who is always supporting our community in need.

 VISION

Ever since Helen Keller inspired us to champion the cause in 1925, we've served and advocated for the blind and visually impaired. Nearly a century later, this long-standing missioin continues unhindered.

Lion of Illinois Recycling Program >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Usable Glasses Can Make A Difference!

Lions and Leos help to conserve sight by providing usable eyeglasses to children and adults throughout the world. 

Why Recycle Glasses?

An estimated 120 million people (World Health Organization Statistics) 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. The lack of eyeglasses denies children and adults opportunities for education, employment and a better quality of life. In just about any dresser drawer, one can find a pair of eyeglasses that are no longer being used. That same pair of eyeglasses can change another person's life.

The Journey of Recycled Glasses

1. Lions and Leos in our Huntley Area Lions Club collect used eyeglasses at various community locations. Lions accept prescription and reading glasses, sunglasses and empty plastic and metal frames.  Children's glasses are especially needed.

2. The glasses are droped off at the Lions of Illinois Foundation (LIF) in DeKalb, IL, where trained volunteers sort, clean, and determine the prescription strengths of the glasses.

3. Volunteers at LIF carefully package the prepared glasses and store them until they are required for eyeglass-dispensing missions. Glasses that are not suitable for reuse are recycled for scrap, with the earnings benefitting local Lions and Leos projects.

4. At the mission site, eye care professionals and trained Lion and Leo volunteers perform vision screenings and dispense the appropriate recycled glasses, free of charge, to children and adults in need. Most of the reusable glasses are distributed to people in need in developing countries where they will have the greatest impact.

Do You Know…

Lions Eyeglass Recycling Centers throughout the world clean and store usable recycled eyeglasses. These Recycling Centers operate voluntarily with the support of public donations, individual member contributions, and Lions Clubs International Foundation grants. Many Lions Eyeglass Recycling Centers help minimize landfill waste by supporting precious metal reclamation and scrap processing. Broken glasses are discarded, providing “scrap to cash” income that can aid local community projects. 100% of public donations to Lions Clubs are used for charitable causes – none go for administrative expenses.

Your Efforts Count!

Donate your used glasses, including sunglasses and reading glasses, to a Lions or Leos club collection point near you. See below for the locations of collection boxes.

Eyeglass/Hearing Aid Collection Box Locations in Huntley:

American Legion – 11712 Coral St.

Brunch Café – 12270 Princeton Dr.

Defiore Funeral & Cremation Service - 10763 Dundee-Huntley Rd

Edward Jones – 12167 Regency Pkwy.

First National Bank – (teller will take) – 11700 Rt-47

Grafton Township – 10109 Vine St.

Grafton Food Pantry – 11481 Allison Ct.

Heartland Bank – inside the bank, room to the left – 12101 Regency Pkwy.

Huntley Eye Care (Dr. Mindy Nguyen) – 11809  E Main St.

Huntley 47 Cleaners – 10430 Rt-47

Huntley Area Public Library – 11000 Ruth Rd.

Huntley Park District - 12015 Mill St.

Huntley Springs Retirement Resort – 11700 Samantha Lane

Kaye Eye Care – welcome desk will take – 12545 Farm Hill Dr.

Morfoot Family Eye Care - 10880 N Rt-47

Morkes Chocolates – 11801 Main St.

Prairie Lodge – Sun City – Wellness Center – 12880 Del Webb Blvd.

Shopko Optical – 9940 Rt-47 (in front of the new Jewel-Osco)

Shepard of the Prairie Lutheran Church – 11805 Main St.

Walmart on Rt. 47

For more information, contact a member of the Huntley Area Lions Club or attend one of our monthly meetings.

Chairperson: Lion Stephanie Petty

Recycle for Sight >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Lions Leslie Threadgill-Smith and Deb Randazzo partnered with Huntley School District 158 for the 2nd Annual Recycle for Sight Used Eyeglass Collection Drive. Prescription eyeglasses, prescription sunglasses, reading eyeglasses, and empty plastic and metal frames were brought to schools in the district by students between October 21-25, 2024. A total of 282 glasses were collected during this week. During the 2023 event, 224 eyeglasses were collected.

Lions Candy Day >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

The Lions Candy Day benefits multiple programs, provided by the Lions of Illinois Foundation. Some of those programs include a Low Vision Program for Students, Adult Low Vision-Orientation & Mobility Training, Camp Lions Summer Camp for Youth and Adults, and a Mobile Hearing and Retinal Screening Unit.

October 2024 with Red Raider Leo participation, showing off their amount of funds raised:

Donations to the Huntley Area Public Lbrary >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

The Huntley Area Lions Club, generously donated $1,000 to the Huntley Area Public Library. This donation will be used to purchase items for sight and hearing-impaired patrons, including large print books. The check was presented to Director Frank Novak, Head of Marketing Aris Sherwood, and Head of Programming & Outreach Pamela Kampwerth.

 YOUTH

Young people are a dynamic force for good. We’re more than a century into service, and committed as ever to sustaining our impact over the next 100 years. That’s why we devote ourselves to serving youth as beneficiaries, youth as partners, and empowering youth as service leaders.

Huntley High School INCubator class >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Participation in the Huntley High School INCubator class on 9.27.2024 as part of the school's Community Pitch Day. A number of Chamber members attended, including Lion Jim Harper, and provided feedback to the 8 teams who were preparing business plans to produce new products that each team conceived. Lion Jim stated that it was a fun time to interact with the students and see their ideas and that he was quite impressed with the range of ideas and the thought that went into the concepts and business plans.

 HUMANITARIAN

The humanitarian efforts of Lions have been notable and celebrated for more than 100 years. Working together, Lions identify the world’s most crucial needs and LCIF supports them in their efforts to provide humanitarian aid where it’s needed most.

Veteran's Housing Starter Program >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

This is an ongoing program to assist our homeless veterans.

Please help, especially with the items highlighted in blue below.

As you are aware, far too many Veterans are homeless. The Huntley Area Lions Club, in conjunction with the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, request your support in providing assistance to our homeless Veterans and their families.

The VFW is working diligently with many agencies and organizations to arrange homes for these Veterans.  Once they are placed in housing, these Veterans, who have had essentially nothing, need everything necessary to establish a home.  The "starter kits" provide the basic necessities to begin housekeeping.

The following items are needed to complete "starter kits" for our Vets.  Items marked with an asterisk * must be new; the other items may be gently used.

The Huntley Area Lions Club has established a permanent drop-off location within Huntley. 

--- Please drop off any item(s) listed above at Heartland Bank and Trust Company, 12101 Regency Pkwy, Huntley, Phone: 847-669-9292.

--- There is a collection room inside the bank, in a room to the left.

The Lions will see that all donations are transported to Veteran's Path to Hope in Crystal Lake or to the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago.

Thank you very much for helping those who have served our country.

Donations to Home of the Sparrow >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Huntley Area Lions supports Home of the Sparrow, a home for women and children that is located in nearby Woodstock, IL. Home of the Sparrow provides hope, opportunity and support that empowers women, children, families, and individuals who are experiencing homelessness as they journey to self-sufficiency. Lion Mary Meyer accepts gently used women’s / children’s clothing items donated by the Huntley community & shares them with Home of the Sparrow each month & often assists them separating clothes, hanging clothes on racks, sorting and / or shelving other items.

Donations to Veterans Path to Hope >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Lions Sandra Schuessler and Jim Saletta recently demonstrated their commitment to community service by delivering donations to Veterans Path To Hope in Crystal Lake. Contributions such as this will support veterans in need, reflecting one of the core values of our Lions Club. Lions are always on a mission to get struggling veterans back on their feet.

Veterans Path to Hope – Transforming Lives through Service to Veterans

 DISASTER   RELIEF

Whenever and wherever disaster strikes, Lions are often among the first to offer aid. LCIF is ready to support their efforts with funding assistance through global disaster relief programs.