Our projects are focused around the following service areas:
YOUTH, HUNGER, ENVIRONMENT, SIGHT, PEDIATRIC CANCER, & DIABETES
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What We Do:
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Perform community service
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Perform eye screenings in schools
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Raise funds for Eye Bank research efforts, equipment, etc.
- Support Community Programs
- Support and Sponsor Senior Citizens Programs
- Sponsor Syracuse Historical Museum
- Assist local community through restoration and clean-up projects
- Deliver eye tissue for Utah Lions Eye Bank
- Participate in Heritage Days Syracuse Pumkin Walk, & Night Out Against Crime
- Collect / Recycle Eyeglasses
- Perform fingerprinting services for Syracuse Police Department
- Recycle metal / aluminum to reduce landfill waste
What local activities have we done? Here's a small sample!
| 1951 Sponsored local Children's Christmas Party annually for 40 years |
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1952 Sponsored city-wide "Friendship Days" celebration |
| 1953 Constructed a tennis court on school grounds |
| 1954 Constructed a Bowery for local residens |
| 1955 Sponsored Syracuse Queen contest |
| 1956 Erected an addition to the Bowery |
| 1957 Construted bleachers and backstops for a baseball diamond |
| 1958 Sponsored a city-wide Christmas lighting contest |
| 1959 Sponsored numerous local citizens to various organizations |
| 1960 Constructed rest-room facilities and upgrades at local park |
| 1964 Sponsored publication of the "History of Syracuse" |
| 1965 Brought a circus into town; a resounding success! |
| 1966 Participated in City Clean-Up Day efforts |
| 1970-71 Built the Syracuse Lions Clubhouse; has since been sold |
| 1973 Sponsored movie at Clearfield High School |
| 1978 Collected & shipped 5,000 eye glasses for the Phillippines |
| 1980's Provided numerous students with eye examinations |
| 1985 Sponsored 2nd Three-Ring Circus |
| 1989 Financed and erected beautiful flag display at City Cemetery |
| 1996 Financed/constructed veterans monument at Cemetery |
| 1997 Started annual Christmas Party for Seniors/handicapped |
| 1999 Sold Syracuse "landmark" blankets; proceeds to local Museum |
| 2001 Financed and installed a Chimes Clock near City Hall |
| 2003 Procured a pre-fabricated building to house museum artifacts |
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2004 - Present Still going strong in service projects 2005 - 2016 - Varoius Projects 2017 - Raised funds for Guns & Hoses Charity Event 2018 - Sponsored scholarships for Syracuse Royalty Pageant Winners, raised funds for Junior Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) to help fight Diabetes, and assembled hygiene kits for Days for Girls organization 2019 - Sponsored Bicycle Maintenance/Rest Area on Antelope Island and participated in Syracuse Fire Department Open House 2020 - During COVID, collected recycable metal at curbside and followed Covid protocols 2021 - Perform eye screenings in schools, ran booth at Night Out Against Crime, held Paper Shredding event, etc., picked up trash along Gentile street, etc. 2022 - Recycling metal, aluminum, and soft plastic 2023 - Recycling eyeglasses, performing food & clothing drives, etc.
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BOTTOM LINE -- HELPING TO MAKE SYRACUSE BETTER! |
Have any old eye glasses? If so, please donate to any of the following collection points:
- Wal Mart 2228 W. 1700 S., Syracuse
- Community Center 1912 W. 1900 S., Syracuse
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Syracuse City Hall, 1979 W. 1900 S., Syracuse
- Hill Air Force Base (Eye Clinic)
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Hill Air Force Base (AAFES Base Exchange)
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Davis Hospital Eye Care Center
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West point Eye Center 81 N. 2000 W. (across from Smith's Super Center)
