Who We Are
The Visalia Pride Lions Club chartered on December 22, 2009. We are made up of LGBT+/Friendly members who desire to serve the community, and make a difference!
The Visalia Pride Lions Club has the great distinction of being the second LGBTQ Lions Club in California, and they are very proud of that! The Castro Lions Club in San Francisco has the honor of being the original club. The club members started Visalia Pride Lions to assist their LGBT community and the larger Tulare/King County communities through projects, scholarships and volunteerism. The new club is currently 44 members strong and meets on the first and third Monday of the month, at St Paul's Episcopal Church in Visalia, CA. This is the 6th Lions International club in Visalia.
The Visalia Pride Lions originated with 24 members who were determined to create an influential LGBT club. Their official Charter dinner party was held last April at the Visalia Convention Center. Among the 150 people who attended the gala event were the Mayor and Vice-Mayor of Visalia, several officers of the Lions Clubs International district staff and many members of other community clubs. The Lions International organization has been very welcoming and supportive of the new club and hopes that there will be more LGBT Lions clubs starting in the Central Valley and across the state. There is already interest in Bakersfield and Sacramento to form new clubs.
In their first year of charter, the Visalia Pride Lions hosted a “Meet and Greet” for The Trevor Project, an organization which supports LBGTQ youth through its crisis intervention and suicide prevention programs. Club members staffed booths at the Tulare County Suicide Prevention event and the Family Festival in Visalia, supported the Youth Prom in Fresno, collected 50 gifts for the Tulare Co. Foster Care program and volunteered services to the Visalia Lions Band Review. The last 2010 club project was funding LGBTQ libraries for 4 local high school GSA (gay-straight alliance) clubs and the COS Pride Club.
The Visalia Pride Lions Club is proud to be Number Two and looks forward to continuing their service with local LGBTQ youth clubs, and the many projects we plan for the community in the coming years. The club is always welcoming new members and invites anyone interested to contact the club at visaliapride2009@gmail.com
Our Meetings:
Board Meeting Minutes April 2nd
General Meeting Minutes Jul 15, 2019
Board Meeting Minutes Jul 15, 2019
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