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Fundraisers

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Activities

Relieving Hunger

Pride Lions make a donation to Foster Care Holidays

For the 9th year, club members have chosen to make a sizeable donation to the Golden State Foster Children of Tulare County. We presented the Golden State Foster Care organization with a $1000 dollar donation, specifically targeted towards holiday gifts for the children. Foster care is close to our members hearts as several club members have experience through their professional lives, having been in foster care themselves or having been a foster or adoptive parent. Each year, in November, our club members have speakers from the organization come to a club meeting where they report on the current status of the organization, the numbers of minors served by foster care and answer questions. In the past, members have volunteered to wrap holiday presents for the kids and have also donated new toys, gifts and gift cards to the agencies to give out. There are many foster parents among the LGBT community throughout the United States. As an LGBT organization, the Visalia Pride Lions feels very proud to represent our community with this donation each year.

Chair: Lion Cheri Provancha

Youth Committee

The club will continue to partner with the Gay-Straight alliance clubs in High Schools around Kings and Tulare Counties. We visit the clubs and introduce ourselves to them as LGBT adults and Lions in their community. We will continue to donate the starter libraries of state approved LGBT literature we began in 2011 for each club so they have their own new books. With each year, there are new GSA clubs in the area and our goal is to visit them all and establish a connection of friendship and support. The youth committee also supports the weekly LGBT teen meetings for Tulare County Health Program by supplying snacks and assiting on a summer activity like a day at the waterpark.

Committee Chair: Lion Diana & Chris

Scholarship Committee

Our club goal for spring, is to continue to award student scholarships for outstanding achievement in the LGBT local student communities. Our committee is currently working to determine the recipient pool, award criteria, amount and other parameters that will determine the structure of this program. This committee is led by club members who are current or retired educators and administrators and is open to any club member interested in shaping this important community outreach program.

Committee Chair: Lion Cheri

Visalia Band Review Committee

Each year, on a Saturday in October, the 6 Lions clubs of Visalia co-host the High School and Jr High Band competition. It is held at the Visalia Stadium. A morning parade begins the day where we, sell donuts, water and programs along the route, hold signs to direct the bands and assist in any way we can. Later we staff the concession stand and gates into the stadium, and assist as needed. This is a really fun event each year and we need every Lion to make it a success. There are always shifts available. Mark it on your calendar! This is a fund-raiser and community outreach program.

Committee Chair: Lion Diana