THE WESTSHORE LIONS CLUB was started on September 16, 1996. We are a small club and encompass the communities of Bay Village, North Olmsted and Westlake. We are a growing Club and are very enthusiastic that the Westshore Lions Club can again be one of the service leaders in our communities.
MEMBERSHIP: Membership in this club shall be any person, of legal age and good moral character and good reputation who has been invited good nvited by a sponsor who is a member of theWestshore Lions Club in good standing.
MEETINGS: We meet on the third Wednesday of the month from 7:00 PM until 8:30 PM, in Porter Library located at 27333 Center Ridge Road, Westlake, Ohio 44145.
SPEAKERS: We have quarterly educational sessions, inviting speakers to come in and present from various areas of the community.
DUES: Annual dues are $75.00.
PROJECTS:
We will be hosting a Nonprofit Fair, along with the Church of the Redeemer United Church of Christ, on Saturday, September 16th 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM on the front lawn at 23500 Center Ridge Rd in Westlake. It is not always easy for people to connect with new volunteer opportunities, so we would like to create a space to make these connections. It will be a great place to showcase what nonprofit organizations do for our community. We hope to make this an annual event.
We provided financial assistance to a family to purchase special eyeglasses for their child.
We were able to provide 295 Safety Buckets for both the North Olmsted and Westlake public schools. This project began in March of 2015, but delivery slowed due to the pandemic. The last 25 were distributed to Westlake in Fall, 2021.
We have a CCTV low vision reader system to donate to Brookdale Westlake Village once the pandemic subsides.
The Club supports the Mission of the Lions, e.g. collecting used eyeglasses and hearing aids. We provide assistance to financially restricted members of the Community to obtain eye glasses, eye exams, and cataract surgery through the Lions Eye Program, as well as hearing aids through the Lions Hearing Aid Bank. Used eyeglasses and hearing aid items can be dropped off at one of our following eyeglasses collection boxes located in the Westlake Porter Library, Westlake Recreation Center, Westlake Police Department, Westlake Community Services Department, Madison Eye Care Center, Retina Associates of Cleveland, SkyVision Center, Pearle Vision (Westlake), Warby Parker (Westlake), North Olmsted Senior Center, America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses (North Olmsted), Broadview Eye Center (Berea), St. Mary's Parish (Berea), Rocky River Presbyterian Church, and the Rocky River Senior Center.
FUND RAISING: The Westshore Lions Club sponsors many types of fund raising events including Dining to Donate events at Applebee's Resturants. All monies made at these events is used towards our projects and are subject to our status as a 501(c)(4) not-for-profit organization under the IRS Code.
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.
