Holiday Activities

This time of year, clubs around the state get into action.  Here's where we are for the month of November:

Sharing the Vision

• Kodiak Lions 
• screened at local private schools and had 8 referrals
• purchased a white cane for a young blind man whose can was stolen
• Juneau Mendenhall Flying Lions
• screened at seven different locations in Juneau and Southeast for 685 screened and 81 referrals
• Eagle River Sleeping Lady Mountain Lions
• Screened 93 children at St. John's Orthodox School with 6 screened.  Will follow up with a couple students to ensure they get further vision care.
• Girdwood Turnagain Arm Lions
• Screened at several different schools and events for a total of 957 screened with 168 referred.  
• Used the DMV screener at the Health Fair to screen participants.  
• Anchorage Mabuhay Lions
• Provided assistance during screening at Lake Otis and North Star Elementary.  
• Kachemak Bay Lions
• Screened 47 with 23 referrals at the Homer Health Fair
• Chugiak Lions
• Screened at the Chugiak Elementary School

Engaging Our Youth

• Kodiak
• Worked with three youth groups to assist Kiwanis unload and sell Christmas trees as a service project.  
• Donated to the Kodiak Youth Hockey Club for gear.
• Involved two other service groups, including youth, in the community Christmas Tree Lighting event.
• Kodiak Lions get referrals from schools and local housing projects for kids that may not have proper winter gear and take them shopping!!!  Along with support from Macks, they are able to outfit children with coats, hats, boots, and anything else they need to help them them through the winter.  
• Anchorage Mt. McKinley Lions
• Helped set up and work Family Night
• Donated to Camp K.
• Willow Lions
• Skate Night -- roller skating at local elementary for community.
• Girdwood Turnagain Arm Lions
• Peace Poster event
• Anchorage Mabuhay Lions
• Assisted Mabuhay Leos with their fundraising project -- Christmas ornament making.
• Juneau Mendenhall Flying Lions
• Gun safety starts in elementary school in Juneau.  One Lion volunteered his time teaching students about gun safety.
• Soldotna Lions
• Replaced eyeglass collection boxes which the local high school students made.  

Relieving the Hunger

• Anchorage Mabuhay Lions
• Annual Thanksgiving dinner:  Served a scrumptious meal in honor of seniors in the community.  Mabuhay Leos assisted. 
• Kenai Lions
• Cooked and provided breakfast for the alternative high school students.
• Helped at the annual Christmas Comes to Kenai community event.  Gave away 50 gallons of hot chocolate and 700 cookies baked the night before.  Leftovers were given to the LeeShore Center.
• Willow Lions
• Assisted at the local food pantry and distributed food to the community.
• Kodiak Lions
• Donated a $100 Safeway gift card to a young adult
• Helped at a community food drive and accumulated 625 pounds of goods.
• Anchorage Mt. McKinley Lions
• Delivered food boxes to Anchorage residents.
• Girdwood Turnagain Arm Lions
• Worked with several local churches and other service organizations to prepare food for, serve, and bus tables at the community Thanksgiving dinner.  
• Juneau Mendenhall Flying Lions
• Donated $400 to Helping Hands, a local food pantry.

Yes, WE SERVE!  Thank you Lions for all the hard work you do in your community all year long!

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Centennial Service Activities