Pearisburg Lions
Club
August 2009
Topic: What we do and how we spend Club funds
Christmas
Shopping Tour: Each year, we request
the Elementary schools to provide us with names of 50 children. Each child is provided with about $50 to buy
gifts for family members at local stores. Food baskets are provided for each family.
Festival Around
Town: Club members sell
barbeque, hot dogs and hamburgers to raise money for Club projects.
Eyeglasses and
Exams: Each year
approximately thirty to forty (30-40) residents of Pearisburg and the Eastern
district are approved for eye exams and glasses.
Eye Screening of
School Students: Annual sight screening
is conducted at 3 area schools. Approximately 400 students benefit from this
project each year.
Highway Cleanup: Club has cleanup responsibility for one
mile of Highway 100 south of Pearisburg. Members devote one evening in October
to pick up trash.
Christmas Parade: Lions mascot, Lions cheerleaders and
members participate in distributing candy.
Broom & Bulb
sale: Once a year, members
will sell traditional bulbs and brooms as a fund raiser.
Scout Troop and
Cub Pack: The Club is the
chartering organization of a Scout Troop and a Cub Pack. Additionally, we donate funds as needed to
them.
Eyeglass
collection: Over 3,100 used
eyeglasses were collected and delivered to the
Leader Dog: Participate in support of national leader
dog program.
Pin Traders: Most active club east of the
Little League
Sports: The Club donates funds
in support of football, basketball and cheerleader teams.
State &
Regional meetings: Club actively
participates in state conventions and all regional and zone meetings.
Membership
meetings: Club dinner meetings
are always lively and entertaining.
State/International: Members participate in Sight First, used
eyeglasses and other sanctioned organized activities.
College
Scholarship: Each year the James H.
Mongel scholarship is awarded to one or two
For more
Information Contact:
Lions of
B: 540-774-2495
F: 540-989-5225
H: 540-593-2160
Lion Sight Foundation
of Virginia, Inc.
Administrative Assistant:
Mer;e Hash
B: 540-345-8823
Please call before coming to site
Lions Club International
B: 630-571-5466