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Causes: Camps, Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services, Environment, Parks & Playgrounds, Sports
Mission: Improve the lives of people in the Menomonie area. Through a variety of programs and services, including providing scholarships to local students, supporting local charities, and organizing community events. Promote eye health and sight conservation. Through providing Vision Screenings in local schools, raise awareness of eye health issues, and provide eyeglasses to those in need. Support the youth of the Menomonie area. Provide scholarships to local students and sponsor youth programs. Empower individuals and communities to help themselves. Provide grants to local organizations that are working to improve their communities, or train volunteers to help others. Promote peace and understanding. Support local organizations that are working to promote peace and understanding, and organize events that bring people together from different cultures. Provide community support and service.
Target demographics: the environment, Youth, the disabled, childhood cancer, diabetes, and vision
Geographic areas served: Menomonie Wisconsin and the surrounding Dunn County Community
Programs: Annual Scholarships for graduating Dunn County High School Seniors Over 1,000 child vision screenings annually The Menomonie Lions Game Park and Lion Ted Wiehe Nature Trail Annual Santa Call-In Annual Lions Spirit of Christmas supporting children in need Annual Easter Egg Hunt Numerous Park Shelters in local parks Handicap Park Swings in local parks EyeGlass and Hearing Aid recycling Annual Roadside Clean-up Numerous Wheelchair Ramps for local residents Eye Tissue Transport Stuff the Bus supporting Dunn County Students Funding Diabetes Camps Funding Camps for those with special needs (including Blind or visually impaired, Deaf or hard of hearing, Intellectual Disabilities or Autism, and Epilepsy) Funding Childhood Cancer initiatives Supporting local food banks Supporting local charities (Foster Closet, Sleep in Heavenly Peace of Dunn County, etc) Soft Plastic recycling program