We Serve.We Serve the Mount Vernon Community in multiple capacities.
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The Mt. Vernon Lions has given over $350,000 in donations to the community since 1924!
Notable Projects in our club's history:
Help Paving Main Street in the Late 1920’s.
Helping families affected by the Great Depression by donating Christmas Basket meals.
Also helping to purchase milk for school children in the Great Depression.
Donating the money needed for the Scoreboard and Lights on the First Street Community Field in the Late 40’s.
Buying and Donating the Land for Davis Park in 1959.
Helping to start the Mt. Vernon Parks and Rec. Program in 1971.
A High School Scholarship given out every year since 1979 to deserving high school seniors.
Over 1,000 Children's eyes checked with free vision screening in Mt. Vernon and Lisbon since 2005.
And much more!
Help Paving Main Street in the Late 1920’s.
Helping families affected by the Great Depression by donating Christmas Basket meals.
Also helping to purchase milk for school children in the Great Depression.
Donating the money needed for the Scoreboard and Lights on the First Street Community Field in the Late 40’s.
Buying and Donating the Land for Davis Park in 1959.
Helping to start the Mt. Vernon Parks and Rec. Program in 1971.
A High School Scholarship given out every year since 1979 to deserving high school seniors.
Over 1,000 Children's eyes checked with free vision screening in Mt. Vernon and Lisbon since 2005.
And much more!
Lions Club Service Areas
Vision
Lions save sight. Since Helen Keller challenged Lions to become “Knights of the Blind” in 1925, we have improved eye health and eye care for hundreds of millions of people around the world. Today, 80% of vision impairments are preventable or curable, so our service is more important than ever before. Lions screen for vision impairments, educate our communities, build clinics and support the blind and visually impaired through assistive technology and vocational training programs. We work to preserve the precious gift of sight for the world.
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Hunger
Nearly one billion people go to bed hungry every night. That’s why Lions and are hard at work addressing this global need by providing help and hope to the children, families and neighbors who need it most. Lions distribute food to schoolchildren, stock food banks, create sustainable community gardens and lead community food drives to fight hunger where they live and work. We work to sustain life and dignity for the most vulnerable among us.
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Environment
The health of our planet is essential to life. The environment impacts the quality of our air and water, the availability of food and medicine, the health and beauty of our local communities, and the future of us all. Lions are meeting environmental challenges at the local and global level by planting trees, organizing recycling programs, providing clean drinking water and cleaning up communities to help preserve our environment for generations to come. We believe that a healthy planet is fundamental to the wellbeing of all.
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Diabetes
Diabetes contributes to more than 5 million deaths a year, making it the eighth-leading cause of death in the world. And the numbers are rising. Lions are confronting this global health emergency by raising awareness of diabetes through Strides events, expanding access to care through screening and treatment programs, and improving quality of life through diabetes camps and community recreational programs. We believe we can help prevent and control this global epidemic by uniting Lions around this cause.
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Childhood Cancer
Children are a gift to the world, yet every two minutes a child is diagnosed with cancer and less than half of the world’s children have access to effective care. Children who survive cancer are often left with debilitating effects that can impact their physical development and ability to learn. That’s why Lions are answering the call to expand access to life-saving treatment and support the children and families who need us most. We are working to give children with cancer a second chance at life.
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Our Entities We Financially SupportMount Vernon High School Scholarship
Southeast Linn Community Center Mount Vernon Preschool Mount Vernon Community School District Kids in Need Beat Cancer Today Mt. Vernon Fine Arts Association Lions of 9EC Care and Share Lions Clubs International Foundation Iowa Lions Foundation Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Development Group Iowa KidSight Iowa Lions Eye Bank And whenever a need arises in our community! |
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