Missoula Lions Serve!
Plus Optix Screening
This fall the Missoula Lions provided vision screening for 2,073 kindergarten through eighth grade. This was all coordinated by Lion Paul Buck.
Christmas Tree Sale
Missoula Lions sold Christmas Trees from November 29th through December 9th. Over 251 volunteer hours resulting in $26,000.00 raised for local projects
By Missoula Lions ClubBozeman Gallatin Empire Lions Club – Cooking Summer & Winter
The Bozeman Gallatin Empire Lions provided Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Popcorn, Candy and soft drinks at the Bozeman Stampede Rodeo.
They put their cooking stills to work again for the recent Christmas Stroll, serving Brats & Hot Dogs – definitely not as warm outside!
By Bozeman Gallatin Empire Lions ClubSunburst Lions Kick Off Christmas Season
On Wednesday, December 3rd, the Sunburst Lions Club kicked off the Christmas Season with the Annual Christmas Stroll. The Club had their annual raffle and sold MT Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation Raffle tickets for the Red Honda. The event included hayrides and Christmas Carols were sung by all the students. Event Coordinators were Lions Sally and Whitney Aschim and Lion “Santa” (Willie Wilson) arrived right on time to pass out candy to all the kids.
On Saturday, December 14th the Sunburst Lions Club continued the Christmas Season with three of their Signature Club Activities.
They started the afternoon off with their Senior Christmas Party featuring yummy treats, bingo and lots of prizes. Rudolf came and shared lots of hugs and salt water taffy.
Following the senior party, folks gathered for the 2nd annual Christmas Tree Lighting event located between Northern Telephone and the library. Along with lighting last year’s tree and this year’s new tree, there was a fire pit, hot chocolate and apple cider for all of the participants. The weather even cooperated with a balmy, calm 35+ degrees.
The final event of the evening was the Light Parade which had Santa Clause coming to town!! The evening ended with fireworks!
By Sunburst Lions ClubBillings Lions Cook for Ronald McDonald House
Lions Sue Hanson and Richard Gessling of the Billings Lions Club, along with a friend prepared and cooked three meals for 30 people. The meals were frozen to be used when necessary by the staff. We got a tour of an apartment that was an example of the accommodations.
The Ronald McDonald House has added many new units over the years and now has close to twenty. Our club last year and this will be donating food and presents to the Ronald McDonald House at our Christmas Party.
By BillingsLions
By District Convention
By Montana Lions Sight & Hearing FoundationGreat Falls Sunrise Lions Receive Northwestern Energy Award
Northwestern Energy joined the Great Falls Sunrise Lions Club for their annual fundraiser in September. Eleven NWE employees assisted with set up, serving food and cleaning up afterwards. The time and effort of those 11 employees resulted in an $1,100.00 donation to the club ($100 per employee who participated). This is a win – win for Great Falls Sunrise Lions – additional hands to help AND a donation for their community service!
Pictured from left to right:
Shawn Etzweiler, Community Relations Specialist from Northwestern Energy.
Lion Bob Stubbs, President
Lion Charley Hibl and Lion Mike Schmit current and former Northwestern employees.
NorthWestern Energy has an Employee Volunteer Program that encourages employees to volunteer by providing paid time off and granting funds to the organizations they serve. For individual volunteers, NorthWestern Energy can donate up to $400 per year to an organization, while teams of at least three employees can earn a $100 donation per employee.
Program highlights:
- Paid volunteer time:Employees are given paid time off to volunteer.
- Grant money for organizations:The company provides grant money to the nonprofits employees volunteer with.
- Individual volunteer grants:Employees can earn up to $400 annually for an organization they serve.
- Team volunteer grants:When at least three employees volunteer together for a special event, NorthWestern Energy donates $100 per employee to the organization.
- Employee choice:Employees can choose the charities they want to volunteer for and NorthWestern Energy will support those efforts.
By Great Falls Sunriser Lions ClubSeeley Lake Lions Receive Membership Satisfaction Award
Yay Seeley Lake Lions Club!!!
Seeley Lake Lions Club was the proud recipient of the Membership Satisfaction award from our International President Fabricio Oliveira. For our little town in Montana to be recognized in this fashion is truly an honor.
All of the members are part of this and the reason we continue to succeed in Seeley Lake. This award is not frequently given. We are hot!!
Once again because of our hard work and drive to sustain and increase our membership, we have been recognized by the International President for the great work we continue to do. I can’t stress enough the importance of continuing to get out the word about our club and getting new members in to help move us into the future. Remember, every little bit helps when it comes to the activities we perform in our town and that comes from you, the members. Thank you for all that you do!
By Seeley Lake Lions Club
EYEGLASS RECYCLING IN MONTANA
Here in Montana, Vision is one of the Causes that many of our local clubs participate in. We focus on collecting and providing eyeglasses and vision screening in schools and underserved communities throughout the state.
Collection spots can be found in many optometrist offices, as well as in various private businesses throughout the state. Click here to see current list of drop off locations.
We gratefully accept all types of eyeglasses, loose lenses, contact lenses, and hearing aids for recycling. To help our club volunteers who collect the glasses from various drop off locations in their area, we kindly ask that glasses be separated into five categories if possible:
- Single vision lenses
- Bifocals/trifocals
- Sunglasses
- Broken/damaged (still send us)
- High End/Speciality Glasses
(We understand progressives can be hard to distinguish from single vision — just do your best!)
Please do NOT include the following items in your donation as they cannot be used:
- Reader glasses
- Hard cases (soft cases can be reused in shipping)
If you prefer, you can mail your donation directly to the recycling center:
Northwest Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center (NWLERC)
9013 Mullen Rd SE
Olympia, WA 98513
If you write “Free Matter for the Blind” on the package, the post office MAY ship it at no cost (check with your local branch for details as it’s at their discretion).
Thank you again for helping give the gift of sight — your donations make a real difference.
By Lion Peggy Tobin
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