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1. Determining and funding
community needs, including local college scholarships
and aiding persons of need in the area.
2. Providing volunteer support
to the City of Coon Rapids at the annual 4th of July Parade,
Carnival and Fireworks Display; supporting the annual Coon Rapids
Snowflake Days celebration and maintaining Lions Coon Creek
Park.
3. Annually holding pancake
breakfasts, spaghetti dinners and chili feeds with the
proceeds going to benefit the community.
4. Sponsoring and helping
Cub Scout Packs, Boy and Girl Scout Troops, and Kids
ID in the community.
5. Assisting with the
Quest and Youth First programs in our community, supporting
our Middle and High school co-curricular activities
and actively presenting our Books for "Bango" Program
in our 11 elementary schools.
6. Providing glasses
and hearing aids for the needy in our city and helping
fund the Wellness Van, a joint venture between Mercy
and Unity Hospitals and the Lions.
7. Helping with summer
recreation camp programs at Camps Friendship, New Hope
and Needlepoint.
8. Assisting with the
Salvation Army Bell Ringing during the Holidays, the
annual White Cane Days event to benefit the Lions Eye
Bank of Minnesota, the Hooked on Fishing Kid’s fishing
clinic, Carp Fest and the 55 Alive seniors driving school.
9. Sponsoring Senior
Men’s activities at the Park River Estates Care Center.
10. Advancing the work
of Lions Clubs International Foundation that assists
people around the world, including the collection of
used eyeglasses and hearing aids to be distributed to
those in need across the globe.
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