Membership

For Anoka Lions Club information contact membership chair Joe Zimmerman, 763-421-4361, lynnzimm2@q.com

Want to check us out before deciding if we are the club for you? Join us at a club meeting. Your first dinner is on us.

About Our Club

Lions are an international network of 1.3 million men and women in 205 countries and geographic areas who work together to answer the needs that challenge communities around the world.
Worldwide, Lions clubs are recognized for their service to people who are blind and visually impaired. This service began when Helen Keller challenged Lions to become "knights of the blind in the crusade against darkness" during the 1925 Lions Clubs International Convention.

Today, Lions extend their commitment to sight conservation through countless local efforts, as well as through their international SightFirst Program, which works to eradicate blindness. Lions also collect and recycle eyeglasses for distribution in developing countries.

In addition, Lions make a strong commitment to young people through many youth programs. We also work to improve the environment, build homes for the disabled, support diabetes education, conduct hearing programs and, through their foundation, provide disaster relief around the world.

Our motto is "We Serve".

Causes Anoka Lions Supports

We provide financial support to a wide variety of community programs. Examples include:

Local

• Scholarships (Lions, Buster Talbot and Oscar Martinson Nursing)
• Public service appreciation dinner
• Nursing home bingo
• ACBC Food Shelf
• Boy Scouts
• Granny's Closet
• Anoka Halloween Committee
• Wellness Van
• Eyeglasses and hearing aids
• High school graduation party
• 55 Alive

Lion Duke Grosslein's pocket protector
• RISE
• Anoka Anti-Crime Commission
• Fire safety
• Halloween Pageant
• TLC Toys
• Youth First
• Hearing and
• Service Dogs of Minnesota
• Anoka Dance Line
• Achieve Services
• And others

National and International

• Lions Eye Bank and Children's Eye Clinic
• Macular Degeneration Center
• Lions Hearing Foundation
• Leader Dogs for the Blind
• Friendship Ventures
• Diabetes Camp Needlepoint
• Melvin Jones Fellowship
• And others

Our Projects

• Anoka County Fair Beer Garden
• Music show
• Halloween Party beer sales

Another great dinner
• Pancake breakfast
• Game Fair parking services
• Membership dues

Meetings