Lions Clubs International – Our Global Causes

Our Global Causes

• Diabetes
• Vision
• Hunger
• Environment
• Childhood Cancer

General Community Service for Greendale

Park and Recreation

• Help with the sale and installation of Downtown Gazebo memorial bricks (once a year in spring)
• Special maintenance projects at Lion Park (once a year)

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Project Lead: Herb Ripka

Specific Needs

Lions do a lot more to serve the community that is listed here. Often we’ll need volunteers that are available at short notice to do special, quick tasks. If that’s you, let us reach out to you when we have a special project.

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Project Lead: TBD

Fire Pits at Tree Lighting and Dickens

We bring the heat by setting up fire pits at the Holiday Tree Lighting (November 24, 2023) and again at the Dickens of a Village event (December 1, 2023).

• Volunteer opportunities:
• Pick up firewood in your truck (2 hours)
• Distribute wheelbarrow loads of firewood to the fire pit stations during the event (4 hours)
• Monitor a firepit (3 hours)

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Project Lead: Chad Simonis[

Youth Programs

Leos, Scouts, Scholarships

Volunteer opportunities:

• Help guide the Leo Club volunteers
• Help guide the Boy Scout Troop 506 sponsor
• Act as the contact person for the organizations we charter
• Report any developments to the board
• Serve on the scholarship award committee

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Project Lead: Robert Massey

Kids Vision Screening

Vision is one of Lion’s main directives which is why at every festival, we offer FREE vision screening to kids to test if they need an eye exam.

Volunteer opportunities:

• Set up a pop-up shelter and signage to make it welcoming for kids
• Screeners and helpers (2-hour shifts)
• Screeners will be trained (10 minutes)

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Project Lead: Your name here

Gift of Sight, Eye Glasses & Hearing Aids

One of Lions International’s main health initiatives is eyesight. We collect hundreds of used eyeglasses and hearing aids that are refurbished and distributed to those in need.

Volunteer opportunities:

• Maintain and empty collection bins (1 hour/month commitment)
• Deliver donated items to the district liaison (2 hours/quarter commitment)

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Project Lead: Robert Massey

Health Initiative: Red Cross Blood Drives

In our commitment to fight youth diabetes, Lions supplies free healthy snacks at Greendale schools to whoever needs them.

• Serve as the contact person for the respective Greendale schools
• Go shopping for supplies when needed and deliver them to schools (2 hours/quarter commitment)

Blood Drive dates in 2023
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Project Lead: Karyn Birmingham

Greendale School Healthy Snack Initiative

In our commitment to fight youth diabetes, Lions supplies free healthy snacks at Greendale schools to whoever needs them.

• Serve as the contact person for the respective Greendale schools
• Go shopping for supplies when needed and deliver them to schools (2 hours/quarter commitment)

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Project Lead: Karyn Birmingham

Community Events and Fundraisers

School’s Out

On the last day of school, the Lions set up games and food in downtown Greendale to help the students celebrate the start of summer break.

Volunteer opportunities:

• Set up and run grills (4 hours)
• Set up and run game booths (4 hours)
• Kids Vision Screening (2 x 2hours)

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Project Leads: Chad Simonis and Bob Massey

Family Fourth Fest, Wednesday July 3 to Saturday July 6, 2024

Lions help celebrate our nation’s birthday by organizing live bands, and running a huge Biergarten with delicious food available 3pm to 11pm.

Volunteer opportunities:

• Setup and tear down of the Biergarten (4 hours)
  Team Lead: Chad Simonis
• Prepare and serve food (3 – 4 hour shifts)
  Team Lead: Mike Topolovich and Joe Logue
• Serve soda, beer & wine
  Team Leads: Mark Yanisch and Tim Fauser
• Payment/POS tech support
• Kids Vision Screening

Project Lead: Chad Simonis

Village Days, Thursday August 8 to Sunday August 10, 2024

Lions help celebrate Greendale’s birthday! We host live bands, and we run a huge Biergarten with delicious food daily between 3pm and 11pm, except on the 10th where we open the grill at 11am. We organize Rummage On The Green, the largest rummage sale in Greendale, on Sat. August 10th from 8am to 3pm in Daffodil Park. Plus a GTO Car Show on Saturday!!

• Rummage on the Green traffic control and coordinators (2 hours in the morning, 2 hours in the afternoon)
  Rummage Team Lead: Herb Ripka
• Sell tickets/ serve and prepare pancake breakfast during the morning.
  Breakfast Team Lead: Chad Simonis
• Prepare and serve food (3 hour shifts).
  Beverage Team Lead: Mike Topolovich and Joe Logue
• Serve soda, beer & wine.
  Tech Team Leads: Mark Yanisch and Tim Fauser
• Payment/POS tech support
• Kids Vision Screening

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Project Lead: Chad Simonis

Hay Days Food & Biergarten, Sat. Sept TBD, 2024

Lions help celebrate the fall season by organizing live bands, and running a huge Biergarten with delicious food.
Volunteer opportunities:
Setup and tear down of the Biergarten (4 hours)
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Project Lead:Chad Simonis

Village Easter Egg Hunt, Saturday April TBD, 2024

Volunteer opportunities: Let’s have some Easter fun by hiding eggs, working with the Greendale American Legion Post 416 and Gift of Wings.
Project Lead: Chad Simonis

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES throughout the year

Adopt a Highway Clean-Up: Our cleanup area is West Loomis Road.
Appreciation Lunch (for Fire, Police, DPW and Village Hall)
Christmas party
Community Blood drive
Community Food drive
Dinner committee, get venues, topics and speakers
Easter Egg Hunt
Eyeglass & Hearing Aid Collection
Family Fourth Fest
Fire Pits at Tree Lighting and Dickens of a Village
Food Truck Frenzy
Gazebo memorial brick sales
GTO Car Show, combined with Village Days
Grant Committee, part of GLC Foundation.
Greendale Green Market: promote the club on Saturday mornings throughout summer. Sell gazebo bricks & beverages, Rummage applications, promote new memberships, share Lions info.
Hay Daze Food & Octoberfest Biergarten in late September
Health Initiatives: Sight Screening
Holiday Fair in December
Hospital Drivers, Interfaith
J&J Fest, in August
Lions Park Upkeep
Member meetings: plan a festive event for our monthly member’s dinner, assist with the President’s Picnic in late August.
Set up Showcase Our Work booth at summer festivals
Pancake Breakfast, Saturday of Village Days
Parade coordinator: Walk in Parades, get flags, get volunteers to walk, work with Public Celebrations Committee
Park & Recreation coordinator: Special maintenance projects at Lion Park (once a year)
Rummage On The Green, Saturday of Village Days
Scholarship Committee, presents check at June business/dinner meeting
School Healthy Snack Initiative
Schools Out Food & Games in June
Spring Fair: Easter Egg Hunt & Pancake Breakfast
Sunshine Committee
Toy Drive
Greendale Twi-night sign up
Village Days, August
WI Lions Club liaison. District 27-a1 convention in January, State convention in May. Attend and report.
Youth Programs:
—Leo Club,
–Boy Scout Eagle Project liaison
—Boy Scout Troop 506 sponsor
—Scholarship Committee.
Specific Needs: If you want to serve but have more questions, feel free to reach out to us.

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