Blind Dinner Date – Annual Awards Dinner
The annual Blind Dinner Date fundraiser is one of the club’s main fundraising activities, generating money for our vision-related charities and projects. The format is an awards dinner, with a […]
Committees
Children’s Holiday Shopping – Annual Event for Disadvantaged Children
Partnering with Meijer in Cascade, the Grand Rapids Lions Club take 35-40 Visually Impaired & disadvantaged youngsters Holiday shopping for their family with a GR Lion to buy presents for […]
Club Officers / Board of Directors
The Grand Rapids Lions Club Board of Directors meets 12 times every year to set direction for the club and take care of club business. Meeting minutes are published in […]
District/LCI Special Projects
This committee handles organizing our local club’s participation in district and international special projects, and also the communication with club members about such projects. Any further comments or questions can […]
Drive For Vision – Annual Golf Outing
Drive for Vision is an annual charity golf outing! It is a collaboration between the Grand Rapids Lions Club and Grand Rapids Ophthalmology. Funds raised from this event provide needed […]
Eyeglass Recycling / Eyeglass Missions
EYEGLASS RECYCLING CENTER: Grand Rapids Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center operations have been limited. Collecting, sorting, washing, measuring, recording prescriptions in database, packaging glasses for shipping. We collect 400,000 pairs of used […]
Grand Rapids Lions Foundation
The Foundation committee handles the management of our Grand Rapids Lions Foundation funds.
Holiday Raffle – Annual Members Fundraiser
The last luncheon meeting in December there is not a guest speaker but a special meeting is held where members can buy raffle tickets to win donated prizes and raise […]
Marketing & Communication
The Marketing & Communication committee handles all publicity for the club and the projection of the club’s image and mission throughout our community.
Membership
The Membership committee helps with recruiting new members and guides them through the process of becoming a Grand Rapids Lion.
Programs
The Programs committee organizes and recruits luncheon speakers and helps with other event planning. If you are interested in being a future free luncheon speaker, contact Mark Oberlin: mark.oberlin@raymondjames.com
Social
The Social committee arranges networking events and other get-togethers for club members.
Student Recognition Awards
In April of each year, the Grand Rapids Lions provide a recognition award to two high school students from each of the five GR public high schools, the two Catholic […]
Technology
The Technology committee handles the tech concerns of the club. Maintaining the web site, purchasing projectors or other necessary equipment, and advising the club on technology trends are some of […]
VI Sports Day – Annual Event for Visually Impaired Children
In support of, and with grants from, the Children’s Miracle Network and DeVos Children’s Hospital, Grand Rapids Lions help visually impaired youngsters have an active day of sports activity. Everyone […]
White Cane Drive – Annual Fundraiser
Each year, Grand Rapids Lions, optometrists, opticians, ophthalmologists, and teachers for the visually impaired volunteer their time to collect donations from passers-by at designated locations throughout the community. Thousands of […]