Lions Fundraisers

FUNDRAISERS

Campaigns/Fundraisers

Building the Foundation

Building the Foundation is a monthly fundraising campaign to enable Lion members to carry on the mission of Lionism through monthly giving. Your pledge provides a foundation of support to help Oklahoma Lions Service Projects.


These projects meet the needs of individuals who desperately need assistance all over the State of Oklahoma. A simple gift of $10 per month is suggested, but any contribution is appreciated.


The easiest method is an automatic draft performed monthly from a donor checking account with a designated amount. This can also be sent through ACH (Automatic Clearing House) and performed monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually.


Building the Foundation helps to support continual funding and provides security for Lions Programs.

Click here for a Building the Foundation Form

Cowboy Cadillac is now Cowboy Cash Fundraiser

Oklahoma Lions Clubs participate in an annual raffle each year. This year instead of Cowboy Cadillac we are raffling for CASH! The Cowboy Cash Fundraiser helps support Lions Clubs statewide projects.

Take a Chance to Win a $10,000 Cash...

This is Oklahoma Lions’ premiere fundraising event. It helps support Lions State Projects, the Ok Lions Eye Bank, the Ok Lions Boys Ranch “Meadows of Hope”, the Mobile Health Screening Unit, Eye Glass Recycling, and the KidSight Program! The event will be in conjunction with the evening activities at the Ok State Convention.


The drawing will be April 5, 2024, at 7:00 PM at St. Crispins. The Grand Prize winner will receive $10,000 Cash! In addition, the remaining two districts are guaranteed to win a 2nd place prize of $1000.00 Cash. We are also adding 2 additional prizes per district of $500.00 each! So, this is truly a Cowboy Cash Fundraiser!


IMPORTANT! Tickets are $10.00 each and only 12 thousand will be sold! That gives each ticket holder a one in 12K chance of winning! These are very good odds!

 

Please set a goal to collect $50 in donations per member at a minimum. 


Traditionally Lions club members sell raffle tickets to family, friends, and at local convenience stores to help with the annual fundraiser. Tickets stubs are securely transported to the drawing location and are placed in a large tumbling bin. The winning tickets are read off at the site. Winners do not need to be present to win. Winners are notified via phone. Winning taxes must be paid by the winner.


LIONS Cowboy Cash posters, tickets, and tracking forms are included in this packet. Please return ticket stubs and monies to the state office before March 31, 2024. Clubs can continue selling tickets through the drawing on Friday, April 5, 2024, if tickets are presented at the Convention prior to the drawing. 


Oklahoma Lions Clubs are a group of men and women who identify needs within the community and work together to fulfill those needs. It is that simple! The motto “WE SERVE” is apparent through the important work completed in each community.

White Cane Fundraiser

The Lions Service Foundation conducts a yearly White Cane event each year to encourage Lions Club members to raise awareness and funds to support vision related projects.


The history and purpose of White Cane began October 6, 1964, in an effort to make Americans more aware of the meaning of the White Cane and the need for motorists to exercise special care towards the person who carries it. The US Congress approved a resolution authorizing the President of the United States to annually issue a proclamation designating October 15 as National White Cane Safety Day . Since that time, the National Federation for the Blind (NFB) has established the third week in May as White Cane Week. This week concentrates on raising public awareness towards the efforts, hopes, aspirations, and goals of the blind.


The Lions of Oklahoma would like to keep this tradition alive and raise awareness for sight related projects. In 2023-24, The Ok Lions Service Foundation encourages every Lions Club in Oklahoma to be a part of this tradition and host a specific White Cane project.


Lions Clubs Internationally has raised funds and awareness for vision programs all over the world. The Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) vision programs have resulted in eradicating river blindness. Here in Oklahoma, the Lions Eye Bank (OLEB) have helped people regain their eyesight by recovering and processing cornea tissue for transplantation.

The Lions motto "We Serve” fuels the fire for Oklahoma Lions. Oklahoma Lions have passionate, visionary leaders to see this vision become the reality. Lions are blessed to have these "Knights” for vision.

 

The Lion’s programs have leaders with dreams and a vision for the future: Our vision is to see blindness irradiated, but until then we desire to:



· To provide sight to the visually impaired

· To provide critical health and vision screenings

· To provide vision screenings for children to have the early         detection of eye disease

· To give sight through cornea recovery and transplantation


Ok Lions Sight Programs

  • KidSight Program– screening children 0-18 for 6 critical ocular concerns.
  • OK Lions Eye Bank– Cornea recovery and processing program.
  • Eye Glass Assistance– through local Lions Clubs.
  • Eye Glass Recycling– to distribute glasses to third world countries.
  • OLSF RetinaVue Program- early detection of Diabetic Retinopathy. 



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