The Venice Lions Club was started in 1947. Since then the Venice Lions have been active in the community through screenings, community projects and events. Our motto, We Serve, truly defines our passion to give back to our community.
What do we do?
• Offer vision screening, hearing screening, eye examinations, glasses, hearing aids, and eye surgery for eligible residents in the Venice and Englewood areas.
• Low vision materials for Venice and Jacaranda libraries.
• Collect eyeglasses for recycling
• Sponsor Venice Lions Little league and volunteers in the concessions on opening day to allow parents to watch their children play!
• Sponsor three schools: Epiphany Catholic School, Laurel-Nokomis Middle School, and Venice elementary for the annual Lions Peace Poster contest
• Monthly clean up on the Venetian Waterway
• Sponsor for the Venice Halloween Parade in downtown Venice
• Assists Venice Main Street’s Easter egg hunt, the Eggstravaganza
• Hold a shark tooth hunting booth at the Shark’s Tooth Festival
• Our main fundraiser, the Mane event fashion show, funds grants for local groups, such as the Florida Lions Eye Bank, Venice Friends of the Library, Instride therapy, and Southeastern Guide dogs.
• Enjoy socials, such as an annual picnic, Christmas party, and an irish dinner.
• And more!!
The Lions is an international service organization with a mission to serve our communities on a grand scale. Our group’s motto, “We Serve”, expresses our desire to help where help is needed with energy and effectiveness!
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