The Palatine Lions Club uses several annual fundraisers to secure the needed capital for services and programs to the hearing and visually impaired in Illinois.

Click the links above for more information about these events, when they are held, and how you can support these projects.

 

TOOTSIE POP DAYS COMING SOON

Friday & Saturday May 6 & 7, 2011

Tootsie Pop Days are a major Lions Clubs fundraiser for the services and programs provided to the hearing and visually impaired in Illinois. This event contributes to raising the needed funds for the Lions of Illinois Foundation (LIF). Through these donations the LIF and local Lions Clubs are able to put into action the Lions motto of "We Serve" to the tune of assisting in excess of 18,000 men, women, and children each year.

The Palatine Lions Club has been participating in this Lions statewide fundraising event since 2003. Our members ask for the community's support in helping them in providing assistance to sight and hearing impaired people throughout our great state. Please be generous when you see our volunteers collecting on street corners and at local shopping areas.

Through the hard labor and dedication of Lions in Illinois the LIF now serve not only the visually impaired, but the hearing impaired, and provides Camp Lions, a summer residential camp, especially designed for children with sight and hearing loss, and Camp Helen Keller for Adults with vision and hearing loss. The future of these tag day fundraisers become even more important to the quality of services and programs we can conduct as we take on the challenge presented to Lions by Helen Keller to be "Knights of the Blind in the Crusade Against Blindness" as needs and expenses increase.

You or your company can assist in our efforts by being an underwriter (make a donation of $55 to cover the cost of a case of candy) so that the Lions Club profits are maximized. You may contact our publicity chair Paul Pioch at 847/609-5805. Any help will be appreciated by the Lions and those that "We Serve".

 

ANNUAL GOLF OUTING

Wednesday August 25, 2010

Save the date!!! The Palatine Lions Club 23rd Annual Golf Outing will be held at Palatine Hills Golf Course on Wednesday August 25th.

Won’t you please join us???

We are currently looking for golfers and sponsorships for breakfast, lunch, or the Driving Range. Hole sponsorships are available too.

Contact Co-Chairs Ev Charlier at 847.359.1878 or Paul Pioch at 847.609.5805 for more information.

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CANDY DAY IS COMING

Friday & Saturday October 8th & 9th, 2010

Candy Day is the premiere Lions Clubs fundraiser for the services and programs provided to the hearing and visually impaired in Illinois. This event alone raises much of the needed funds for the Lions of Illinois Foundation (LIF). Through these donations the LIF and local Lions Clubs are able to put into action the Lions motto of “We Serve” to the tune of assisting in excess of 18,000 men, women, and children each year.

The Palatine Lions Club has been participating in this Lions statewide fundraising event since its inception. Our members ask for the community’s support in helping them in providing assistance to sight and hearing impaired people throughout our great state. Please be generous when you see our volunteers collecting on street corners and at local shopping areas.

You or your company can assist in our efforts by being an underwriter (make a donation of $75 to cover the cost of a case of candy) so that the Lions Club profits are maximized. You may contact our Candy Day Chairperson Ray Maggi at 847/991-0854 or our Publicity Chairperson Paul Pioch at 847/609-5805. Any help will be appreciated by the Lions and those that “We Serve”.

HISTORY

Candy Day began in 1952 as the result of Lions Past District Governor Marvin Tench who wanted to change the attitude toward blind people. In that time the blind were often objects of ridicule, portrayed as "pencil sellers" and with low regard. Lion Tench and friends wanted the public to recognize them with all the rights to dignity, education, and meaningful employment enjoyed by their fellow Americans.

As a result of Lion Tench's work the Lions of Illinois adopted a resolution to hold a statewide drive to raise funds for services and awareness of the plight of the blind. Prior to 1952 the Lions were dedicated to helping the visually impaired, but funding for projects and services were only raised on either local or District levels. This move to act as a united front statewide would change the face of Lionism forever.

Today over 50% of the funds required to operate the 14 programs and services to the hearing and visually impaired directed by the LIF are funded through this single campaign.

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Illinois Lions must certainly be blushing. Currently more than 15 states and Australia also conduct Candy Day fund raisers.

Through the hard labor and dedication of Lions in Illinois the LIF now serve not only the visually impaired, but the hearing impaired, and provides Camp Lions, a summer residential camp, especially designed for children with sight and hearing loss, and Camp Helen Keller for Adults with vision and hearing loss. As needs and expenses increase the future of Candy Day becomes even more important to the quality of services & programs we can conduct as we take on the challenge presented to Lions by Helen Keller to be "Knights of the Blind in the Crusade Against Blindness".