1st Monday of the month noon meeting at
The Capper Foundation,
3500 SW 10th Avenue, Topeka KS
order lunch by the Friday before the meeting:
Feb 5 – assembly snack packs for Valeo (Hunger service project)
Mar 4 – Lisa Cain, Director or Door Step
Apr 1 – Kristen Shook, Mirror, Inc.
May 6 – open (Tentative Momentum 2027)
June 3 – Bill Persinger, Valeo CEO
Jun 17 – Annual picnic/officer inductions-location to be determined
First Monday Meetings/Order lunch by Friday before:
Dialogue Coffee House ordering link below will work for each Lions Club member to order and pay for their meal by Friday before the Monday Meeting.
Ordering Link: https://square.link/u/IFiVtDhl
The menu will change slightly each month, but this will give you an idea of the process. It is set at a $10 price point for a sandwich/salad, cookie and drink.
Visit our Facebook Pages for upcoming events
5th Monday Social 5:30 pm
Starting January 29, 2024
Twilight Lions Branch Club Facebook Page
Youth Related Projects/Activities
Peace Poster Contest
Working with Youth ages 11 - 13, we offer a free kit to enter this global poster design competition. Prizes and recognition go the student at the local, district, state, national and global level. Top Prize for the overall winner if $5,000.
Local Judging is in the late fall.
Lions Band Camp
Lions provide an opportunity for local band students to attend Lions Band Camp annually with a performance at the State Convention. (Scholarships available)
WU Athletic Scholarship
Lions sponsor a scholarship to a deserving athlete annually at Washburn University.
Become a Lion
Membership meetings:
Meetings feature a program or speaker to highlight what is happening in the Topeka community. This might include historical reflections, or current issues that relate to services, concerns, or other hot topics an informed citizen would be interested to know. Contact Us if you would like to be a speaker or have a program to share.
Visit our Facebook Page for upcoming events
Can't make a noon meeting?
Visit the Twilight Branch Club.
Meetings are on the 3rd Thursday at 7 pm to 8 pm, Lakeview Church of the Nazarene, Topeka, KS.
Service Projects
We are open to serving our community, bring your ideas!
Spot Vision Screening
Vision screening for pre-school age children
contact us to schedule a screening.
Hummer Sports Park Concessions
Serving the community by working concessions at the Hummer Sports Park.
Contact Us to Volunteer.
Shunga Trail Clean Up
follow us on Facebook to see the next date for the Trail Clean up!
Eyeglass Collection and Sorting Party
Members are assigned to pick up used eyeglasses at drop-off locations throughout the city. Twice a year we host a sorting party to sort the glasses and prepare them for shipment to be used in third world countries.
Drop off used eyeglasses the Red Carpet Room at the Topeka/Shawnee Public Library.
Eyeglass Procurement
This volunteer fields inquiries about our sight services program to provide eyeglasses to those in need.
Fundraising
We have done walks and runs, sold products and held raffles, you name it.
We are always looking for new ways to raise funds to purchase eyeglasses.
Pcitured above: L to R, Pam Luthi, Spencer Smith, Barry Feaker (TRM) and Steve Page,
March 5, 2021
The Topeka Lions Club donated $5,000.00 to the Topeka Rescue Mission to help in feeding the homeless during the pandemic. Our Club is a hands-on service club that serves our community with kindness in many ways:
· Purchasing eyeglasses for those in need.
· Cleaning the trails and streets of Topeka.
· Providing eye examinations for those in need.
· Supporting in efforts to prevent diabetes.
· Conduct free eye screening for children.
If you have a desire to help others, then consider being part of the Topeka Lions Club. For more information, contact us.
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