About Us                     

Lions International is the world's largest service organization with approximately 1.3 million members  in 200 countries and geographical areas. The primary aim of Lionism is service, first to the club's community, then to those in need wherever they may be. The Lions motto is "We Serve."  Service to the blind and visually impaired is one of the association's most significant activities.

Since 1990 Lions Campaign SightFirst has funded more than 7,000,000 cataract surgeries, restored sight to 27,000,000 and improved eyecare for more than 100,000,000.  207 eye hospitals have been built or expanded, and 314 eye centers have received equipment upgrades.  Lions  collect  more than 7,000,000 pairs of used eyeglasses each year for distribution to developing countries. Lions also provide 600,000 free glaucoma screenings and make 20,000 corneal transplants possible each year.

 In Kentucky, the Lions Eye Research Institute in Louisville is one of the top vision research facilities in the nation. Kentucky Lions are also associated with eye clinics and eye banks. Lions  sponsor youth camps for the hearing and visually impaired.

Monticello Lions screen children for vision problems, spend several thousand dollars annually purchasing eyeglasses for the local needy, and collecting used eyeglasses for the needy in developing countries. We give to Emergency Outreach, Monticello Memorial Park, WHAS Crusade for Children, The Kentucky Diabetes Foundation, Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation, Project Graduation, Youth Camps, Aspire Community Center and Lake Cumberland Children's Advocacy Center. We support other charities and programs whenever the need arises.

Monticello Lions Club projects are  financed by donations, mint sales, gum concessions, pancake breakfasts, Lions' concession stand at the Wayne County Fair, and an annual auction.

  We meet at 6:30 P.M. on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Thursdays at Shearer's Buffet. Each meeting consists of a meal, a business session, and, as often as possible, a program. Regular meetings usually last about one hour.

If you would like to make a monetary contribution, please see any Lions Club member or mail it to the address listed on our Home Page.  Donations are tax deductible because Lions Clubs International is a non-profit organization.

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