Volunteer
Our Club is comprised of Lion volunteers who donate over 1,000 hours to our community each year.
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If you have a few free hours that you can dedicate to others, or a skill that can be shared, we will be happy to channel it in the right direction.
LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION
Each year the Punta Gorda Lions Club donates to the Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF). This foundation provides grants and funding in the areas of Vision, Disaster Relief, Youth, Humanitarian, Diabetes, Childhood Cancer, Environment and Hunger. It has been rated 4-Stars by Charity Navigator.
FREE CHILD VISION TESTING
Each year, the Punta Gorda Lions Club performs vision screenings for over 1,000 Charlotte County Children. We are partners with the Early Learning Coalition in this project.
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SCHOLARSHIPS
The Punta Gorda Lions Club provides scholarships to graduating Charlotte High School Seniors who anticipate going on to study in the medical field. Last year, the Club provided $7,000 in scholarships to graduating Seniors!
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EYEGLASS AND HEARING AID RECYCLING PROGRAM
The Punta Gorda Lions Club has 12 collection points in the area for used Eyeglasses and Hearing Aids in the greater Punta Gorda area.
Drop Off Locations
These are collected and sent to the Florida Lions Recycling Center, where they are cleaned and reissued to those who could not otherwise afford them. We collect over 5,000 pairs of used glasses annually.
GUIDE DOGS
The Punta Gorda Lions Club makes annual donations to the Southeastern Guide Dogs, which provides service dogs to the visually impaired, Veterans and others, at no cost.
SCHOOL VISION SERVICES
In Partnership with both the National School Nurses Association and the local School Nurses of Charlotte County, the Punta Gorda Lions Club provides vision care to hundreds of low income children through the VSP Sight for Students Program.
VISION AND HEARING ASSISTANCE
The Punta Gorda Lions Club facilitates and coordinates vision and hearing services for individuals that qualify. These services include vision and hearing testing as well as eyeglasses, hearing aids, cataract surgery, etc.
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HOLIDAY GIFT CARDS
Each year the Punta Gorda Lions Club provides Holiday Gift Cards to low income parents of the Charlotte County School District's, Baker Center Headstart Program.
This year the club contributed twenty-four $50 giftcards to needy families.
Meetings
When:
2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at 5:00pm
Where:
23111 Harbor View Road
Port Charlotte, FL 33980