Fund Raising
Our Story...continued
Community Service...CONT.
Fund Raising
Barbecue Pits, Shuffleboard & Horseshoe
Pits
Bleachers - 1974
Town Park Cleanup
7 Benches were added around Town
New Home for the Historical Cross
Whidbey Pride Lions Club Merge - 1994
Coupeville Track Improvements
The Lion Sleeps Tonight!!
MISCELLANEOUS PROJECTS:
Collected Scrap -
WWII
Litter Barrels
Bean Patch - Courthouse Site
Carnival - 1945 to 1966
Eye glasses & examinations paid - 1938
Directional maps
Cemetery clean up
Sponsored new clubs
Floor at Town Recreation Hall - 1954
Christmas Baskets - 1954 to 1997
Rodeo outfits
Boy Scouts
Sea Scouts
Flag Poles - Post Office & Courthouse - 1955 & 1956
Blood bank - 1962
Annual Barn Sale
Coupeville Festival
Flood Relief
4-H Leaders & Member pins
Food & Clothing for needy families
Attracted doctor to the community - 1962
Furnished beds, crutches, & wheelchairs for the sick
Purchased 2-way radio for County Sheriffs Office
Resuscitator purchased
Roof for Recreation Hall
PARKS PROJECTS:
Rhododendron Park
Improvements
Ft. Casey State Park
Keystone Camp Park - Installed Water - 1954
Swimming Pool - at old Keystone
Tennis Court - 1975
Guns for Ft. Casey
Floats at dock - 1955
Annual "Learn to Swim" program for children
City park improvements
Construction of shelter for historic canoes at blockhouse
Built floats for boat moorage
Benches
6th Street fence
Horseshoe pits
Restrooms
Shuffleboard court
Tables
Block House repairs
SCHOOL PROJECTS:
Leveled athletic
field
Took down old school
Score Clock
Glass back boards
Public address system
Light for field
Playground equipment
PE Equipment
Movie camera
Peewee & Jr. Baseball & basketball support
Scholarships
Gym Tarp
Annex buildings
Level, light, and build grandstand on new football field
Bleachers - 1974
Landscaping and paving of the field
Band uniforms - 1954
Football uniforms - 1955
Cheerleader uniforms - 1981
Teaching aids - computer program
SERVICE PROGRAMS:
Meals on Wheels –
Since 1985
Quest and Drug Awareness - Since 1984
Sunshine
Blockhouse
Concerts on the Cove
Medical equipment
NPS Wayside Maintenance
Health Screening Unit
International / LCIF Care
2009-2010 Activities
Members cut, split and delivered firewood to low-income families
Partnered with National Parks to assist in a local historic barn restoration
Partnered with State Parks to cleanup winter storm debris
Conducted Adopt-a-Highway Litter Pick Up quarterly
Conducted County Roads Litter Pick Up twice yearly
Brought in and donated to the Sight & Hearing Screening Van and screened local elementary school kids
Provided 9 new eyeglasses, collected and donated 1,270 used eyeglasses & 1 new hearing aid for needy
Delivered over 5,000 Meals on Wheels
Prepared and served our Annual Salmon Barbeque/Concert fundraiser at Town Park
Partnered with our Cub and Boy Scouts to collect food for local food bank on Lions Day
Honored our non-Lion volunteer UMW meal servers for over 30 years of service to the club and community
Conducted our annual raffle for a “Shopping Spree” at the local market, for foundation funds
Partnered with WoodLINKS, a program partnering high school woodworking classes/The Wood Guild/Lions
Members assisted with USDA Commodities distribution to needy
Proudly marched in Christmas Parade and Memorial Day Parade
Landscaping/lawn care services for the Island County Historical Museum
Setup an event tent for several charitable events
Continued to sponsor and man 4 Quarterly Blood Drives
Sponsor/Charter a Boy Scout Troop
Awarded 5 honorariums to our Scouts making Eagle Scout
Support the Coupeville Boys & Girls Club
Sponsored Boys & Girls Club/Lions Peace Poster Contest
Supported School District in funding for Lions Quest Anti-drug Program
Held local “Lions Environmental Photo Contest” and submitted entry to our District
Purchased a Wii Computer Game for a senior citizens home
Built a wheel chair ramp for a person in need
Helped senior citizens move from/to apartments
Honored 2 outstanding high school students each school quarter with dinner and awards
Honored Student of the Year with award and scholarship
Promoted Sight First II by passing out information cards during White Cane Days
Continued to conduct a highly successful White Cane Days fundraising event
Acquired a macular degeneration magnifier for a person in need
Obtain, maintain, store, loan out and deliver medical equipment to the community
Conduct our Annual Scholarship Auction and Dinner
Awarded scholarships to deserving high school students
Conducted Youth Learn-to-Swim Program for over 200 students
Held highly successful Annual Garage Sale Fundraiser for Coupeville Lions Foundation Programs
The Garage Sale Team picks up, collects, sorts, repairs, stores good usable items all year
Recycled over 2000 pounds of metal & books leftover from the garage sale
Recycled all usable leftover items from garage sale to other service organizations