Frankfort Lions Supported the following in the 2010-2011 fiscal year.
Lions Club International Foundation Sight First Program
Frankfort Township Food Pantry
Wheel Chair Ramp for a Senior in need
Scholarships to LWE & LWN students
Diabetic Retinopathy Bus
Thanksgiving Food Baskets
Christmas Food Baskets
American Diabetes Association for Research and Kids Camp
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Candy Day for Lions of Illiois Foundation
Summit Hill Cancer Kids
Jacob Woods, Cerebral Palsey
Japanese Relief Fund
Trinity Services
Easter Food Baskets
Lions of Illionois Foundation Sights and Sounds
Gift of Sight eye exams and glasses
Frankfort Square Park District Scholarship Fund
Salvation Army
Toys for Day Break Shelter Kids
Frankfort Police Department Halloween Celebration
Valedictorian Award for Summit Junior High
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During 2009-2010 the Frankfort Lions supported the following:
- Mokena Cancer Support Center
- Lincolnway Foundation
- Lincolnway Special Education Day Camp
- ARC of Illinois
- Lions District 1B Scholarship Fund
- Provided scholarships to deserving graduates of Lincolnway East and Lincolnway North high schools
- Distributed food baskets to deserving area families for the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter holidays
- Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
- Day Break Shelter
- Salvation Army
- American Diabetes Association
- Morning Star Mission
- Provided Braille books for the blind at the Mokena library
- Provided hearing aids for a senior care giver
- Frankfort Police Department Halloween celebration
- Provided eye exams and eye glasses for deserving seniors, and students
- Cornerstone Services, Inc.
- Provided Diabetic Retinopathy screening tests for area residents
- Assisted Eagle Scout projects
- Provided an award to the valedictorian of Summit Hill JHS
- Sights and Sound campaign of the Lions Clubs of Illinois
- Candy Day
- Provided used eyeglasses for missions in Nepal and Guatemala
- Provided a wheelchair ramp for a senior in need
- More. . .
Previous years support
The Combat Against Preventable Blindness
-Sight First Program, Lions Clubs International Foundation
-Support Missions to Inner Cities and Foreign Countries Giving Eye Exams and Re-cycled glasses.
-American Diabetes Association, (diabetic retinopathy is the number one cause of new blindness in the U.S. today.) Funded by our “Lions Stride Walk for Diabetes Awareness.”
-Provided Free Diabetes Screening and Educational Materials For Area Residents
-National Federation For The Blind
-Aniridia Foundation
-Helped Purchase Vision Testing Equipment for Lincolnway High School-North,
-Provided Free Eye Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy and Macular Degeneration for Local Residents
Community Projects
-Distribute Food Baskets to Local Residents in Need at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter.
-Wishing Well, Workshop For Adults With Disabilities
-Mokena, Frankfort FISH
-Trinity Services
-Concerts On The Green
-Distribute Flags
-Halloween Trick or Treat Bags for Frankfort Police Department Trick or Treat Night
Education
-Scholarships to Deserving Lincolnway High School Graduates
-Valedictorian Award at Summit Hill Middle School
-Lincolnway Foundation
General
-Salvation Army
-Scouts
-Golf Balls For Soldiers In Iraq
