Help Support the Community

How We Support

Below are organizations that the Bemdiji Lions Club support financially and/or with volunteers grouped by the pillars we support.

Pediatric Cancer

Joe Leuken Cancer Center
Multiple District 5M Cancer Foundation of MN

Diabetes

Can Do Canines
Sanford Diabetes

Vision

Bemidji Public Library
Bemidji State University Foundation
Kid Sight USA Foundation
Lions Leader Dogs/Eye Bank

Hearing

Bemidji Area Sign Language
MN Lions Hearing Foundation

Hunger

Bemidji Community Food Shelf

Youth

Beltrami County 4H
Bemidji Area Special Olympics
Bemidji High School Choir
Bemidji Youth Baseball
Boys and Girls Club of the Bemidji Area
Boy Scouts
Camp Confidence
Evergreen Youth and Family Services
Girl Scouts
Headwaters School for Music and Art
Headwaters Science Center
Heroes and Helpers
Hugh O’Brian Award Scholarship (for 2)
Lions Bemidji State University Track Meet
Northland Composite Squadron (Civil Air Patrol)
Take a Kid Fishing
Timber Bay
Village of Hope

Additional

Fishing Has No Boundaries
Let’s Go Fishing
Lions Club International Foundation
Sanford Hospice

HOW WE SERVE:

Highway Clean-up
Blue Ox Marathon
Fishing Has No Boundaries breakfast
Kid Sight Children’s vision screening
Donated eyeglass processing
Food Shelf volunteers
Backpack Buddies
Heroes and Helpers

Eyeglass and Hearing Aid Collection

Eye collection box For more than 80 years Lions Club have been collecting unwanted prescription eyeglasses, sunglasses, and readers. These are then cleaned, measured, and sent to developing countries where the glasses help improve the ability of children to read and the elderly to see. In addition to eyeglasses, the Lions also collects old hearing aids. These also can be dropped off at the following locations:

The Eagles Club - 1270 Neilson Av SE
Sanford Eye Center - 1611 Anne St
Sanford Eye Center - 506 Beltrami Av NE
Third Street Optical - 212 3rd St. NW
Brouse, Woodke & Hildebrandt, PLLP - 312 America Ave NW

Lions Mints are For Sale!

An enjoyable way to support the Bemidji Lions Club is to buy flavored mints. These rolls of various flavors support our Club’s efforts to help local organiztions in the areas of Sight, Diabetes, Environment, Youth, Hunger and Pediatric Cancer. You can purchase Lions mints at these businesses in Bemidji.