Sanibel Captiva Lions Club
As part of the Lions Clubs International, the world's largest service club, we are focused on our motto.
"We Serve"
In 1925 when Helen Keller challenged the Lions to be the Knights of the Blind the need was apparent and the challenge was accepted. Today we work to help those afflicted with sight impairment and blindness through local education and testing, surgeries, as well as providing eyeglasses and guide dogs to those in need. We do this through the following organizations.
Florida Dog Guides F.T.D. Inc.
Florida Lions Foundation for the Blind, Inc.
Lions Clubs International Foundation
Along with the worldwide commitment to help eliminate blindness we also work to help worthwhile causes in our own community. With our fully funded Bailey Scholarship program we offer individual scholarships to students to advance their university education.
For fiscal 2009/2010 we contributed a total of $68,900 to worthy causes, such as those listed here.
We contribute...
to organizations that help residents in crisis, F.I.S.H. and Friends Who Care
to the handicap student program of Edison State College,
to V.I.P. Rehabilitation Center for those with sight impairment,
to a local Public Radio station, WGCU, that offers audio programs for those who are blind
and we contribute Lions Benches to the beautification of Sanibel.
We do all of this through the following organizations.
Bailey Scholarship Fund
Edison State College Foundation, Inc.
Friends Who Care, Inc.
Visually Impaired Persons Rehabilitation Center
Periwinkle Partnership of Sanibel Beautification
...Worthy Causes...
If you would like to make a donation click on Contact and you may mail us a check payable to Sanibel Captiva Lions Charities, call or email for additional information.
The Sanibel Captiva Lions Charities, Inc. is an exempt organization under Section 501 (C)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Your contribution is tax deductible.
A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE; 1-800-435-7352 WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.
The Sanibel Captiva Lions
Thank You for Your Support
