How the Spring Lake Park Lions help the community:
Since 1986, the Spring Lake Park Lions Club has been actively raising funds and giving back to our communities through many initiatives.
July 1 2021 to June 30, 2022 total - $418,961.98 has been earned this fiscal year for donations. $390,649.96 in donations have been made to the organizations and causes listed below.
Our Support Efforts:
- Pancake Breakfasts
- Donations to SACA and CEAP
- Adopt a Highway
- Feed My Starving Children
- Peace Poster Contest
- Sort and wash donated eyeglasses
- Give eye exams and buy eyeglasses for children attending district 16
- Volunteer at the high school concession stand
- Senior Valentine Party
- Spring Lake Park Tower Days
- Donations to many 501c3 organizations
- Spring Lake Park High School Scholarship Tea
- Collect hearing aids and cell phones
- Helping individuals in need
Spring Lake Park Lions help our community in many ways, both in service and in financial means. If you are in need of our help you can contact us by filling out a Needs Request Form below.
Needs Request Guidelines:
To be considered, need requests must be received by the 2nd Friday of each month. Requests must be submitted using the "Needs Requests Form" (see Below) and must provide enough information about the need for the Club to make a determination. All requests are investigated and reviewed by the Community Needs Committee. The committe recommendations are presented to and voted on my the club members at our monthly business meeting, held on the 3rd Thursday of each month. Requests are either approved, denied, or tabled for additional information and a letter is mailed out stating the Club's decision.Please print, complete and mail the above "Need Request Form" to the address at the top of the form or email a completed form to [email protected]. We consider a ALL requests.
Since 1986 the Spring Lake Park Lions have given back to the community by donating the profits made from charitable gaming. Our club has a committee who focuses on giving the donations away in the communities where the funds are made as well as some Lion focused foundations to help with diabetes, hearing, vision and childhood cancer. We give back to the Blaine, Spring lake Park, Arden Hills and Moundsview communities.
In this fiscal year we donated to:
- 3 Individuals in Need
- Spring Lake Park Youth Football Association
- Supplied back packs full of school supplies to district 16 kids in need to start the school year with
- Spring Lake Park Schools Walking Club
- City of Spring Lake Park for Tower Days
- Eye glasses for ACCAP seniors
- Spring Lake Park HS Girls Volleyball
- American Heart Association
- Spring Lake Park High School OEC Foundation
- Thumbs Up Inc. for 500 SLP student cheer bags
- Blaine High School All Night Party
- Meals on Weals for Moundsview and Anoka County
- SLP High School Panther buddies program
- City of Fridley for kids bicycle helmets
- Hope For The Community Food Shelf
- Fridley Senior Program
- Fridley Fire dept for Georgetown Apt fire victims
- Mom's Haven of Hope
- Hope4Youth
- City of Arden Hills for Park Improvements
- Can Do Canines
- Kidsight - free vision screening for kids as youns as 6 months
- Alexandra House
- Lions Club International Foundation
- Leader Dogs for the Blind
- Peace Poster Contest at Westwood Middle School
- SACA Food Shelf for Holiday Baskets
- SLP resident in need
- Spring Lake Park Schools summer leadership camp
- Trunk or Treat
- City of Spring Lake Park recreation department for kids valentine dance
- SACA food shelf
- Eye Glasses for District 16 kids in need
- SLP Schools Community Education Concert Series
- Free movies in the park
- City of Spring Lake Park for Park Improvements
- Spring Lake Park Early Education Otoacoustic Emissions device
- Anoka Hennipen Educational Foundation
- Mental Wellness Campaign Anoka County
- MD5M Hearing Foundation
- MN Veterans Home Family Council
- MN Lions Diabetes Foundation
- Mn Lions Vision Foundation
- Project New Hope
- Special Olympics
- True Friends
- Blaine Resident in need
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - Push for Awareness
- Coon Rapids HS, Anoka County boys volleyball
- Spring Lake Park Youth Lacrosse
- Rise, Inc.
- Blaine students eagle school project supplies
- SACA for March food share month
- Success Beyond the Classroom
- TLC Toys
- National Child Safety Council working with local police dept.
- Toys for VFW Kids Christmas Party
- Spring Lake Park Schools Park Terrace soccer program
- Centennial Community Education Summer Program and swim lessons
- Camp Needlepoint
- MN Missions Inc.
- MN Childhood Cancer Foundation
- Homeless student backpack project
- City of Spring Lake Park for youth softball
- Boot Lake Youth Camp
- Feed My Starving Children
- SLP High School scholarship awards night host
- Blaine Safety Camp
- Panther Pride Adapted Softball
- Salvation Army Food Shelf
- Face Painting and Balloon Artists at pancake breakfast
- City of Spring Lake Park Easter Egg Hunt
- Hope4Youth
- Lupus Research Foundation
- SLP Track Bosters Club
- Free Book Buggie
- Panther Foundation
- Spring Lake Park High School FCCLA
- Provided Water, Cupcakes and Cookies at the Spring Lake Park High School Scholarship Awards night
- LCIF - Ukraine relief
- Cars for Neighbors
- Majestic Oaks DKM Community Foundation
- Parent Booster USA Inc.
- Rum River Art Center
- SBM Fire Department
- Lee Carlson Center
- Mounds View Schools Foundation
- Impact Services