ClubHist

The Cereal City Lions Club was chartered in 1958. At that time the
only Lions Club in Battle Creek met at noon. The Cereal City Lions
Club provided an evening alternative to those wishing to become Lions.

Lions Clubs are members of the International Association of Lions
Clubs, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 1917, and
presently consists of 1,324,000 members in 45,358 clubs located in
202 countries around the world. We were challenged in 1925 by the
late Helen Keller to become "Knights of the Blind". Sight Conservation
and assistance have been our highest priority from our beginning and
includes diabetes, which is the biggest cause of eyesight problems.

MAJOR ACTIVITIES

Fort Custer National Cemetery Friday Honor Guard
Christmas baskets for screened, needy families
Annual Party for the local blind and sight impaired. In 2007 we
expect to partner with the BC Host Lions Club on this event.
Zone eyeglass program through the Nursing Clinic
Winter Camp for the Blind each year at Clear Lake
Hearing Impaired picnic
Diabetes education and support
Michigan Eye Bank
Welcome Homes for the Blind
Leader Dog school
Claude Evans Recreation Program
All Lions District and Zone activities

FUNDRAISING

Our major fundraiser is White Cane Days the third week in April each
year, although we began holding a golf outing fund raiser in 2007. It is
expected that the golf outing will become a regular annual event. Lions
Bylaws require all funds received from public fund raising be used only
for public service.

REGULAR MEETINGS

Our meetings are held at The Hunt Club at 544 W. Columbia Avenue,
Battle Creek on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month at 6:30
pm. A typical meeting includes singing, a three-course meal, a speaker
and various "fun activities". In place of two regular meetings we have a
charter night in September and an installation night in July. At these
meetings we have a more festive atmosphere and include spouses.

DRESS CODE

Men wear coat and tie or a Lions vest and tie. Women wear dresses or
slacks and a blouse. The dress code is relaxed during the summer.

DUES

In 2007 the dues of our club are $90.00 quarterly. This covers all
meals, our newsletter (Lions Tales), this website, the International and
Multiple District magazine and District, State and International dues.
Meal credits are available for a limited number of missed meetings.

MEMBERSHIP

Membership is by invitation only and members have an opportunity to
approve new membership proposals. This helps ENSURE that new
members are committed to fulfilling our objectives and are sensitive to
information about clients whom we serve.

For more information please contact our Membership Chairman Dave
Sauder.