 The
Uniontown Lions Club has supported a number of community charities and
projects over the decades. In the last year alone our club has contributed
over $15,000 to various charities and projects, most of which were local.
The list below gives some idea of the charities and community projects
we support:
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Uniontown
Community Park - Our club bought the
land and financed the building of the Park Building, and continues to provide
annual financial support for the park. Recent projects the club has supported
include the new Gazebo, the new community facility building, and
a project to greatly improve the acoustics in the Park Building.
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Eyeglasses & Eye Exams
- Our club (through the Greater Akron Lions Eyecare Program) provides access
to free eye exams and eyeglasses for those who cannot otherwise afford
them.
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Youth Baseball -
Over
the years we have contributed over $31,000 towards youth baseball programs
in the Uniontown area as well as much of the early leadership; many of
the community's youth baseball fields were originally built by our club.
Starting in 2000 our club has once again begun become involved by providing
money and manpower to renovate youth baseball and softball fields around
Uniontown.
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Pilot
Dogs - We financially help support
the District 13-D Pilot Dogs program, which provides seeing eye dogs to
the blind.
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Lake
Local Schools - Our club has supported
our Lake Local Schools over the years, and also contributed to the Lake
1-2-3-4 program. In a joint program with the Hartville Lions Club, we now
provide college scholarships for select Lake students, as well as recognize
students, teachers and staff of the month at Lake School Board meetings.
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Ohio Lions Eye Research
Foundation - Provides seed money to Ohio
universities for eye research projects.
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Christmas Baskets - We
distribute certificates for food at Christmas to needy families in our
community. This annual club tradition originally started as actual baskets
of food, and the name has stuck.
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American Diabetes
Association - We provide money to help research
diabetes, which is a major cause of blindness.
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Ohio Lions Foundation-
The Foundation supports charitable activities sponsored by the Lions of
Ohio.
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Lions
Club International Foundation - LCIF
is a global charitable arm of Lions International, providing grants to
Lions Clubs to enable them to answer needs in their communities, as well
as supporting major Lions projects such as SightFirst,
an
aggressive global blindness prevention program.
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Pegasus
Farms - We provide both financial
support and volunteer time to Pegasus Farms, which provides therapeutic
and recreational horseback riding programs for the disabled.
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Camp
Echoing Hills - We annually send a
local child to this summer camp especially built for the handicapped.
In addition to our financial contributions listed
above, the Uniontown Lions Club members provide their time and talents
to support a number of local projects, such as:
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ODOT
Adopt-A-Highway - Uniontown Lions regularly clean litter
along Route 619 between the Stark County line on the west to approximately
1/4 mile east of Mogadore Road.
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Used
Eyeglass Collection - Using distinctive collection boxes,
the Club collects used eyeglasses. The glasses are analyzed, then made
available to the needy worldwide to solve vision defects. Contact any Lions
Club member if you have used eyeglasses you wish to donate, or click on
the link to find out the local drop-off locations. We also process the
used eyeglasses that are collected, so they are ready to go. In the 2001-2002
Lions year we processed about 6000 glasses that have gone to Haiti, Honduras and
Guatemala.
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Uniontown
Community Park - Club members regularly volunteer their
time to maintain and improve the Uniontown Community Park.
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Pegasus
Farms- Club members, along with other Lions from Zone 6,
spend time helping maintain and clean Pegasus Farms grounds and buildings.
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