OUR SERVICE PROJECTS
At the heart of the Queens Pride Lions Club is giving back to the community and pitching in when there is a need. Lions Clubs International's motto is "We Serve" and every day; through our many service projects, that is exactly what we do. Although we are based in Queens, we have members throughout New York City and our service projects affect communities throughout the city.
LIONS QUEST
Our club has been instrumental in initiating the largest expansion of Lions Quest in many years. In October 2012 we will be partnering with the NYC Department of Education and sponsoring the training of 80 NYC school teachers so that they can bring the Lions Quest curriculum into their 20 respective public schools, reaching thousands of NYC children.
Lions Quest programs are comprehensive, positive youth development and prevention curricula that unite the home, school and community to cultivate capable and healthy young people of strong character. Lions Quest K-12 programs teach essential life skills that support character development, social and emotional learning, civic values, substance and violence prevention, and service-learning.
Lions Quest programs are comprehensive, positive youth development and prevention curricula that unite the home, school and community to cultivate capable and healthy young people of strong character. Lions Quest K-12 programs teach essential life skills that support character development, social and emotional learning, civic values, substance and violence prevention, and service-learning.
LIONS DAY AT THE CIRCUS
The Queens Pride Lions Club sponsored more than 100 visual and hearing impaired children with ringside tickets to the legendary Big Apple Circus at the Lincoln Center. On November 15, children from Jewish Guild for the Blind, Visions, and NYC Department of Education attended the special accessible show that included listening devices and a sign language interpreter. See the article in Lions Clubs International's official blog.
LIONS RECYCLE FOR SIGHT
If you wear eyeglasses then you probably have old pairs of frames and
glasses lying around in your house. You can donate those glasses to us
and they will be recycled and passed on to someone that needs glasses.
>> Click here for a list of our eyeglasses drop-off locations throughout the city.
>> Click here for a list of our eyeglasses drop-off locations throughout the city.
CLOTHING DRIVE
We organize clothing drives and collect gently used men's, women's, and children's clothing on a regular basis. The clothing are donated to the Positive Health Project and Fashion on Gender. We are proud that
our clothing donation to these unique groups help out a needy population
that is often overlooked during clothing drives. To learn about upcoming clothing drive collection dates and drop-off locations please contact us.
AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
When our guest speaker told us about the Victoria Congregational Church's after-school program and their dire need for supplies, our club knew we had to help out. We set up a school supplies drive and members pitched in with hundreds of items including pens, pencils, rulers, notepads, stickers, and much more.
HOPE SURVEY 2012
The Queens Pride Lions Club volunteered and participated in the HOPE Survey 2012 on Monday,
January 30, 2012 at 4 locations in Queens. The HOPE (Homeless Outreach Population Estimate)
Survey is conducted by the Department of Homeless Services every year to
determine an estimate of the current amount of homeless individuals
living in New York City. These numbers are important as they are used
in public policy and funding decisions that affect all homeless
individuals and families.
TOYS FOR TOTS
During the 2011 holiday season, we collected toys for children for the
holidays. This was our first holiday toy drive and we collected over
150 toys that were then distributed to needy children in our
neighborhood. Thanks to all of our generous members and friends for
making our first toy drive so successful and the Queens Pride House for
hosting our toy drop boxes.
