The Dallas Oak Cliff Lions Club was Organized
and Chartered in April 1929. For almost 80 years now, Oak Cliff Lions have
supported a variety of local, state , national and international charities
involving youth, vision, and other worthy causes and charities. It is
estimated that the Club has contributed over $1.3 million to charitable
causes through the dedicated efforts of Club members.
Club fund raising comes primarily from the
Annual and traditional Oak Cliff Lions Club
“Extravaganza”, a musical review held each Fall with a cast of
“comedians’ and musicians who are primarily Club members.
A new fund raising activity is the
Oak Cliff Lions Club Golf Tournament,
which began in 2003 and became an immediate success for both fund raising
and Club fellowship.
Funds have also been raised through an annual Fish Fry
and a Hamburger, Hotdogs & Horseshoes event, which
should grow and provide new funds
each year. Another fund raising arm of the Oak Cliff Lions Club has
been the “Nitty Gritty Band”, a group of Club musicians who in the
past have played at community events to both raise funds and spirits.
The Band continues to raise the spirits of Club Members at numerous
Club functions throughout each year.
From local Projects such as funding the Oak
Cliff Eye Clinic facility in the 1950’s in cooperation with the City of
Dallas, to a major contribution to the Dallas Zoo for the Bird and Reptile
House in the 1960’s, a gift of $20,000 to fund the main hall of the new
Oak Cliff YMCA Building on South Hampton Road in the 1970’s, a $10,000
contribution in the 1990's to help launch the tactile exhibit for the
visually impaired at the Dallas Zoo, in cooperation with the
Metroplex Mitsubishi Dealers, and in 2006, the Club contributed $20,000 to
the Lions Sight and Tissue Foundation's Mobile Eyeglass Bus Project.
This group of Lions Club Members
have been ready and willing to meet the needs of their community.
Among the other charitable causes that the
Oak Cliff Lions Club has supported are:
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Located in Kerrville, Texas, this camp was built and is operated by all Lions
Clubs in Texas.
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Lions Sight and Tissue Foundation providing
sight conservation services for needy children and adults in North Texas.
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Eyeglasses for Children eye exams are provided
for area school children. Glasses, if needed, are delivered to that
child at school within two weeks.
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The Eye Bank, located at Southwestern Medical
University, was the first established eye bank in this section of the
United States.
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Leader Dogs for the Blind, providing funding for
the selection, training and placement of leader dogs for blind individuals
in our area.
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Meals on Wheels
The Oak Cliff Lions Club members regularly deliver Meals
on Wheels for the North Texas Visiting Nurses - Meals On Wheels program.
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Lions Recycle for Sight
Lions Recycle for Sight collects eyeglasses
which are distributed by the Sight and Tissue Foundation to the needy in our
area and in foreign countries.
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Leukemia Association of North Central Texas, Inc
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Lions Student Speakers Contest
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Lions International Youth Exchange Program
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Dallas Police Awards
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