Sierra Vista Lions Club
We Serve!
Welcome to
“What We’ve Been Doing Lately”
Here, you’ll find updates on how the Sierra Vista Lions Club has been living our motto — “We Serve” — through projects that strengthen our community and beyond.
🌟 September 2026 Highlights
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: Will be posting childhood cancer awareness information on Facebook during the September Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
♻️Aluminum Can Recycling: Collected cans and donated them to the Nancy J. Brua Animal Care Shelter. Proceeds support the care of sick and injured stray animals.
🌟 August 2026 Highlights 🌟
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Vision Screenings:
Screened 915 students at 4 Cochise County Schools - using advanced SPOT Vision Screening Machines to check for 6 vision issues. Screenings are provided completely free of charge to schools, preschools, and facilities.
🎗 Relay for Life Planning: Our relay team captain attended planning sessions for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life...
Save the date!
October 24, 2026, 3–9 PM, Sierra Vista City Park.
Look for our relay team: “Sierra Vista Lions Roar!”
🧶Make-A-Blanket Morning: Our August 8, 2026 Make-a-Blanket Morning was a wonderful success, thanks to 55 amazing adult volunteers and 11 youth volunteers who came together to make blankets and share their time and talents.
Because of YOU, we created an incredible collection of comfort and hope:
51 fleece blankets with tied fringe edges
13 fleece blankets with crocheted edges
3 handcrafted quilts made with colorful quilt squares
17 crocheted afghans
124 colorful quilt squares — enough to make 10 more quilts!
And the generosity continues! Additional donations of fabric and yarn will help create even more blankets in the future These heartfelt gifts will be delivered through Project Linus to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or simply in need of a little extra comfort.
♻️Aluminum Can Recycling: Collected cans and donated them to the Nancy J. Brua Animal Care Shelter. Proceeds support the care of sick and injured stray animals.
👁️Eyeglass Application Processing: Reviewed eyeglass applications & approved applications in August for individuals meeting economic criteria (Federal poverty guidelines) & eligibility requirements for eyeglasses. Approved applications were emailed to a local optometrist. Their office contacts the applicants, schedules the eye exams, orders the glasses, then bills our club when applicants receive their glasses.
👓 Eyeglass Collection: Collected used eyeglasses, sunglasses, and readers from community donation boxes. Usable glasses will be redistributed to individuals in need globally; unusable glasses will be recycled.
🌟 JULY 2026 Highlights 🌟
♻️Aluminum Can Recycling
👁️Eyeglass Application Processing: (approved applications for 5 adults)
👓 Eyeglass Collection
🎗 Relay for Life Planning
🌟 JUNE 2026 Highlights 🌟
♻️Aluminum Can Recycling
👁️Eyeglass Application Processing (approved applications for 9 adults and 2 youth)
👓 Eyeglass Collection
🎗 Relay for Life Planning
🧶Make-A-Blanket Morning: The Sierra Vista Lions Club, alongside our incredible local Project Linus coordinators, is overwhelmed with gratitude for the kindness and generosity of our amazing community!
At our Make-a-Blanket Morning on May 9, 2026, an incredible 43 adult volunteers and 11 youth volunteers came together to create comfort for children in need. Thanks to their time, talent, and the generous donations from our community, we were able to collect and create:
- 49 fleece blankets with tied fringe edges
- 13 fleece blankets with crocheted edges
- 10 quilts made from past colored quilt squares
- 9 crocheted or knitted blankets
- 120 colored quilt squares
- Quilt fabric and yarn for future blanket projects
These heartfelt gifts will be delivered to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need of comfort and security. 
♻️Aluminum Can Recycling
👁️Eyeglass Application Processing (approved applications for 5 adults)
🌟 APRIL 2026 Highlights 🌟
🌱 Sierra Vista Food Forest: The Sierra Vista Lions Club distributed free bottled water and snacks to volunteers digging irrigation trenches around trees at the Sierra Vista Food Forest (a joint service project of the Sunrise Rotary and Reap Goodness). The site is located on city-owned land that was once a flash flood zone but has been upgraded with new landscaping designed specifically to minimize or prevent future flash flooding. The plant beds that will be built and installed during future work weekends will become a “free” food source that will feed Sierra Vista for generations.
♻️Aluminum Can Recycling
👁️Eyeglass Application Processing: (approved applications for 8 adults)
🌟 MARCH 2026 Highlights 🌟
🧶Make-A-Blanket Morning
👁️Eyeglass Application Processing (approved applications for 4 adults)
👓 Eyeglass Collection
♻️Aluminum Can Recycling
🥫Donated food to the Salvation Army Sierra Vista Corps
🎗 Relay for Life Planning
🌟 FEBRUARY 2026 Highlights 🌟
👁️Eyeglass Application Processing (Approved applications for 6 adults)
👓 Eyeglass Collection
♻️Aluminum Can Recycling
🥫Donated food to the Salvation Army Sierra Vista Corps
🎗 Relay for Life Planning
🌟 JANUARY 2026 Highlights 🌟
🧶 Make-A-Blanket Morning
👁️Eyeglass Application Processing (Approved applications for 8 adults)
👓 Eyeglass Collection
♻️Aluminum Can Recycling
🥫Donated food to the Salvation Army Sierra Vista Corps
🎗 Relay for Life Planning
🌟 DECEMBER 2025 Highlights 🌟
👁️Eyeglass Application Processing (Approved applications for 6 adults)
👓 Eyeglass Collection
♻️Aluminum Can Recycling
🥫Donated food to the Salvation Army Sierra Vista Corps
🎗 Relay for Life Planning
🌟 NOVEMBER 2025 Highlights 🌟
👁️Eyeglass Application Processing (Approved applications for 6 adults)
👓 Eyeglass Collection
♻️Aluminum Can Recycling
🥫Donated food to the Salvation Army Sierra Vista Corps
🎗 Relay for Life Planning
🌟 OCTOBER 2025 Highlights 🌟
🎗 Relay for Life: Awareness Booth & Relay Team
The Sierra Vista Lions Club organized and staffed a Childhood Cancer Awareness booth at the 2025 Relay for Life on October 25th. Our relay team, the SV Lions Roar, raised $1,920 for the American Cancer Society!
These donations help the American Cancer Society fund life-saving cancer research, provide free lodging and transportation for patients traveling for treatment, and offer support programs for families facing the challenges of childhood cancer. Every dollar truly makes a difference in bringing hope and healing to children and their loved ones. 💕
Together, we’re turning compassion into action — and helping to create a world where no child has to face cancer alone. 🦁💪
👁️ Eyeglass Application Processing (Approved applications for 4 adults & 1 youth)
Reviewed eyeglass applications and approved 4 adult applications and 1 youth application in October for individuals meeting economic criteria (Federal poverty guidelines) and eligibility requirements for eyeglasses. Approved applications were emailed to a local optometrist to schedule an eye exam. Their office contacts individual applicants, schedules their eye exams, orders their glasses, then bills our club when applicants receive their glasses.
📚 School Library Volunteering
Members volunteered their time to support a local school library.
Donated Personal Hygiene Products to Local Salvation Army
Collected/purchased personal hygiene products and donated them to the Salvation Army Sierra Vista Corps to distribute to individuals/families in need.
🎗 Relay for Life Planning
Team captain attended planning sessions for American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life.
Save the date! October 25, 2025, 2–10 PM, Sierra Vista City Park. Look for our team: “Sierra Vista Lions Roar!”
🌟 SEPTEMBER 2025 Highlights
👁️ Vision Screenings
Screened 669 students at 4 Cochise County Schools - using advanced SPOT Vision Screening Machines to check for 6 vision issues. Screenings are provided completely free of charge to schools, preschools, and facilities.
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: Posted Awareness Information on Facebook throughout the Month
Prepared several daily childhood cancer awareness posts and published them on Facebook during the September Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
📚 School Library Volunteering
Members volunteered their time to support a local school library.
👁️ Eyeglass Application Processing (Approved applications for 4 adults)
Reviewed eyeglass applications and approved 4 adult applications in September for individuals meeting economic criteria (Federal poverty guidelines) and eligibility requirements for eyeglasses. Approved applications were emailed to a local optometrist to schedule an eye exam. Their office contacts individual applicants, schedules their eye exams, orders their glasses, then bills our club when applicants receive their glasses.
👓 Eyeglass Collection
Continued collection of used glasses for redistribution/recycling.
🌟 AUGUST 2025 Highlights
🧶 Make-A-Blanket Morning
Partnered with Project Linus & Salvation Army → 76 volunteers created:
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60 no-sew fleece blankets
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10 crocheted-edge fleece blankets
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169 quilt squares → enough to make 14 quilts!
Donations also included 33 crocheted blankets plus yarn and fabric for future projects.
These blankets go to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or in foster care.
👁️ Vision Screenings
Screened 1,450 students at 7 Cochise County Schools - using advanced SPOT Vision Screening Machines to check for 6 vision issues. Screenings are provided completely free of charge to schools, preschools, and facilities.
👁️ Eyeglass Application Processing (Approved applications for 4 adults & 1 youth)
Reviewed eyeglass applications and approved 4 adult applications and 1 youth application in August for individuals meeting economic criteria (Federal poverty guidelines) and eligibility requirements for eyeglasses. Approved applications were emailed to a local optometrist to schedule an eye exam. Their office contacts individual applicants, schedules their eye exams, orders their glasses, then bills our club when applicants receive their glasses.
👓 Eyeglass Collection
Collected used eyeglasses, sunglasses, and readers from community donation boxes. Usable glasses will be redistributed to individuals in need globally; unusable glasses will be recycled.
🎗 Relay for Life Planning
Team captain attended planning sessions for American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life.
Save the date! October 25, 2025, 2–10 PM, Sierra Vista City Park. Look for our team: “Sierra Vista Lions Roar!”
📚 School Library Volunteering
Members volunteered their time to support a local school library.
🌟 JULY 2025 Highlights
♻️ Aluminum Can Recycling
Collected cans and donated them to the Nancy J. Brua Animal Care Shelter. Proceeds support the care of sick and injured stray animals.
👁️ Eyeglass Application Processing (Approved applications for 9 adults & 2 youths)
Reviewed eyeglass applications and approved 9 adult applications and 2 youth applications in July for individuals meeting economic criteria (Federal poverty guidelines) and eligibility requirements for eyeglasses. Approved applications were emailed to a local optometrist to schedule an eye exam. Their office contacts individual applicants, schedules their eye exams, orders their glasses, then bills our club when applicants receive their glasses.
👓 Eyeglass Collection
Continued collection of used glasses for redistribution/recycling.
🌍 Disaster Relief Donation
Donated $300 to the LCIF Disaster Relief Fund to help victims of Texas flash floods.
🎓 Scholarship Support
Mailed out scholarship checks for our two 2025 recipients:
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$1,000 Lion Don Roll Memorial Scholarship - Leo Johnson
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$500 Lion Dorothy McGiver Memorial Scholarship - Reagan Blizzard
🚗 Transportation Assistance
Provided roundtrip transportation for a local resident to Tucson for a medical appointment.
🎗 Relay for Life Planning
Attended planning sessions for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life event on October 25th .
