 The Waverly Lions Club has been a service organization in this area since 1944. The club motto “We Serve” reflects our commitment to help the less fortunate and to strive toward the betterment of our community. The impact of the Waverly Lions Club occurs because multiple members apply their skills in a variety of ways to produce a cumulative positive outcome. About Waverly Lions“We Serve” - Come Join Us in Building Your Community. As an organization dedicated to community service, one focus for our club has been various construction projects. Recent projects include: construction of several shelter houses and storage facilities, new roof on shelter house near Kids Kingdom, bleachers at the park, Little League diamonds, electric scoreboards, Santa Claus house, Kids Kingdom play area, 4-H Building renovation, preparing location for Trinkets Togs, a gazebo at Bartels retirement facilities, enclosed patio for Cedar Valley Friends of the Family, Habitat for Humanity House, and new TV antenna and a storage shed for Waverly Child Care and Preschool, to name a few. “We Serve” - Come Join Us in Serving Worthy Organizations. Another focus for our club concerns contributions to local organizations. Some of the local organizations that have benefited from our pooling of community resources have been: Bremwood youth facility, Bartels retirement community, the Waverly library, the Quest Drug program, Camp Courageous camping experience for visually impaired youngsters, Bremer-Butler Hospice, Wartburg Community Symphony, Waverly Municipal Band, Waverly Child Care & Preschool, and the list goes on. “We Serve” - Come Join Us in Meeting Your Community. Part of service to the community involves the pooling of resources. The Waverly Lions Club engages in several major projects that generate the financial resources needed to achieve its goals while giving club members a chance to interact with the Waverly community. Your local Lions Club has established itself as a particularly accomplished producer of quality meals in its Pancake Breakfasts that occur in the Spring, Summer, and Fall. Another well-received fund raising activity is the Lions Annual Pie and Soup Sale. “We Serve” - Come Be a Part of Life Greater Than Yourself. Your local Lions Club is associated with Lions Clubs at the state, national and international levels. We are part of 44 Lions Clubs in the northeast portion of the state (District 9X3). Affiliation with Lions Clubs International opens up a myriad of resources and services focused on sight and hearing conservation. The charitable arm of the Lions - Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) - last year disbursed grants in excess of $200 million to districts around the world for humanitarian aid as well as building and equipping workshops, training facilities, clinics, hospitals, and libraries. Lions International has close to 1.5 million members in over 180 countries. This year, the Decorah Lions received a grant for just over $35,000 to fund a Habitat for Humanity project. The Iowa Lions received a grant for $75,000 for the Coming to Your Senses project. This project supplies training and equipment to enable local Lions Clubs to provide vision and hearing screenings directed at the local community. The major projects of the Lions Clubs do encompass the local, state, national, and international levels. |
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