History

Redding Breakfast Lions Club History — Past Major Projects

Our motto is “We Serve”. We are part of a global service network, dedicated to doing whatever is necessary to assist our local community and the members residing in that community. Our goal is to raise funds and commit those funds to the community in the form of donations to worthy individuals and causes.
 
Annual Gun Show
 
The Redding Breakfast Lions Club (members) performs various fund raising activities throughout the year:
Our major fund raiser was the annual Gun and Antique Show. This was a two day event where members dedicate themselves to working the show, which entails providing a venue for antique and firearm aficionados along with history buffs to come together, view, and possibly purchase items on display.  (This event is no longer run by our club.)
 
Half Marathon Run
 
Our other significant fund raiser is the organizing of our annual Redding Breakfast Lions-Turtle-Bay-Three Bridge run in the fall of each year. We have runners from various parts of the country come together to compete in the sport of running. A portion of the money raised is given to other local athletic running programs. 
 
All Star Basketball Game
 
Another fund raiser involves bringing together high school athletes from various communities within the North State to compete in a basketball tournament. We select the top high school seniors in the Northern Region to compete with the top high school seniors from the Southern Region. The mission here is to provide a venue where we bring youth (after spending most of their teen years competing with each other) together in friendship working for a common goal, that is, competing against an opponent from a different region. These are seniors and the idea is to equip them with the tools, sense of fair play, and good sportsmanship to take with them as they graduate from their respective high schools and greet life with all its challenges.   A portion of the money raised is returned to local schools for support of their music and athletic programs. 
 
Donation Receipts
 
Money generated is then donated in ways that include the following:              
 
  • Flag Day presentation – Members attend various schools making presentations of the significance of the American Flag.
     
  • Glasses/Eye Exams-We have a local program where indigent individuals are screened for eye diseases and provided eyeglasses.
     
  • We contribute to the Lions Eye Foundation to preserve and restore the gift of sight by providing free ophthalmic examinations, operations, and medication to the less fortunate members of our community.
     
  • Kids Easter Party-Organize and entertain an annual Easter party for special needs children.
     
  • Kids Christmas Party-Organize and entertain an annual Christmas party for special needs children.
     
  • Kids Shopping Spree-Annually provides funds for indigent children to purchase school clothes for the coming school year.
     
  • Redding Swim Team-Sponsor a local youth swim team.
     
  • Sober Graduation-Donate funds for the encouragement of a Sober Graduation to high school seniors.
     
  • Student Speaker Contest-Providing a venue where local youth compete on a topic of interest on current events.
     
  • Turtle Bay-Sponsor of the Turtle Bay Museum and Arboretum.
     
  • Donated to a disabled veteran to compete in the Challenged Athletics, Inc. program.
     
  • Provide T-Shirts for the youth running in the “Volcano Run” a local distance running competition.
     
  • Donate funds to the Nor-Cal Veterans Assn. helicopter display that is provided to areas schools.
     
  • Donate funds toward the eradication of graffiti before it becomes prominent in the community.
     
  • Provide camperships to the Ronald McDonald foundation for children who are burn victims.
     
  • Provide funding for camperships to the Family YMCA for special needs children.
     
  • Provide funding support to the “Friends of the Library” for the local library children’s section.
     
  • Fund the Shasta Literacy program for adults.
     
  • Donate funds to the “Youth Violence Prevention Council”.
     
  • Sponsor a local girl’s soccer team.
     
  • Provide funding for the purchase of mattresses for a youth camp “Whiskeytown Environmental School”
     
  • Donate to the Redding Police Department K-9 Unit.
     
  • Donate towards a medical van to provide health services to the homeless population.
     
  • Donate funds to the Living Hope Compassion Ministries for the feeding of the homeless.
     
  • Donated to Hayfork High School to purchase athletic equipment.
     
  • Donated to Trinity High School to purchase athletic equipment.
     
  • Donated to “Shasta County Sports Day” to enable young athletes with special needs compete in various track and field venues.
     
  • Donated to the “Nor-Cal Veterans Museum”.
     
  • Donate towards special projects sponsored by other Lions Clubs.
     
  • Donated to the “Shasta Regional Community Foundation” towards the purchase of playground equipment.
 
As denoted in the previous bullets the Redding Breakfast Lions are dedicated to supporting youth related activities in particular and giving back to the community in general.
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