Where your support goes.
Almost everything we raise stays in East County. Here's what it pays for.
Since 1994Free eye exams and glasses for local kids.
If a child's family can't afford an eye exam or glasses, we pay for both. LensCrafters has been our optician since 1997, so most students get their glasses the same day they're ordered.
Schools we serve
Got old glasses in a drawer? Drop them off.
Find a drop-off box ↓We recycle used glasses for people who need them.
You can also bring them to any Monday meeting. Call ahead to confirm a location still has a collection box.
Holiday food boxes, packed and delivered by Lions.
Members pack boxes of food on a Friday afternoon and deliver them to local families the next morning. It's one of our favorite days of the year.
- Salvation Army bell ringing
- Holiday Lights on Main Street
- Mother Goose Parade
- Student Speaker Contest
Xmas boxesCauses we support.
A partial list of the organizations our club and Foundation help fund.
Guide Dogs
Guide and service dogs for people who are blind or physically challenged.
Leo Club at El Cajon Valley High
Our youth service club. Students learn leadership by running their own service projects.
Give to the Foundation. It's tax-deductible.
The El Cajon Valley Lions Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit formed in October 1997. It raises money to help people in the El Cajon Valley, especially people who are sight- or hearing-impaired and people other agencies don't reach.
Trustees are club members elected by the membership. You don't need to be a Lion to give, and funding isn't limited to Lions projects.
- Cash contributions
- Charitable life insurance
- Charitable remainder trust
- Pooled income fund
- Real estate life estate agreement
- Securities