Cedar City Lions Club Kite Flight for Reading and Sight

12/05/2025

The Cedar City Lion’s club in partnership with the Iron County School District are identifying community sponsors who desire to support kids reading. Reach out f you or your organization would like to earn more about becoming a part of this 22 ANNUAL Kite Flight for Reading and Sight.

05/30/2025

05/30/2025

Thanks for all who joined us in supporting reading. We completed our 21st Annual Kite Flight with our distributing over $15,000 to our Iron County PTA/ PTO’s. Dollars from our fine dedicated sponsors who share a vision of the value of our kids and them reading.
We as Lions love our community and are pleased to be able to give back to improve as we strive to make a difference. It’s great to be a Lion and to serve.
Lion Mark, Kite Flight Chair

05/26/2023

We just completed our final check preparation to the last school’s PTA’s and PTO’s. Thanks to our marvelous sponsors we distributed more than $14,000 this year. The Kite Flight day was marvelous and the excitement on the faces of the kids was invigorating. We love to watch kids and to encourage reading is the topping on the cake.
Keep loving and encouraging your kid, grandkids and neighborhood kids to read and learn.
This concludes our 19th Kite Flight for Reading and Sight.
Thanks for all who helped make this year so great.
Lion Mark, Kite Flight Chair

04/27/2023

We love our kids and their marvelous family who support each other in doing good like reading together. Enjoy this marvelous day.

04/24/2023

Thanks to all who attended the Mt. Eye Kite Flight and Community Health Fair last Saturday. The wind and weather was perfect for a fun family centered day. We had more than 550 reading charts redeemed for a kite or book. All who joined us also received a movie pass from Cedar Fun Center. Many sponsors and health care booths joined in the celebration. We check the vision in over 125 youn eyes and made several referrals to their Optomertist for further review.
We all win when kids read.
Thanks all for joining us this our 19th year.
We are now planning for what we will do to celebrate our 20th Kite Flight next year. 2024 here we come.

03/23/2023

We are excited for our 2023 Kite Flight. Looking forward to having all preschool and elementary age kids bring their reading charts for redemption for a KITE or a BOOK. See you on April 22, 2023.

03/21/2023

2023 Mt. Eye Institute’s Kite Flight & Community Health Fair will be on April 22, 2023 @ CMS lawn next to Discovery Park. Reading chart redemption from 10:00 until 3:00. Kite flying competition at 1:00 pm. Come join in the fun and enjoy the Community Health Fair for the whole time.

02/03/2023

2023 Mt. Eye Institute’s Kite Flight & Community Health Fair is set for April 22, 2023.
Reading charts have been distributed through the Iron County Elementary Schools. All preschool and elementary age students are welcome to join in reading then redeeming their reading charts at the day of the fair for a kite or book.
We look forward to a great fun day flying kites, interacting with our great sponsors and learing more about our health.

01/23/2022

Kite Flight for Reading and Sight!! Here are this years reading charts.
Mark Nelson

05/14/2021

North Elementary received our largest Kite Flight check of over $2,200. Thanks to our sponsors we are distributing over $14,200 to our Iron County PTA/ PTO's. The kids live the Pizza Hut pizza's. Their energy makes all our efforts worthwhile. Thanks fellow Lions for each of your support and help.

04/23/2021

Tomorrow, April 24, 2021 is the Mt. Eye Institute’s Kite Flight and Community Health Fair.
CMS from 10:00 to 3:00.
Come join in the fun, redeem your reading chart for a Free Kite or Book. Over $13,000 will be distributed to your school’s PTA or PTO’s based upon the number of reading charts turned in at the even. No bulk turn-ins please.
We are looking forward to enjoying this fun family day.
Come FLY A KITE.