Cross Plains Lions Club

10/02/2026

Thanks to everyone that stopped by the Cross Plains Lions Mental Health & Well-Being table at the Family and Community Wellness Morning on September 26! It was great to connect with you!

10/01/2026

Announcing a big change to our Plastics Recycling Program!

Due to changes from NextTrex to their recycling program, the Cross Plains Lions Club will no longer be collecting donated plastic waste at their two designated locations (Cathy Barman and Edward Jones-FInancial Advisor: Scott LaMontagne). Instead, we encourage the community to continue to bring their plastic bag and film recycling to widespread local plastics recycling drop-off points, including the Piggly Wiggly, Metro Market, Walmart, Target, Hy-Vee and others, using their designated bins.

The Lions sincerely thank the Cross Plains community for saving over 8000 pounds of plastic from our landfills! Your support resulted in 5 different benches donated to Cross Plains! We also would like to thank Edward Jones-FInancial Advisor: Scott LaMontagne for his leadership on this effort.

09/11/2026

FREE Medicare Education Session in Cross Plains!

Are you approaching Medicare—or already enrolled and looking for a better understanding of your options?

The Cross Plains Lions Club is hosting a free Medicare Education Session.

📅 Wednesday, September 16, 2026
⏰ 6:00 p.m.
📍 Cross Plains American Legion

The session will cover important Medicare topics, including:

• Medicare Parts A and B
• Medicare Advantage vs. Medicare Supplement Insurance
• Pros and cons of available Medicare coverage options
• General enrollment timelines for Medicare Supplement plans

With Medicare's annual enrollment period coming up October 15–December 7, this is a great opportunity to learn more about your options and make informed decisions about your coverage.

The session is FREE and open to the community. We hope you'll join us!

07/23/2026

It’s time to Stuff the Bus!

From now through August 15 the Lions are collecting school supplies for our local students. Drop off backpacks, binders, markers, pens, pencils, notebooks and more at Walgreens, Crossroads, Vessel, St. Francis Xavier, Plastic Ingenuity, Ace Hardware, Piggly Wiggly and the Library.

Then come out for lunch August 15 to our Brat Stand at the Pig. All proceeds will be donated to our schools in Cross Plains!

07/16/2026

Our 2026 Stuff the Bus School Supplies drive is on! Our club organizes and gathers school supplies for the Cross Plains area schools. We added a new collection bin at the US Post Office on Park St!

Check out the Recommended Supplies and grab a few extras to help us fill out bins! Our team has set out the bins in the locations listed.

We are holding a Brat Stand on Sat Aug 15th with proceeds going to directly benefit Stuff the Bus and the area schools! We will also have a bin ready to drop off supplies you have for the schools!

Thank you from Cross Plains Lions Club!!

06/23/2026

Check out this workshop focusing on creating positive frameworks and habits around aging. This will be held at the Northwest Dane Senior Services on Bourbon Road on July 14!

06/20/2026

Our fellow Lion, Rodney Esser, has been a treasured part of the Park Elementary family for generations. Known affectionately as Mr. Peanuts, Rodney has brightened the days of countless students, supported teachers and staff, and become a beloved figure throughout the community.

Today, we celebrate not only his years of dedicated service, but also the kindness, compassion, and commitment he has shared with everyone he has met along the way. Congratulations, Mr. Peanuts, and thank you for the extraordinary difference you’ve made in so many lives. Your legacy is one of service, friendship, and community. 🦁❤️

The custodian for more than 60 years is known for the care and love he gave to generations of students. ⤵️ Find a link to the story in the comments.

06/06/2026

At our Lions Club meeting on Thursday, Doc Esser was awarded the Bernie and Collen Stuttgen volunteer service award presented by Jim Fletcher. Doc was recognized with this award for his dedication and service to collect hides.

The Wisconsin Lions Foundation has been collecting deer hides since the late 1980s. Doc has been leading the effort in Cross Plains each year. He has been collecting, sort and delivering hides that are used to produce leather and gloves. Each hides make 4-6 gloves that are supplied to store like Menards, Fleet Farm and Cabela’s.

The hides are used to create gloves that are sold and the money is used to support the Wisconsin Lions Camp. Last year, the deer hide program generated $123,000 for the camp, which provides free summer programs for people with disabilities.

Congratulations to Doc for recognition of his efforts to collect the deer hides to raise money for campers at the Wisconsin Lions Camp!

06/06/2026

At our Lions Club meeting on Thursday, six members of our club were presented the Knight of Sight award. A Knight of Sight is the Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin’s highest form of recognition that can be presented to an individual in a Lions Club. These members volunteer their time and dedication serving to transport cornea tissue so that ‘we deliver today so that someone can see tomorrow’

Special thanks to this group for their on going commitment: Tom Hart, Mike Schutz, Dan Cady and Charlie Saeman. Paul Yochum and Bill Saeman were also awarded but not present.

The Knight of Sight recipient’s name is prominently and permanently displayed on the Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin’s Knight of Sight Wall of Honor in Madison.

06/06/2026

At our Lions Club meeting on Thursday night, we installed five new members! We formally welcomed Megan Crowson, Jeff and Lisa Zander and Paul and Carol Barth. Not present was Jeff Mahoney. This group joins our local club of over 100 members in serving the community and area.

We also inducted officers of the our club for the 2026-2027 club year. This group will lead the club in organizing many service and fundraising activities.

Are you interested in learning more or joining Cross Plains Lions Club? Send us a message!