05/10/2026
Yesterday marked the 5th year of Lions coming together to serve our communities through the Lions CARe Cruise, and our hearts are overflowing with gratitude! 💙🦁🚗
What began as a vision of community, service, and support has continued to grow because of the incredible people and organizations who come together each year to make it possible. ✨️
A heartfelt THANK YOU to the amazing Lions Clubs who joined forces in service:
🦁 Marshall Lions Club
🦁 Sun Prairie Lions Club
🦁 Deerfield Lions Club
🦁 Cottage Grove Lions Club
🦁 Stoughton Lions Club
🦁 McFarland Lions Club
🦁 McFarland Lionesses
Your dedication to serving others and working together for something greater is what makes this event so special!!
A very special thank you goes out to our Lions CARe Cruise Committee, made up of members from all of these organizations-- for the countless hours, endless dedication, and tireless effort poured into this event over the last 8 months. From planning meetings, fundraising events, sponsorship outreach, collecting donations, organizing raffles and silent auctions, creating flyers and posters, connecting with businesses and community organizations, coordinating volunteers, and managing all the details big and small… this event simply would not happen without you! ✨️🙌
To every volunteer who stepped in to lend a hand--THANK YOU!!! 🙏 Your time, energy, and willingness to help make an incredible impact and aid in our success!
We were also honored to welcome so many amazing special guests and supporters:
⚾ A huge thank you to Ron Dayne for throwing the pitch at the Miracle League game and creating unforgettable moments for so many athletes, families, and fans.
👜 Thank you to Carla Brown and the Gilbert Brown Foundation for your generosity, mini purse raffle, and incredible silent auction donations supporting kids in need.
🎉 Thank you to all the mascots who brought smiles, laughter, and excitement throughout the day:
🦆 Maynard from the Madison Mallards
🍨 Scoopie from Culver’s
🦁 Leo the Lion
🦩 Strut the Flamingo from Forward Madison
🎤 Thank you to our amazing MC Dan Ziegler for keeping the crowd informed, energized, and entertained all day long.
🎶 And thank you to Saturday Morning Cartel for returning once again to rock the stage and keep the good vibes rolling throughout the event!
To all of our supporters, attendees, fans, car cruisers, car show participants, raffle ticket buyers, silent auction bidders, families, and community members--THANK YOU for showing up and supporting our mission! Your participation and generosity help make all of this possible.
A tremendous thank you to all of our Sponsors and Donors for your incredible support through monetary donations, raffle baskets, silent auction items, and gifts! Wow! Community support like this is truly the foundation of a successful event, and we are beyond grateful for your generosity!
And finally, a very heartfelt thank you to Bill and Kathy from the Miracle League, along with the entire Miracle League family...the athletes, families, buddies, coaches, and volunteers. Thank you for welcoming us, inspiring us, and reminding us what joy, courage, determination, and FUN truly look like. The smiles, laughter, and excitement shared on that field touched all of us deeply. 💙
Yesterday was more than just an event. It was a beautiful reminder of what can happen when communities come together with compassion, generosity, and a shared purpose.
Thank you all for helping make this 5th year so incredibly meaningful! Here’s to continuing to serve, support, and uplift our youth and communities together!! 🦁💙
