Merrill Lions Club

06/02/2026

Lions chicken and baked potatoes were excellent as always.
Thank you Jill, Jeff, Tony, Joel, Larry, Denny and Kate for grilling for us and our scholarship winners and guests.

05/25/2026

05/25/2026

The Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin wishes you a meaningful and pleasant Memorial Day!

05/22/2026

Our Eyeglass Recycling Center was busy in 2025 and continues to serve as a hub for missions around the world. The addition of the Topcon Solos Automatic Lensometers has made a tremendous impact, specifically with our volunteers, significantly cutting the training time.

We have strengthened our partnerships across the state and celebrated the 500,000th pair of eyeglasses processed by the Stanley Correctional Institution. The stage was also set for the start of Satellite Eyeglass Recycling Centers, which launched in 2026.

05/19/2026

Next up, let's take a look at our 2025 Vision Screening results.

In 2025, there were 203 MD27 Lions of Wisconsin Clubs who reported data for Vision Screening. This resulted in 122,470 children having their vision screened throughout Wisconsin, with 15,259 children being referred for additional follow-up with an eye health professional. In partnership with Shopko Optical's Kids in Focus program, 457 vouchers were distributed to help children in need obtain an eye exam and a pair of eyeglasses, if needed.

Thank you to all of the certified vision screeners from the Lions Clubs throughout the state for your service and dedication to vision screening!

05/18/2026

Glad we could help!!

05/17/2026

If you weren't able to attend our Annual Meeting at the MD27 Lions of Wisconsin State Convention in person, we announced the results of the 2025-26 Deer Hides for WI Lions Camp Collection. In total, $122,176 was raised through the collection of deer hides, tails, and the sale of deer hide gloves.

We cannot say thank you enough to all of the Lions Clubs and Collection Site Hosts who spent countless hours salting deer hides and transporting them to pick up locations, to the hunters for being generous with your donations, to the bars and restaurants who used our deer hide coasters to help spread the word, to our supporters for helping to spread the word, and to our WLF Staff, especially our Facilities Team, who does so much work to make this Collection run. Stay tuned for the opening of the 2026-27 collection in September.