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also collect used eyeglasses at various locations in town. The glasses
Over the years our club has helped the community in many ways. We sponsor the Boy Scout troop and provide a CompuMed machine for the use of Dell Rapids hospital home-nursing-care patients. Several years ago we completed a beautiful new community sign—supported by native quartzite pillars—on the city's west edge. We offer an annual scholarship of $1000 to a student to be selected from DRHS, SMHS, or Baltic High School. We established "Lions Park" along the rapids of the Big Sioux River and during 1999-2000, refurbished the enclosed picnic shelter in the City Park. We also financially support Dell Rapids Community Haven (out-of-school-time program), the S.D. Lions Eye and Tissue Bank, the S.D. Lions Foundation, and the Leader Dog School for the Blind (Rochester, Michigan). Community support has made our aluminum can recycling collection a huge success for decades. We also serve a pancake breakfast in the spring and a Meat Raffle two Friday's a month from Oct-April at Norby's. All profits from our fundraisers are used for charitable causes; funds for club expenses come from dues and other in-club projects. We meet at 6:30 p.m. the first Thursday of every month at the Pizza Ranch. We have a brief meeting followed by a program presented by a guest speaker. Meetings last one hour. Membership is open by invitation to any person, male or female, 18 years of age or older, who has a desire to serve our community and mankind world-wide. Citizen of the Year for 2024 application.. Click Here. NEWS Lions Club raises local scholarship to $1500Dell Rapids Lions want to help young people develop a mindset of helping others, through their own service, and by awarding an annual scholarship to a local high school senior. The scholarship amount has been $1000 for many years. Club members recently voted to raise that to $1500. "We all know a dollar doesn't go as far as it used to," said club president Darrold Williams. "We want to support our young people in furthering their education, as well as encourage them to provide service to others." Students can use the scholarship at any college, university, technical or training school. The Lions scholarship applications will be delivered to Dell Rapids Public and St. Mary high school counselors in February. The application reads in part: "The scholarship winner will be a young person who has demonstrated an active interest in the civic, cultural, social, and moral welfare of the community, without expectation of personal financial reward." No grade point averages are considered, just a list of in- and out-of-school activities, and a short essay in answer to: "The motto of Lions Clubs International is 'WE SERVE.' Please describe how you have served your community." The Lions scholarship committee chairman redacts all identifying information from each application, including school names, before committee members read them. The winner is he or she who best demonstrates a legitimate commitment to community service. "We're always impressed by the applications we receive from students at both schools," said Williams. "So many young people are finding ways to serve others in our community."
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Our club was chartered in September of 1944 and has provided funds and
volunteers in the Dell Rapids Community whenever called upon. Sight
conservation
has long been one of the major activities of Lionism and that has
certainly
been true in our community. For many years we have helped purchase
eyeglasses
for individuals unable to afford them. We have held free vision
screening
clinics as well as diabetes clinics. Diabetes is the leading cause of
blindness
in our nation.
