Organizations Fighting Hunger

Description:

The West Branch Lions Club in West Branch, Iowa is one of 46,000 clubs worldwide. Lions Club members, or "Lions" move to make a difference locally and globally. Lions are best known for their efforts to eradicate preventable blindness, but also participate in many other kinds of projects, including assisting those in need, sponsoring international exchanges for young people, providing supplies to victims of natural disasters and bringing clean drinking water to remote villages.

As one of its service projects in 2014, the West Branch Lions Club organized a meal packaging event to honor the 50th anniversary of President Hoover's state funeral. Over 250 volunteers packaged 84,024 meals to help alleviate hunger in Iowa and around the world.

How to Help:

Lions are groups of service-minded men and women who are interested in improving their communities. To be a Lion is to be an active volunteer, a member of a respected international organization, a leader in the community and a friend to people in need. Iowans are encouraged to contact Mike Quinlan to join the West Branch Lions Club, or contact the Iowa state office at iowalions@aol.com or (515) 232-2215 to find another Lions Club in their area of residence.

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