Who and What are the Gem Lions?

• We were chartered May 20, 2005.

• The Gem Lions Club is just one chapter out of thousands of chapters worldwide.

• The International Lions goal is to improve sight and hearing and to prevent blindness world wide.

• On a local level our goal is to support International projects such as collecting eye glasses and hearing aids for world wide distribution.

• The Gem Lions Club is the newest service club in the Emmett Valley. We are made up of members from an existing Lions Club and brand new members who enable us to hit the ground running with new people and new ideas.

• The Gem Lions Club is carrying on the rich tradition of Lionism that has been in the Gem Valley since the 1930�s.

• All money raised in our community stays in our community.

• We do fund raisers to enable us to do on going projects in the community such as:

  • To buy glasses and hearing aids for our local needy children and adults.

  • To help the local food bank on a monthly basis.

  • To provide scholarships each year for graduating Emmett students.

  • To help a needy family at Thanksgiving and Christmas.

• The Gem Lions Club also funds special one time projects:

  • The flag pole and other landscaping features at the American Legion Hall.T

  • School age children who request funding for special projects.

• The Gem Lions Club does eye screening and hearing tests at our local schools to help spot problems at the start of school and help get the problems fixed.

• The Gem Lions Club sponsors the Buckaroo Breakfast as well as the Red Neck games for the Gem/Boise County Fair.

• The Gem Lions Club is open for new projects as the need arises.