Local Lions Clubs are involved in service activities that benefit your community directly, or perhaps a larger community such as a major city, state, providence, or even country.

The association also fosters service activities internationally. At present, our major international service commitment is SightFirst: Lions Conquering Blindness. Its aim is nothing less than the elimination of preventable and reversible blindness around the world. While all local blindness prevention efforts are considered part of SightFirst, official SightFirst-funded projects must comply with stringent standards established by LCIF.

Approved by the International Board of Directors in November 1993, a continuing major international activity of the association is Lions Youth Outreach: Changing Tomorrow Today. Its objective is to help young people develop essential life and citizenship skills such as sound judgment, self discipline, acceptance of responsibility, ability to communicate with various age groups, ability to get along with others, critical decision-making ability with regard to drugs and alcohol, and a desire to serve others.

Other major service activities of Lions Clubs International include:

• Sight Conservation and Work with the blind
• Hearing and Speech Action and Work with the Deaf
• Environmental Services
• The Leo Club Program
• Youth Exchange
• International Relations

A few of the North Pend Oreille Valley Lions Club projects have been:

• Worked with LaFarge to build the covered bleachers at Selkirk High School football field.
• Built the concession stand and recreation area (basketball, volleyball) nexty to Ione Elementary School.
• Purchased pagers and radios for EMTs and ambulances
• Sponsored a twin (and successfully challenged the community to match sponsor the second twin) to go to speech therapy camp ($1,500 each)
• Purchased the linoleum floor covering for the stage of the Cutter Theatre
• Sponsored & cosponsored Down River Days celebration in Ione
• Donated funds for purchase of Christmas lights for Ione, Metaline and Metaline Falls.
• Many, many more projects