The Omro Lions Club meets at 7 pm, the second Monday of each month at the Carter Memorial Library. For more information contact Roger Foust at 920-685-2838.

The Lion's motto, “WE SERVE” typifies the type of organization we represent. We serve local Omro people and people all over the world through Lions International. Some of the groups we help out are:

• Leader Dog - support the Leader Dog for the blind program
• Diabetes Research - major cause of blindness
• Exams and new glasses for local children
• Help out local families with needs
• Send two students to Badger Boys and Girls
• Grant scholarships through the Harold Silverthorn Scholarship Fund 
• Send campers to Lions Camp for handicapped children 
• Donate to the Omro Library
• Support the Omro Police & Fire Department

In order to raise funds to serve our community, we sponsor the annual 4^th of July Arts & Crafts Fair with over 70 vendors displaying original creations. The 4^th celebration attracts close to 18,000 people into downtown Omro.  Everyone enjoys the Omro Community Parade at noon. Lions have a pavilion filled with cold brew, and our locally famous Walking Taco and Lion Jolly Roger's gourmet popcorn.

Sweethearts receive roses during our annual springtime rose sale, which is our only other fund raiser. 

Helen Keller, in 1933, asked the Lion Clubs to be ambassadors for the blind. Since that time, Lions have kept their promise by funding eye care for local people, collecting used glasses and sponsoring local children to attend the Wisconsin Lions Camp for the Handicapped.


Your used glasses and hearing aids are recycled and sent to clinics throughout the world. Drop off points for glasses and hearing aids are:

• Omro Library - corner of Quincy and Huron (kitty corner from Hardees)
• Omro Pharmacy, 109 E. Main St. - Next to Main Street Restaurant
• Omro Community Center, corner of Webster Ave and Larrabee St.
  
  

We award several scholarships to high school graduates through the Harold Silverthorn Memorial Scholarship Fund. As individual needs arrive, we support local families on an ongoing basis by providing eye exams and glasses, financial help to families going through difficult times, and donating to Boy Scouts, etc. The Omro Lions has a dedicated group of members whose goal is to reach out into the community and serve others.