River Hills / Lake Wylie Lions Club was established in 1975 to fulfill the “We Serve” motto of Lions International. For almost 40 years, our members have met that challenge through the joy of fulfillment in our “pay it forward” efforts. Today, about 150 members have fun while serving several of the River Hills / Lake Wylie Lions charities. Our membership is exceptional in that over 90% of us actively participate in the fundraising and volunteer services our Club provides every year.
We provide financial and volunteer support to the charities and institutions listed below. We also volunteer in many other ways in our local community. Each Fall we staff the South Carolina Lions Health Screening Unit doing vision and hearing acuity testing for local students. Our educational outreach efforts include Elementary and Secondary School Mentoring and Tutorial Services. In addition we support the Roaring Readers free book program at Kinard and Bethany Elementary Schools, the annual Lions International Peace Poster Contest (and giving an award and recognition), the South Carolina Summer Youth Exchange, our annual scholarship to a Clover High School senior. We also sponsor the Leo Club (Junior Lions Club) of twelve to eighteen year old area students.
If you would like to be part of this marvelous group, please become a member.
- A Place For Hope
- Boy Scouts of America – Cub Scout Troop #237
- Boys and Girls Clubs of York County
- CAAC – Clover Area Assistance Center
- CAAC – Dental
- Camp Lions Den (camping sponsorship for visually handicapped children in SC)
- Children’s Attention Home
- Clover Backpack Program (Weekend Food assistance)
- Clover High School Choraliers
- Clover High School Robotics Club
- Clover – Oakridge Middle School Anti Bullying Program, Mentoring and other Services
- Clover Schools – Lions Leo Club Sponsorship, Deskless Classroom Project
- Clover Schools – Scholarship and Peace Poster Expenses
- Early Learning Partnership of York County
- Eye Examinations – by Dr. Benjamin Poole
- Foundation Fighting Blindness
- Golf Balls to Injured Warriors
- Hearing Programs for exams and hearing aids
- Hospice and Community Care
- KidSight by Lions USA Pedia Vision Eye examinations
- Lake Wylie Public Library
- Lions International Youth Exchange
- Leader Dog for the Blind
- Life Point, Inc. (advances organ, eye and tissue donations in SC)
- Make a Wish Foundation
- MS Society Mid-Atlantic Chapter
- People Attempting to Help (York, SC) PATH, Inc.
- Ride-ability Therapeutic Riding Center
- River Hills/Lake Wylie Emergency Medical Services
- Roaring Readers – Kinard and Bethany Elementary
- South Carolina Lions Charities Services (Candy Sales)
- Storm Eye Institute (research project funding)
- Victory Farm Summer Riding Scholarship
- Walker Foundation (SC School for the Deaf and Blind)
- YMCA Camp Thunderbird
- York County Free Clinic