The Wild Game Dinner returned this year on Saturday, April 13th, 2022 at the Carver County Fairgrounds in Waconia. As we were coming out of COVID lock-downs, we didn't have much time to plan for this event this year, so we did what we could. Although we didn't have the traditional Wild Game Dinner [...]
The Waconia Lions Club Take a Kid Fishing event is held annually on a Saturday in July. It is free for boys and girls ages 6 thru 15 and starts from the In Towne Marina on Lake Waconia. It is a great opportunity for youth in the community to learn fishing basics. All the necessary [...]
As part of our effort to support the Unused Eyeglass Program of the Minnesota Lions Vision Foundation, the Waconia Lions Club has established a collection point for unused glasses. If you no longer need your glasses, please consider donating them. Why Donate Your Old Eyeglasses? Globally, one child in four cannot see well enough to [...]
The Waconia Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt event is held annually on the day before Easter Sunday at Bayview Elementary and Ritchie Wagner Park. Children first participate in the customer parade that is judged by the Easter Bunny. The top six costumes from the parade receive special prizes, but all children in attendance are presented [...]
The Waconia Lions Club has been helping to contribute to a cleaner environment by participating in the Adopt a Highway program since 1990. In early October and late April you will find club members east of Waconia along highway 5 picking up litter in an effort to keep one of the main roads leading into [...]
The Relay for Life event is held annually each August at the Carver County Fairgrounds in Waconia. The focus of this event is to bring the community together in the fight against cancer by helping to raise funds for the research necessary to find a cure for cancer. This family oriented event features recognition and remembrance ceremonies, [...]
Every December, the Waconia Lions Club donates poinsettia plants to residents in local Waconia nursing homes, assisted living residences, care centers and other senior housing. The bright red plants have brought cheer to the lives of many during the holiday season and we look forward to continuing the tradition in years to come. It is [...]
The Waconia Lions Club sponsors an American Red Cross bloodmobile at Southview Elementary School in October and March each year. You can help the Waconia Lions celebrate over 40 years of partnering with the American Red Cross by donating a unit of precious, lifesaving blood. In just an hour, and with a single unit of [...]
The Waconia Lions Club sponsors a project to pay for the postage on Christmas gifts shipped to active duty military personnel in November and December each year. To participate, simply bring your preaddressed packages to the Waconia Post Office from 8:30 to 10:15 AM on designated Saturdays in November or December and we’ll cover the [...]
