The Janesville Lions Club uses its annual Rose Sale and Chicken Roast fundraisers to generate project funds to support community projects, including:
Lions Beach
- Donated this facility to the City of Janesville and we continue to fund improvements.
- Contributed funds to build the bathhouse (1950)
- Our club, as a part of its Centennial Community Legacy Project in 2017, repainted the facility’s three beach shelters, its concrete play items, and purchased additional shade-creating shelters
Hedberg Public Library
- Donated funds toward the library’s building expansion and services for people with vision impairments
Monterey Stadium
- Contributed money to the renovation
Traxler Park
- Donated 29 acres to the City of Janesville to establish park (1929)
- Constructed the pavilion
Janesville Youth Sports Complex
- Donated funds to “adopt” a field
Walt Lindemann Sportsman’s Park
- Constructed a shelter in the park
Janesville Schools’ Outdoor Lab
- Built an open-air pavilion that serves every student in Janesville (1969)
- Enclosed the JSOL pavilion (1971)
Veteran’s War Memorial
- Built the Doughboy statue (pictured at top of page)
Additional Projects
In addition to these landmarks, the Janesville Lions Club contributed time and funds to:
- Transport eye tissue to and from Lions Eye Bank
- Eyeglass replacement grants
- Salvation Army programs
- Coordinated welcome signs for the City of Janesville
- Downtown Janesville Riverfront project
- Sponsor for the Walk To Defeat ALS
- Leo Club – Youth organization at Craig High School