Highlights of each year
The WHLC designed and constructed a new kitchen for the Shelter Home for the families. Cost: $56,000
The WHLC helped secure with the City of Whittier the space for the main offices on Washington Ave. We designed and contracted the construction of the WCCS offices as well as purchased all the furniture and artwork for the space. Cost: $218,000
Gave $2,409 to the East Whittier City School
– Edwards STEAM Program
Donated $3,000 to CAPC Inc.
Set aside $80,270 of Club funds and matched with Lion International Funds and $35,000 in private donations for the design, construction, and furnishing of the Women’s and Children’s Crisis Shelter offices
Donated $5,000 to Habitat for Humanity to help fix resident’s homes in Whittier
Donated $2,900 to the WACC Welcome Home Program
Gave $3,000 to the Whittier Area Literacy Council
Donated $4,000 to the Academy of Music for the Blind
Donated $10,230 to the Whittier Community Foundation
Gave $9,500 to the Interfaith Food Center
Donated $10,000 to the Whittier YMCA
Donated $18,100 to Whittier Public Library Foundation for a new van
Donated $3,000 to the Rio Hondo Symphony
Donated $5,300 to the American Cancer Society
Donated $20,673 to the Boys and Girls Club
Donated $40,000 to the restoration of the organ in the Whittier HS Auditorium
Gave $4,600 to CAPC Inc.
Donated $13,166 to Boys and Girls Club
Gave $12,700 to Boys and Girls Club
Donated $5,125 to the Oklahoma Tornado Relief Fund
Gave $25,000 to Intercommunity Food Center
Donated $275 to the Parks and Recreation Department for the building of bird houses along the Greenway Trail
Provided eye exams and glasses to 77 school children in Whittier area
Gave $8,500 to Boys and Girls Club to repaint and repair their van
Donated $1,500 to Rio Hondo Symphony
Donated $500 to the La Serna High School’s Oasis Program
Participated in Relay for Life and raised $10,800 for the American Cancer Society
Provided $14,000 in funds and all the manpower to build the animal barns at the Parnell Park Petting Zoo
Club members collected $11,000 to send to the Haiti Lions Clubs to support earthquake relief
Sight for Kids netted over $100,000
Remodeled the Intercommunity Counseling Center offices with $40,000 in Club funds
Provided $100,000 of Club funds to build new playground and Infant Learning Center at the Oralingua School for the Hearing Impaired
Rebuilt the Boys and Girls Club kitchen with $90,000 of Club funds and manpower
First year of fireworks stand fundraiser, creating net proceeds of $17,000
Donated $2,000 to Women’s and Children’s Crisis Shelter for new phone system
Participated in Relay for Life and donated $10,000 to American Cancer Society
Annual Arabian Horse Show raises $40,000 and Sight for Kids raises $70,000
Collected, sorted, and shipped 300 pairs of glasses and sent to Mexico
Donated $20,500 to the Hurricane Katrina Relief
Funded the Challenger Little League Baseball Tournament for mentally and physically handicapped kids
The 37th Annual Arabian Horse Show netted $29,000
Remodeled the YMCA Camp Arbolado Lodge at a cost of $108,000
Donated $3,000 to Whittier YMCA
Provided 125 eye exams and glasses for community children — totaling $10,625
Raised $13,000 from Sight for Kids fundraiser
Donated $1,500 to Boys and Girls Club
Held 37th Annual Arabian Horse Show, which raised $29,000
Purchased a forklift for the Recycling Center
Donated over $35,000 to Whittier area charities
Annual Horse Show continued to be Club’s main focus; over 681 horses were entered
Donated $600 to a blind diabetic student to help him with his first and last month’s rent as he started life on his own
Donated $2,000 to the Whittier YMCA
Manned the Eye Mobile at the Whittier Hospital “Health Fair”
Raised over $3,400 for White Can Day
Donated $500 to the Whittier College Basketball Team to help with expenses in representing the USA in the NAIUA Jones Cup Tournament in the Republic of China
Donated $250 to Oralingua School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Gave $750 to Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Explorer Scouts
After the huge success of the 15th Annual Horse Show, which had over 715 entries, the board decided to move from York Field to the Pomona Fair Grounds
Furnished 9 pairs of eyeglasses to Sight Disabled School for Children
Donated $3,000 to provide 1 light pole assisting lighting Whittier College Memorial Athletic Field
Contributed $750 for furniture and equipment for Whittier Blind Training Center
Provided prizes for winners of Rio Hondo architectural drawing competition
Contributed $750 for furniture and equipment for Whittier Blind Training Center
Purchased 5 pairs of glasses for needy children
Contributed $200 to help provide trees in the Whittier business district
Held the first annual Horse Show
Fitted two persons with eyeglasses
Donated $400 to Girls Scout Camp Site
Purchased three magnifiers for Partially Sighted unit of the Whittier Elementary School District
Co-sponsored Glaucoma Day in town with East and West Whittier Lions Clubs
Bought a practice pistol for Whittier Junior Police
Bought bed glasses for hospital for use of patients who are flat on their backs and one pair for a boy who broke his back in a car accident
Donated 100 gifts to Fred C. Nelles School for Boys
Contributed towards expenses of local representative to convention of Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders
Purchased typewriter for Sight Conservation class at elementary school
Bought giant Eye Magnet for Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital
Gave pitching machine to the City Rec Program for Pee Wee, Little League, and Jr. baseball
Provided eye exams and glasses for two persons
Held dedication of Memorial Plaque at Walter Dexter School
Co-sponsored Community Fair and Queen Contest, which made $4,500
Contributed gifts and funds to boys in Fred C. Nelles School who didn’t receive Christmas gifts from home
Sponsored the Whittier Institute of International Relations
Assisted blind man in establishing a new shop
Contributed $25 toward community dances and parties for high school students
Purchased $600 worth of War Bonds
Contributed $3 to transport WPA workers to Homemakers School in Pomona
Presented White Canes to two blind persons
Gave $20 to United China Relief
Presented $5 to winner of Student Speaking Contest
Contributed $8 in cash and staple foods to Salvation Army
Donated $44 to the student loan fund
Collected $22.50 for Christmas baskets for needy families
Donated $15 toward purchase of wheelchair for crippled child
Contributed $62 toward cost of earphones
Gave $6 per month to Boy Scout Troop and $2.50 per month to milk fund
Staged a minstrel show which netted $800 towards cost of an ornamental gate at entrance to Whittier College
Contributed $5 to the Boy Scouts, $24 to the Girl Scouts, and $10 to a needy citizen
Contributed $385 to the Welfare Center
Donated $25 to a blind man
Completely remodeled Whittier College dining room for $1,000
Contributed $100 to a boy with a speech defect
Placed Christmas trees in ward rooms at Murphy Hill Hospital
Sponsored Annual Boys Coaster Race
Whittier Lions Foundation and Scholarship Program Milestones
- Established the Whittier Lions Foundation – Scholarship Fund
- Awarded first scholarship for $500
- Through major contributions, Scholarship Fund grew to $100,000
- Recipients grew to 10 per year
Scholarship Program grew to include students pursuing vocational careers. Program grew to give out 12 – 15 scholarships per year
Launched the “March to a Million” campaign for the fund; surpassed the goal by 2010
Program continued to grow in number of students and size of scholarship given. Scholarship Luncheon was added to honor recipients
Scholarship Funds have surpassed $1.9 million
Recent academic and vocational scholarships and total amounts given:
| 2012 | 17 students | $19,100 |
| 2013 | 10 students | $10,000 |
| 2014 | 14 students | $19,000 |
| 2015 | 18 students | $22,500 |
| 2016 | 12 students | $24,000 |
| 2017 | 18 students | $36,000 |
| 2018 | 23 students | $56,000 |
| 2019 | 16 students | $45,500 |
| 2020 | 41 students | $57,000 |
| 2021 | 41 students | $66,000 |