Our Impact

Serving the Community

Your Support in Action

Creating lasting change for Wisconsin communities and individuals.

The Wisconsin Lions Foundation is dedicated to addressing the health and well-being of communities across the Badger State and beyond. Every project, from providing sight-saving vision screenings to delivering the life-changing experience of Lions Camp, is possible thanks to the tireless commitment of our staff, volunteers, and the generosity of our donors. Your involvement is the fuel behind our mission.

“This place AND organization is phenomenal! We are so grateful for all the opportunities they have provided to our daughter! Her experience at camp is so heartwarming.” — Ann S., Parent of a Lions Camp Camper

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NEWS FROM THE FOUNDATION

Stories of hope, commitment, and impact across Wisconsin.

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FOUNDATION REPORTS & TRANSPARENCY

Detailed Information on the Foundation and the Communities We Serve.

ANNUAL REPORTS

Review the Wisconsin Lions Foundation’s financial activities and project numbers over the past several years.

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2024 WLF Annual Report

2023 WLF Annual Report

2022 WLF Annual Report

2021-2022 WLF Annual Report

2020-2021 WLF Annual Report

2019-2020 WLF Annual Report

2018-2019 WLF Annual Report

2017-2018 WLF Annual Report

If you have any questions about this information, please email info@wlfinc.org or call 715-677-4969.

WHO WE SERVE & PROGRAM DATA

These documents provide a detailed breakdown of the communities, participants, and demographic data benefitting from Wisconsin Lions Camp.

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This is a listing that details where each camper who attended Lions Camp is from. It is organized by Lions Districts. The first page is the summary of totals of each week of Camp.   The last page is a listing of all seasonal summer staff, including healthcare staff.

Who’s Who 2025

Who’s Who 2024

Who’s Who 2023

Who’s Who 2022

Who’s Who 2021

Who’s Who 2020

Who’s Who 2019

Who’s Who 2018

If you have any questions about this information, please email info@wisconsinlionscamp.com or call 715-677-4969

Our Legacy & Leadership.

Tracing our roots from the first 26 campers in 1956 to the statewide impact of today.

Our Journey (1956–Present)

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  • 1956: Resolution passed to purchase the Camp with 240 acres purchased for $18,000; Opening session at Camp for youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired; 26 attended.
  • 1957: Formal dedication of Camp; Dining Hall built; Maples, Birches, Oakes, Traders, Explorers, Frontiers, Lakewoods, and Pioneers cabins built.
  • 1959: Elms and Trailblazers cabins built.
  • 1960: Property Manager’s house and garage built.
  • 1961: Memorial Building built.
  • 1964: First year at Camp for adults who are Blind or Visually Impaired; 40 acres purchased on the south side; Director’s cabin built.
  • 1966: First year at Camp for youth with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism; Totem Pole #1 installed.
  • 1967: Boys’ and girls’ bathhouses built.
  • 1969: First year at Camp for youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing; 20 acres purchased on north side; Health Lodge and Crafts buildings built; Hemlocks and Pines cabins built.
  • 1971: Willows, Hodags, Pathfinders, and Ravens cabins built; 100 acres added to the north and west of main Camp.
  • 1974: Tamaracks cabin built.
  • 1976: Off Camp trip program started.
  • 1977: Rental program started.
  • 1978: New Recreation/Storage Building built.
  • 1979: Environmental Education program added; Swimming Pier purchased for $17,000.
  • 1980: Program began for Danish Counselors; Lumberjacks Cabin used as 11th Boys’ Cabin.
  • 1981: Indian Hollow developed by campers who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing; Leadership program developed; Renovation of Health Lodge and Crafts building; Additional boys’ bathhouse built; Hodge House built; Foundation Celebrates 25th Year Anniversary.
  • 1983: Nature Center built; Totem Pole #2 installed (“NA-WAK-WA”).
  • 1984: Dry storage building built.
  • 1986: Pinewood Lodge built.
  • 1987: Swimming area expanded; Ropes Course program added; Trading Post built; Dining Hall expanded.
  • 1988: Pinewood Lodge lower level completed; New main entrance gate built; Deer Hide Collection started.
  • 1989: Phase 1 Lions Lake dredging; Nature Center expanded.
  • 1990: Birch-Sturm Fellowships developed; Eyeglass Recycling Center established with a grant from Campaign Sight First with LCIF.
  • 1991: Memorial Building Office renovated.
  • 1992: Memorial Building bathrooms renovated; Wood shed built; Minnesota Lions started to deliver eyeglasses to the Eyeglass Recycling Center.
  • 1994: 40 acres purchased on the south side.
  • 1995: Regional Eyeglass Recycling Center built.
  • 1997: First and Second of nine year-round Duplex Cabins built.
  • 1998: Third and Fourth of nine year-round Duplex Cabins built; WLF officially took over the Hearing Project to provide a resource for Wisconsinites in need of hearing aids; Diabetes Awareness Project started.
  • 1999: Climbing Tower built; Friends and Honors Garden built; Fifth and Sixth of nine year-round Duplex Cabins built; Trading Post expanded.
  • 2000: New Rope Swing installed; Seventh and Eighth of nine year-round Duplex Cabins built; First year at Camp for youth with Diabetes; Maintenance Shop/Storage built.
  • 2001: Ninth of nine year-round Duplex Cabins built; Totem Pole #3 installed.
  • 2002: Wisconsin Lions Foundation, Inc. Offices move to expanded Eyeglass Recycling Center.
  • 2003: Sturm Memorial Dining Hall renovated; Dry Storage building removed; First Correctional Facility partnership with the Eyeglass Recycling Center established.
  • 2004: High & Low Challenge Course renovated.
  • 2005: New Low Rope Elements added; Lions of Wisconsin voted to approve the Lions Pride Endowment Fund.
  • 2006: Rope Swing replaced; Foundation Celebrates 50th Year Anniversary; Performing Arts program added; Health Lodge resolution passed, construction began.
  • 2007: Health Lodge built in time for summer season.
  • 2008: New elements added to both High and Low Ropes Course.
  • 2009: Indian Hollow project completed – electricity and handrail added.
  • 2010: Memorial roof project – flat roof replaced with a pitched roof and re-shingling.
  • 2011: Totem Pole #3 removed due to deterioration.
  • 2012: Storage shed rebuilt – destroyed by windstorm; Temporary 18 ft. Totem Pole installed (“MISCH-KEE-KEE”); Lions Pride Endowment and Birch-Sturm Memorial Fund became separate non-profits.
  • 2014: Totem Pole #4 installed; Sensory Wall built.
  • 2015: Storage Shed rebuilt – destroyed by fire; Grant received from LCIF to purchase Vision Screening devices.
  • 2017: Gaga Pit installed.
  • 2018: Adventure Course & Sun High Ropes built; Friends & Honors Garden Addition started; Partnership with Shopko Optical Kids in Focus program.
  • 2019: Friends & Honors Garden Addition completed; First year at Camp for youth with Epilepsy.
  • 2021: 9-Square in the Air installed; Disc Golf Course complete.
  • 2022: Solar panels installed on Duplex Cabin 1; Staircase in boys’ area redone; Trail around lake resurfaced.
  • 2023: Adventure Course shelter built; Horseshoe Pits redone; Disc Golf Open to the public; Rentals Office opened; Shade structures complete in swimming & boating areas; Dining Hall Ramp entrance redone; Circle around Trading Post redone; Multipurpose Court started.
  • 2024: Multipurpose Court completed; Eyeglass Recycling Storage Shed built; Climbing Tower replaced; Bouldering Wall built; SOLOS Automatic Lensometers added to Eyeglass Recycling Center; Green initiative in Eyeglass Recycling Center to reduce waste implemented; new Eyeglass Recycling trailer added with custom graphics; NASA DISCOVERIES program started with Rosholt Elementary 4th Grade Classes.
  • 2025: Eyeglass Recycling Center eliminates gender classification for eyeglasses; Visit from current LCI President to tour facility.
  • 2026: Year-round satellite locations for Eyeglass Recycling Center opened.

WLF Past Presidents

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PRESIDENTSTERM
LUCARELLI, V.J.1956-59
LEWIS, FRED1959-62
STURM, CLARENCE1962-63
METCALF, VERN1963-64
JOHNSON, HAROLD1964-66
SCOTT, HUGH1966-68
VOLZ, VERN1968-70
THRALL, CLIFFORD1970-71
JOHNSON, WILLIAM1971-73
ROSHELL, J. EUGENE1973-74
HEIMKE, HOWARD1974-75
MERRIMAN, HARRY1975-76
ROSENKRANZ, DR. ALTON1976-77
SCHOONENBERG, JOHN1977-78
HOFFMANN, GEORGE1978-79
STEVENS, DANIEL1979-80
ENDER, GENE1980-81
VALLETT, WILLIS1981-82
MEYER, PETER J.1982-83
LECY, HELMER N.1983-84
PETERSON, ROBERT G.1984-85
HELWIG, HAL1985-86
CARL, DUWAYNE1986-87
RABBACH, GERALD H.1987-88
RYAN, IVAN1988-89
TYREE, WAYNE1989-90
HUSBY, RONALD1990-91
WELCH, ROBERT1991-92
SCHNEIDER, HERB1992-93
DUFFE, RON1993-94
KOHLWEY, ALFRED1994-95
AHLER, ROBERT1995-96
POGRANT, DAVID1996-97
PAVLAT, DON1997-98
JOHNSON, DON1998-99
HANDRICK, TED1999-2000
KORANDA, DENNIS2000-01
MCMEEKEN, MIKE2001-02
ZAIS, JERRY2002-03
SCHROEDER, DALE2003-04
KJENDALEN, CURT2004-05
OSINSKI, MARTIN2005-06
ENDER, ERIC2006-07
PRYOR, GREG2007-08
CLAUSEN, TOM2008-09
MOEGENBURG, GLEN2009-10
KAISER, DAVID2010-11
DEINHAMMER, ANDREW2011-12
HOLTHAUS, ERIC2012-13
HEMPEL, DAVID2013-14
VRIEZE, LEE2014-15
REINDL, JACK2015-16
MUELLER, TOM2016-17
DICKSON, JOHN2017-18
MARSON, JO2018-19
JANOWITZ, TAL2019-20
VRIEZE, MARY2020-21
BLANK, DARREL2021-22
TESTA, LARRY2022-23
BEHRENS, BRAD2023-24
HART, PAT2024-25