BENEVOLENCE
BENEVOLENCE
Listed below are the esteemed benefactors of the Wheaton Lions Charities for the fiscal year 2025-2026. By clicking the organization name you will be redirected to their website.
Access DuPage
Support for Take Charge of Your Diabetes, a six-week evidence-based class. (Diabetes)
Emergency needs for children & youth being settled into Bridge-owned apartments, including winter coats, clothing, and daycare supplies. (Non-core)
Recruiting and training volunteers to serve as child advocates. (non-core)
Early intervention in speech therapy for toddlers with hearing loss. (Sight & hearing)
Informational graphics for a new 300 sq ft pollinator garden (environment)
Training and job placement for visually impaired students. (Sight & hearing)
To help support the commercial lease expense for their workshop. (Non-core)
Subsidize clinical operations in relation to cornea and eye tissue transplants. (Sight & hearing)
Friends of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Sponsorship of their signature fundraising event, A Night for Nature: A Benefit for Wildlife and Wild Areas. (environment)
Wheaton Park District - Full Court Press Camp
Help underwrite the cost of the Full Cort Press, FKA Slamdunk for Diabetes basketball camp. (Diabetes)
Funding of support groups and peer-to-peer programs for older adults adjusting to vision loss. (Sight & hearing)
Support Illinois House Call Project Cohort 2, to provide in home health care visits, largely to those suffering diabetes. (Diabetes)
Support Senior Citizen Project, which is the delivery of nutritious meals to seniors (Hunger)
Help purchase 2 computers for the Ann Haskins Center to support teachers in delivering high quality education to students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. (Non-core)
Help support the DuPage County BackPack Program, including kids at CUSD200, which provides access to nutritional foods for these students. (hunger)
Provide direct support to the food pantry. (Hunger)
Help to fund adding a log bench to the Tree House area. (Non-core)
Help to support employment services for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities. (Non-core)
To support operations of the Re-use Center, which collected 2307 eyeglasses and 38 hearing aids in 2025. (Environment/Sight & hearing)
Student Excellence Foundation (CUSD 200)
Support of the mobile food market to combat poverty and food insecurity. (Hunger)
Add or repair up to 100 new books in the Large Type collection. (Sight & hearing)
