COMMUNITY SERVICE:
Mattawan Area Pantry T-Shirt Drive: For every adult t-shirt donated to the Mattawan Leo Club, the club members transform it into a grocery shopping bag and donate it to the local food pantry.
Mattawan Area Pantry Food Drive: In the fall, the club members stand outside Wagoner's Grocery and ask them to donate needed items for the local food pantry.
Eyeglass Recycling: The club members have deposit bins located inside the school buildings for people to donate their used eyeglasses to the Lions Recycling For Sight program.
Community Clean Up: Club members clean up the school grounds after the last winter snow melt as well as offering this service to local businesses.
Classroom Clean Up: Club members donate their time and energies in the fall and spring to visiting teacher clasrooms and cleaning desks, chairs, dusting, and disinfecting.
Community Carnival: Club members man the games at the Lions Club Community Carnival in the spring.
Bell Ringing: Club members ring musical bells and play songs outside local businesses as a request for donations for the Salvation Army.
Fall Leaf Rake: Club members blow/rake leaves for local senior citizens and take the leaves to compost piles.
Senior Citizen Bingo Night: The Club operates a Bingo Game Night for our local senior citizens at no cost. Prizes are donated.
FUNDRAISING:
Community Rummage Sale: Club members donate items and sell them for donations at the Mattawan Community Rummage Sale in May held at the Antwerp Township Activity Center. The club keeps 25% of the donations to help fund their activities, but chooses a charity organization to donate the other 75%.