2026 Spring Beep Baseball is Back!
2026-05-22 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Anchorage) | Fielders Choice, 7900 Schoon St, Anchorage, AK, United States
It’s time for Baseball! Spring has arrived in Anchorage! Are you ready to volunteer to help with Beep Baseball?!?
Challenge Alaska has arranged some practice times using an indoor facility called Fielder’s Choice. They’re located at 7900 Schoon St., just north of the Red Robin on Dimond Blvd. Please see the dates and times below:

Friday April 17 from 8:15 – 9:15 pm
Friday April 24 from 8:15 – 9:15 pm
Friday May 1 from 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Friday May 8 from 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Friday May 22 from 7:00 – 8:00 pm

They will have a shuttle from the Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired to and from Fielder’s Choice. The shuttle will leave 30 minutes prior to practice times and return to the Center immediately after practice times.

Please check your email account for additional information. All Lions are welcome. If you are with another club, please contact Lion Rebecca, and she will forward you the email.

19th Annual Cruis’in with Santa
2026-05-30 11:00 - 2026-05-31 16:00 (America/Anchorage) | North Pole Hotel, 449 N Santa Claus Ln, North Pole, AK, 99705, United States

AAPI Heritage Flag Day 2026
2026-05-30 12:00 - 18:00 (America/Anchorage) | Delaney Park Strip, 9th & 10th and E & I St, Anchorage, AK, United States
The Lions Vision Team will be doing Visionscreening out of the Lions Vision Trailer.
Come on down. Join the festivities. Food, cultural dance groups, fun for everyone.

Special O Healthy Athletes Summer Games
2026-06-06 11:00 - 17:30 (America/Anchorage) | AK
Lions and volunteers busy at Special O Healthy Athletes. Waiting for the athletes to come in to get their eyes checked.

Fourth Annual Lions Family Festival
2026-06-06 12:00 - 16:00 (America/Anchorage) | Pioneer Park, 2300 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK, 99701, United States

Lions Family Fun Festival
2026-06-07 12:00 - 16:00 (America/Anchorage) | Pioneer Park, 2300 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK, 99701, United States

Palmer Colony Days
2026-06-12 - 2026-06-14 | Palmer Downtown, Palmer, AK, United States
Come and visit the Lions in the Vision Trailer during Colony Days.

Lions Colony Days Breakfast Buffet
2026-06-13 08:30 - 10:30 (America/Anchorage) | Palmer Moose Lodge, 1136 S Cobb St, Palmer, AK, United States

Big Lake Lions 39th Annual Mud Volleyball Tournament
2026-06-13 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Anchorage) | Big Lake Lions Rec, 3261 S Big Lake Rd, Wasilla, AK, 99623-9663, United States
A one-day special event tournament for ages 18 and up
Teams will be guaranteed 2 games * double elimination
IMPORTANT DATES
REGISTRATION RECEIVED BY MIDNIGHT, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2026
TEAM NAMES TO BE DRAWN FOR GAME GRID THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2026
TOURNAMENT – SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2026
CHECK IN AT 9AM – FIRST GAMES AT 10AM
To register team
email: biglakemudvolleyball@gmail.com with your team name
FEES
$350 per team if received by Wednesday, May 20, 2026
$400 per team if received after Wednesday, May 20, 2026
LOCATION OF GAMES
2942 S. LIONS CIR * BIG LAKE, ALASKA * 99652
BACK SIDE OF BIG LAKE SAND PITS * FOLLOW THE SIGNS (SAME LOCATION AS 2025)
CONTACT INFORMATION
Jaime Estes – biglakemudvolleyball@gmail.com
Big Lake Lions
PO Box 520048
Big Lake, Alaska 99652
PAYMENT INFORMATION:
invoice will be issued for payment with debit/credit cards
or other options will be discussed at time of sign up

Kenai Lions 60th Anniversary Celebration
2026-06-20 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Anchorage) | Kenai Elks Lodge, 205 Barnacle Way, Kenai, AK, 99611, United States

Annual Finis “Uncle Sam” Sheldon Memorial 3rd of July Fireworks Extravaganza
2026-07-03 18:00 - 23:00 (America/Anchorage) | Eagle River Lions Park, 18344 Eagle River Rd, Eagle River, AK, 99577, United States
The Eagle River Lions club host their annual July 3rd Independent Day celebration for the community. Come out and enjoy music, vendors, beer garden, kids activities and a fantastic firework display. The SLML host the face and hair painting booth and provide free vision screening in the vision trailer and help ER Lions where needed.

Houston Lions Waterworks Festival
2026-07-04 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Anchorage) | Houston Fire Department, 57.4 Parks Hwy, Houston, AK, United States
Alaska’s largest squirt gun scuffle, Houston Fire Department encourages youths (and the young at heart) to enjoy their Independence Day in a safe and engaging environment. Save the fireworks for the professionals, and stay cool in the sun. There will be fire truck demonstrations, water slides, a snack and drinks bar for the kids.

Downtown Anchorage Veterans Parade
2026-07-04 08:30 - 14:30 (America/Anchorage) | Downtown Anchorage, Delaney Park Strip, Anchorage, AK, United States
Come on downtown and cheer on our Lions with the Vision Trailer in the Anchorage Veterans 4th of July Parade.

Willow Lions Parade and BBQ
2026-07-04 11:00 - 16:00 (America/Anchorage) | Willow Community Center, MP 69.5 Parks Highway, Willow, AK, 99688, United States
The Willow Area Community Organization (WACO) in Willow, Alaska hosts a 4th of July parade and picnic.
Staging for the parade is at the Baptist Church at 11AM. The parade starts at noon and is followed by a picnic at the Willow Community Center.

Palmer Lions Kids Day
2026-07-08 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Anchorage) | Hermon Brothers Field, Alaska Fairgrounds, Palmer, AK, United States
Palmer Lions will be offering free Visionscreening at the game- out of the District Vision Trailer.

41st Annual Bear Paw Festival Parade
2026-07-11 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Anchorage) | Eagle River, AK, United States
The Chugiak-Eagle River Chamber of Commerce presents the annual Bear Paw Festival from July 8 – 12, 2026.
The whole town turns out for a weekend filled with fun for all ages. Sometimes unexpected but always a good time, events run the gamut. The Slippery Salmon Olympics are perhaps the best known event. Teams of two race against the clock and each other with a real salmon as the critical item to take along while tackling all the obstacles.
The grand parade is on Saturday with staging at 8:30 and parade start at 11AM.

Annual Benton Bay Lions Golf Outing
2026-07-18 08:00 - 15:00 (America/Anchorage) | Moose Run Golf Course, 27000 Arctic Valley Rd, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK, 99505, United States
What- Proceeds to Benefit Youth Scholarships
When- Saturday, July 18, 2026
Where- Moose Run Hill Course
Our Commitment to Sports
Our club is committed to supporting the future of sports as well as many of the other International Lions Clubs goals such as preventing blindness. Our club’s main goal still remains supporting local amateur sports programs, primarily high school sports and UAA athletics where we remain active. This year we will be using the proceeds from this golf event to continue support our youth scholarship program.
Scholarships
With your support we will be able pay annual scholarships to up to eight students each year (two new students each year). We award the scholarships to student athletes, who have already distinguished themselves in service to their community.
Help us Make it Possible
We want to invite you to join us in helping make these things possible. The Benton Bay Athletic Lions Foundation, Inc. is a 501c3 nonprofit organization, ID 94-3057694, so your donation may be tax deductible. You can sponsor the event in the following ways.

$150 – Individual Registration.
$550 – Team Registration.
$200 – Hole Sponsorship: A sign will be placed on the tee area with your name as a sponsor for that hole. If you select this option please send us the name you would like to see on the sign.
$700 – Team Registration and Hole Sponsorship.
Donations in Kind: We would appreciate donations of food, prizes, items for a goodie bag, or other items we can use for the event.

Download the app and registration and pay online:
https://www.bentonbaylions.org/golf/GolfApp.pdf
https://www.bentonbaylions.org/golf/register.php
https://www.bentonbaylions.org/golf/payment.php

Lions Day at the Ball Park
2026-07-25 17:30 - 20:30 (America/Anchorage) | Loretta French Sports Complex, 18100 Old Glenn Hwy, Chugiak, AK, 99567, United States
Lions Day at the Ball Park will at the Lee Jordan Field in the Loretta French Sports Complex, Chugiak.
Come to see the Peninsula Oilers vs the Mat-Su Miners game at 6PM.
The Eagle River Sleeping Lady Mtn Lions will be offering free Visionscreening out of the Lions vision trailer.
Free ice cream to everyone screened.

HUGSS- Back to School Jam 2026
2026-07-31 11:00 - 19:00 (America/Anchorage) | Begich Middle School, 7440 Creekside Center Dr, Anchorage, AK, 99504, United States
This year, our goal is to distribute 5,000 backpacks filled with school supplies to ASD students.
Cost Breakdown:
We rely on monetary gifts, in-kind donations, and community support to achieve this goal.

Backpacks: At least $35,000 (not including shipping)

School Supplies: Estimated between $18,000-$30,000

Impact from 2025
Nearly 3,000 students from 90 different Anchorage School District schools received backpacks and supplies at the 2025 HUGSS event—reaching students in 99% of schools and making a tangible impact across the district.

Demographic Highlights:

​​Families served: 1,379
Children served: 3,526
Gender: 52% female | 48% male
Grade Levels:

PreK–5: 1,928
6th–8th: 797
9th–12th: 746

Ethnic Backgrounds:

Alaska Native: 613
Asian: 451
Black: 220
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 475
Hispanic: 212
Multi-Ethnic: 745
Native American: 33
White: 448

First District 49A Cabinet Meeting
2026-08-08 09:00 - 14:00 (America/Anchorage) | Big Lake Lions Rec, 3261 S Big Lake Rd, Wasilla, AK, 99623-9663, United States
Come and join us for DG Lawrence Camp’s 1st District 49A Cabinet Meeting in Big Lake at the Rec Center.
Meet his new Cabinet. Hear what the clubs are doing in our new Lions Year.

10th Annual Fairview Back to School Health Fair
2026-08-08 12:30 - 16:30 (America/Anchorage) | Fairview Rec Center, 1121 E 10th Ave, Anchorage, AK, United States
This back-to-school event hosted by the Anchorage Health Department and Parks & Rec’s Fairview Recreation Center is for Fairview & surrounding neighborhood kids with school supply giveaways. They invited community & social service organizations to staff booths or donate supplies or useful items. The Lions will be there in the vision trailer doing free Visionscreening for the attendees.
Each kid attending the event will be given a passport. They will need to visit and get a stamp from each of the booths, The student will receive a backpack and school supplies when they turn in their filled passport. The organizers are partnering with Sophia Metters from the GAP program this year so they are expecting to have 1500+ attendees.

49B 1st Cabinet Meeting
2026-08-15 09:00 - 15:00 (America/Anchorage) | Fox Lions Club, 2285 Steese Hwy, Fox, AK, 99712, United States
Your new District Governor Beth Durbin invites you to her First Cabinet Meeting for her Lions’ year, 2026 – 2027. She will hold her first meeting at the home of the Fox Lions, 2285 Steese Hwy, Fox, AK, on Aug 15, 2026, at 9AM.
All clubs are invited to come. Come and support your new Lions Governor.

Houston Founders Day Event
2026-08-15 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Anchorage) | Houston Fire Department, 57.4 Parks Hwy, Houston, AK, United States
The tiny town of Houston triples its population (all the way up to 6,000!) during this one-day family-friendly blowout on the third Saturday in August. And the best part is that everything’s free! Kids’ games and bouncy rooms, dunk tanks, fishing ponds, slides, and a BBQ…it’s all covered by the folks of Houston.
The block party-style festival, which has been going on for at least 30 years, was started for kids, and they’ve kept the focus on the youngsters. So bring the family for pie-eating contests, free hot dogs and burgers, and games.
There’s also a poker tournament and garage sale (for the adults) and what the folks of Houston claim is the best fireworks display in the state (a member of their fire department owns a pyrotechnic company and puts on the show). The Air Force Band also plays during the evening, and there are free tours of a life-flight helicopter.

Alaska State Fair Visionscreening
2026-08-21 11:00 - 2026-09-07 22:00 (Antarctica/Palmer) | Alaska State Fairgrounds, 2075 Glen Hwy, Palmer, AK, 99645, United States
District 49 A Lions Clubs will be offering free Visionscreening every day at the fair out of the district vision trailer. The fairgrounds will be closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

USA/Canada Leadership Forum
2026-09-03 - 2026-09-05 | Waterfront Convention Center, 777 Harrah’s Blvd, Memphis, TN, United States
To register:
https://members.lionsforum.org/event-6327053
Forum website:
https://lionsforum.org
The 2026 Memphis Forum is being held at the Renasant Convention Center, which connects to the Sheraton Memphis Downtown Hotel via skybridge across Main Street. The Sheraton Memphis Downtown Hotel is the headquarters hotel. Other Forum hotel options are within walking distance to the Renasant Convention Center.

RAM/Lions Club Medical Clinic
2026-09-11 05:00 - 2026-09-13 20:00 (America/Anchorage) | Carlson Center, 2010 2nd Ave, Fairbanks, AK, 99701, United States
Remote Area Medical/Lions Club Medical Clinic
Remote Area Medical – RAM® provides free healthcare clinics in Alaska to help meet the medical, dental, and vision needs of underserved communities. Our mobile, pop-up clinics are designed to bring care directly to those who need it most, with services including dental cleanings, fillings, extractions, eye exams, and prescription glasses made on-site.

Sign Up at: https://www.ramusa.org/volunteer/

4th Annual Pacific Community of Alaska Health Fair
2026-09-12 13:00 - 18:00 (America/Anchorage) | Boys and Girls Club, 315 Price St, Anchorage, AK, United States
This blog is for the past years health fair. A new flyer will be put up when received.

PCA asks you to kindly ‘SAVE THE DATE’ for our
4th Annual Health and Resource Fair on Sept 12h, 2026!
Support PCA. Strengthen community!

RAM/Lions Club Medical Clinic
2026-09-18 05:00 - 2026-09-20 20:00 (America/Anchorage) | Sullivan Arena, 1600 Gambell St, Anchorage, AK, 99501, United States

Project Homeless Connect
2026-10-26 11:00 - 17:00 (America/Anchorage) | William A. Egan Civic & Convention Center, 555 W 5th Ave, Anchorage, AK, 99501, United States
Project Homeless Connect is a one-day, one-stop event connecting people experiencing homelessness in Anchorage with vital services like housing, healthcare, employment support, legal aid, and more. Attendees also receive lunch, supplies, and winter gear while supplies last.
The Anchorage Health Department will be providing clinical services such as vaccinations and bike safety gear to attendees.​​

Willow Lions Trunk or Treat and Haunted Hike
2026-10-31 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Anchorage) | Willow Community Center, MP 69.5 Parks Highway, Willow, AK, 99688, United States
