VIROQUA, Wis. – Five Lions Clubs in our area including Coon Valley, Viroqua, St. Joseph Ridge, Cashton, and Westby clubs recently sponsored their 17th annual Lions Golf Tournament at the Viroqua Hills Golf Course. Together the five clubs raised money to donate to the La Crosse Area Children’s Miracle Network and two local food pantries.
The clubs donated a total of $10,986 to important community needs. Over 70 area businesses joined as hole sponsors and door prize donators, and 84 area golfers enjoyed a fundraising day on the course, all raising a record $10,016 at the golf tournament for the one-day event. $6,678 was donated to the Children’s Miracle Network with the remaining funds split equally between the Living Faith Food Pantry in Viroqua and Bethel Butikk in Westby. An additional donation of $970 to the two food pantries gave each pantry a total donation of $2,154.
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, a service of the Gundersen Medical Foundation, is dedicated to saving and improving the lives of children. They directly assist children and their families and support pediatric programs and services that help kids battle diseases and injuries of every kind. In Gundersen’s Southwestern Wisconsin service area, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals has raised more than $22.3 million since 1986. Each charitable donation—whether through special events, annual gifts, business partnerships, sponsorships or planned giving such as bequests—benefits children in this region and provides support for specialty medical care, research and preventive education.
The two local food pantries, along with several other area programs, provide assistance for people with food insecurities. Given the high degree of need in our area, these pantries are providing an invaluable service to families in our local communities.
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