CURRENT PROJECTS, SOCIALS & FUNDRAISERS:

2024 Sleeping Lady Mountain Lions Tree of Giving

Elementary and Middle Schools in the Eagle River Chugiak Community submit referrals for children in families needing assistance providing for their children at Christmas. Children between the ages of 1 and 16 years of age may qualify for the program.

TREES contain tags with a child’s age, gender, sizes, needs and wants. Local citizens take tags, shop and return gifts to the trees. The SLML Tree of Giving team retrieves gifts and arrange getting them to families in time for Christmas.

Tree Locations:

Tree and tags will be available at merchant location on November 25th, 2024.

Deadline to return gifts and picked up by SLML tree of giving team is December 19th, 2024.

Jitters Coffee Shop – Where Coffee Is An Art 11401 Old Glen Hwy #107, Eagle River AK
First National Bank Alaska – Eagle River Branch 11412 Business Blvd, Eagle River AK
Harry J. McDonald Memorial Center (MAC Center) 13701 Harry Mc Donald Rd, Eagle River AK
Great Alaska Pizza Co. 11432 Business Blvd, Eagle River AK
Jason's Donuts 12801 Old Glenn Hwy, Eagle River AK

Those interested in sponsoring a child or family (and unable to retrieve a tag from a tree may contact Lion Valerie at cvbale@gci.net or 907-242-6828.

SLML ANNUAL PROJECTS, SOCIALS AND FUNDRAISER:

Below are just some of the annual projects by the SLML.

VOA - ARCH HOME

SLML provides a variety of support to ARCH including holiday dinners, Christmas gifts, bedding, graduation backpacks and other Misc. needs.

Adolescent Residential Center for Help (ARCH) is an intensive, residential treatment program for chemical dependency and co-occurring disorders. Located in Eagle River, the facility houses 24 residents ages 13 through 18 depending upon the individual needs of patients.

COMMUNITY EASTER EGG HUNT

This event is sponsored by multiple non-profit organizations in our community, and is coordinated by the SLML. Kids come from all over the municipality and Mat-su Valley to enjoy finding eggs, seeing the Easter bunny and winning prizes.

HOPE COMMUNITY RESOURCES

We annually participated in the Walk for Hope event for over 30 years, supporting Hope Community Resources and our community members who experience disabilities. Always a good time!

SENIOR BINGO

We host bingo at the Chugiak Senior Center on the first Monday of each month. The Seniors enjoy playing bingo and winning prizes. If we miss a week, they are so disappointed plus our members enjoy spending time with our Seniors.

LIONS VISION SCREENING

Every Fall the SLML coordinate with our local elementary schools and provide vision screening days for students. We also provide vision screening at the Alaska State fair.

See our Vision page for more information on screenings.

LION JULY 3RD COMMUNITY CELEBRATION

The Eagle River Lions club host their annual July 3rd Independent Day celebration for the community. Come out and enjoymusic, vendors, beer garden, kids activities and a fantastic firework display. The SLML hosted the face and hair painting booth and also provided vision screening and help ER Lions whereever needed.

The event is named in memory of the project visionary "Lion Finis Sheldon".