Welcome to the San Francisco Unified Lions Club

“Together, we serve. Together, we empower. Together, we create change.”

15+Projects / year
50thClub in our district
San Francisco Unified Lions Club officers and members on stage at the club's 2025 installation ceremony
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Serving San Francisco
Since 2016

Our service projects

See how we serve San Francisco

A few of the projects our Lions run for neighbors across the city.

Youth Vision Screening Project
Vision

Youth Vision Screening Project

Our signature project: free vision screenings for children in preschools, daycares, schools and underserved communities across San Francisco.
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Annual Holiday Toy Drive
Youth

Annual Holiday Toy Drive

New toys for children and families who may otherwise have limited opportunities to receive a holiday gift.
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Annual Lions Student Speaker Contest
Youth

Annual Lions Student Speaker Contest

A yearly public speaking contest where high school students share their perspective on a selected topic.
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San Francisco Veterans Parade
Community

San Francisco Veterans Parade

Lions marching together each year in the San Francisco Veterans Day Parade to honor our veterans.
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Mission, values & goals

We serve through personal involvement and lasting partnerships

Mission Statement

To inspire volunteers to create lasting, positive change by serving communities throughout San Francisco, bringing communities and generations together through service, developing compassionate leaders, and advancing the Lions tradition of service locally and globally.

Core Values

Our club is guided by Compassion, Respect, Service, Leadership, Unity, and Innovation. Together, these values inspire us to serve with purpose, lead with integrity, strengthen our communities, and create lasting impact.

Club Goals

Our goals are to meet evolving community needs through meaningful service, build a vibrant and sustainable club, unite communities and generations through fellowship, develop members and youth into compassionate leaders, and collaborate with Lions clubs and community partners to expand our impact.

How we serve

Service projects across the Bay Area

Hands-on work across vision, hunger, youth, veterans, health, and our community — every month of the year.

Get Your Rear In Gear colon cancer awareness walk
Health

Get Your Rear In Gear

Neighbors walking together for colon cancer awareness at our annual community health event.

Youth vision screening at a Bay Area school
Vision

Youth Vision Screening

Lions members loading donation boxes
Hunger

Food & supply drives

Our causes

From vision to veterans, we show up

VisionHungerYouthVeteransHealthCommunity
Ocean Beach cleanup volunteers
Community

Ocean Beach cleanups

Big volunteer turnouts keeping San Francisco's coastline clean, one stretch of sand at a time.

Bikes-4-Vets bicycle giveaway
Veterans

Bikes-4-Vets

Holiday toy drive donations
Youth

Holiday Toy Drive

Our impact

Small club, real reach across the Bay Area.

15+
Service projects run each year
2016
Chartered as the 50th club in our district
$103,000
Raised for local causes

Impact figures are being finalized with the club — placeholders shown where numbers are still being confirmed.

Volunteers at an Ocean Beach cleanup
A smiling SFULC member
An SFULC member handing bags of rice to families on a charity mission
Holiday toy drive
Club members at a chapter gathering
Get Your Rear In Gear community walk
Youth vision screening
Members loading donation boxes
Community outreach booth
Bikes-4-Vets giveaway
San Francisco Unified Lions Club members together
Members at the District Governor visit
Community visit
BeChinatown Christmas
Veterans Day parade
Club group photo
Members at a meeting
Sunset Mercantile community booth
Club holiday gathering
A smiling SFULC member

We serve

Serve together.

So no neighbor stands alone. Give an hour or a gift — it stays right here at home.

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