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We meet every Friday at noon at Left of Center in downtown Visalia.

Join Us

Become part of the world’s largest service organization and give back to your community while having fun with other like-minded people.

Meeting Fridays at Noon

Our meetings take place at the Left of Center restaurant at Center and Johnson Streets in downtown Visalia. 

Eye Screenings

Allen and Eye screenings sign

One of our service projects is doing free eye screenings for school children. Lions are all about eyesight and our screenings can catch eye problems early.

Lions International

Lions is the largest service organization in the world, with 1.4 million members and a motto “we serve” the people of Lions club serve their neighborhoods and people around the world.

Get Your Lions Vest

Lions Vest Let people know you are a proud Lions Club member by wearing your vest to events and meetings. Get one for just $34.95 from the Lions Internation store.

Lions Shirts

Weare your shirt and show you’re a Lion. Shirts are available in a variety of styles and colors for men and women at Lions International.

Lions Hats

Lions hatLions hats are available in a variety of colors and styles, check them out along with all the Lion’s gear.

2022 Host Lions Scholarship recipient

Jorge Maldonado of Visalia’s Golden West High School was the Visalia Host Lions 2022 scholarship recipient.

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Visalia Host Board members
Lion Allen presenting the check to VPA
abandoned Childs trike

Newsletters

Visalia Host Lion Roar Newsletter for 7-18-25

Visalia Host Lion Roar Newsletter for 7-18-25

Lion Mark stands in for Lion Tom at today's meetingTodays Meeting Lion Mark stood in for Lion President Tom, who was on vacation in Eastern Europe. Mark called on Lion Steve, who was sitting out in the audience for the first time in many years, as Lion Melinda had...

Visalia Host Lions Roar newsletter for 7-11-25

Visalia Host Lions Roar newsletter for 7-11-25

Lion Pete talks about estates and trusts at today's meeting. Todays Meeting A very convenient meeting day (7/11)  New club president Lion Tom Gaebe led our first meeting of the 2025/26 year by calling on Lion Roy (actually Lion Roy jumped in to fill the void) to lead...

Visalia Host Lions Roar Newsletter for 6-20-25

Visalia Host Lions Roar Newsletter for 6-20-25

President Lion Melinda presides over her last meeting, and our last of the 2024-25 year. Todays Meeting Lion Melinda led her last meeting as president and called on Lion Tony to lead us in saluting the flag, Lion Dee to lead us in singing God Bless America, and Lion...

Visalia Host Lions Roar Newsletter 6-13-25

Visalia Host Lions Roar Newsletter 6-13-25

Lion Brad has a happy buck. Todays Meeting Lion President Melinda led our meeting today and called on Roar editor Lion roy to lead us in saluting our flag, Lion Bob Line to lead us in singing god Bless America, and Lion Pete to do the invocation. Lion Mark introduced...

The Visalia Host Lions Roar Newsletter for 6-6-25

The Visalia Host Lions Roar Newsletter for 6-6-25

Visalia Historian Terry Ommen talks to the club about the outlaw Black Bar, who was last sighted at the Visalia House Hotel on February 28, 1888. The Visalia House was at the site of the present-day Bank of America.  Todays Meeting Lion President Melinda led our...

Visalia Host Lions Roar Newsletter 5-23-25

Visalia Host Lions Roar Newsletter 5-23-25

Before we get started, on this Memorial Day, let's take a moment: "May we never forget those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom."  Todays Meeting Lion President Melinda was at the helm of our meeting for the first time in a couple of weeks, as she had...