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
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.
Get Your 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 Hats
Lions hats are available in a variety of colors and styles, check them out along with all the Lion’s gear.
Make a Donation to Our Club
Jorge Maldonado of Visalia’s Golden West High School was the Visalia Host Lions 2022 scholarship recipient.
Eye Glass Drop-off Locations
The Lions Clubs collect used eyeglasses, refurbish them, and deliver them to people in developing countries who have no other access to glasses. Here is the list of drop-off locations in Visalia and Tulare.
Visalia
Visalia Eye Center
(559) 733-4372
112 N. Akers St., Visalia
Sierra Eye Group
(559) 636-1000
2830 W. Main St.
Target Vision Center
(559) 749-0751
4247 S. Mooney Blvd.
Tulare
Target Vision Center
(559) 684-7628
2195 E. Prosperity Ave
Walmart Vision Center
(559) 687-8364
1110 E. Prosperity Ave.
Infinity Vision Obtomitary
(559) 688-5020
1259 E. Prosperity Ave.
Steed Family Eyecare
(559) 688-1660
1082 N. Cherry St.
Simply Eyes Obtomitary
(559) 688-0661
511 E. Kern Ave
Newsletters
Visalia Host Lions Roar Newsletter for 8-29-25
Stand-in President Lion Colin is as excited as Lion Bob as he draws the white marble and wins. Todays Meeting First Vice President Lion Colin led the meeting today in Lion Tom's absence, and called on Lion Bob Line to lead us in the flag salute, Lion Pat to lead us in...
Visalia Host Lions Roar Newsletter for 8-15-25
Todays Meeting Lion President Tom led the meeting today and called on Lion Mark to lead us in the flag salute, Lion Bob Line to lead us in song, and Lion John to do the invocation. Head greeter, Lion Tony, introduced our guest and speaker, Jason Crabtree from CSET and...
Visalia Host Lions Newsletter for 8-8-25
Todays Meeting Our president, Lion Tom, led the meeting today and called on Lion Betty to lead us in the flag salute, Lion Pat to lead us in song, and Lion Bob Line to do the invocation. Greeter Lion Tony introduced our guest and speaker, Luca Comi, along with his...
Visalia Host Lions Roar Newsletter for 7-25-25
Lion Melinda talks about her experiences at the Lions International convention in Florida.Todays Meeting Lion Pete led the meeting today, and he called on Lion Steve to lead us in saluting the flag, Lion John to lead us in singing "God Bless America," and Lion Tom...
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
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...