By Al Benson
Aurora Noon Lions Club will hold a pork-chop dinner fundraiser Wednesday, Sept. 22.
The event will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Luigi’s Pizza and Fun Center, 732 Prairie Street in Aurora. The public is invited. Patrons may pick up dinners in a drive-thru or eat in the center.
Proceeds will benefit Aurora-based Cities in Schools, a nonprofit that helps students succeed in school and life. Formerly called Communities in Schools, CIS provides school supplies, winter coats, school-day counseling services and after-school homework help, snacks and enrichment activities at 28 area schools. In August, CIS distributed 2,500 back-to-school kits containing school supplies and fruit at a drive-thru in Phillips Park.
Diners may choose from two pork chops with baked beans, coleslaw, applesauce, roll and butter and a cookie or a chicken dinner with sides.
Tickets are $14 at the door and from Lions members. Advance orders may be placed at auroranoonlions.org or luigispizzaandfuncenter.com.
Founded in 1922, Aurora Noon Lions Club is planning its centennial celebration for 2022. Open to men and women interested in community service, the Club meets on the first and third Mondays at Luigi’s Pizza, 732 Prairie Street in Aurora. Call 630-892-8045 for more information.
With the motto “We Serve,” Lions volunteers focus on supporting causes including hearing and vision impairment, hunger, the environment, childhood cancer and diabetes.
Lions Clubs International is the largest service club organization in the world with 1.42 million members in more than 48,000 clubs serve in more than 200 countries and geographic areas worldwide.
Since 1917, Lions have strengthened local communities through hands-on service and humanitarian projects and extend service impact through the Lions Clubs International Foundation. For more information about Lions Clubs International, visit lionsclubs.org.