Community Corner
Helping Kids See Better, One Plate at a Time
The Lions Club annual Steer Roast proves a success.
The sixteen rounds of beef that each weighed up to 90 pounds were slow cooked for more than 15 hours, then devoured by a very hungry crowd of more than 700 for the 49th annual Steer Roast Sunday.
The event at the Grayslake Middle School will help cover the cost of eye exams, eye glasses and hearing aids for children in District 46 and 127. Last year that was more than 60 exams for local students.
"This is a good blend of fundraising and community service," said Karl Molek, president of the Lions Club, as he checked in on the roasts. "This really allows us to raise the funds to return it to the community in the form of eye glasses."
Find out what's happening in Grayslakewith free, real-time updates from Patch.
The steer roast, the Christmas food drive and the annual pancake breakfast in the Spring are the some of the Lions Club's main events.
The local club began in 1940 and is one of more than 46,000 nationwide that make up the world's largest service club organization. As a fraternal organization, The Lions Club is always open to new members. Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at ,
