Seven decades of neighbors serving neighbors
The Wales-Genesee Lions Club is a volunteer service club chartered in 1952, serving Wales, Genesee Depot and the Town of Genesee, Wisconsin. We are part of Lions Clubs International — the world's largest service organization.
To promote impactful giving and strengthen our community, both financially and in action.
The Wales-Genesee Lions Club has been dedicated to making a difference in our local community through service, fellowship, and compassion since 1952.
Putting “We Serve” into action.
As Lions, we follow a simple, powerful motto: We Serve. For our club, that means showing up — flipping pancakes before sunrise, screening children's vision, funding scholarships, and standing with neighbors when times get hard.
Every project we take on and every dollar we raise is aimed at meeting a real need close to home — because the community we serve is our own.
- Chartered in 1952 — over 70 years of continuous service
- Member of Lions Clubs International, District 27-A1 (southeastern Wisconsin)
- Funds raised in our community stay in our community
A clubhouse with more than a century of history
Our home was built in 1912 as the Town of Genesee town hall — and it still stands at the heart of Genesee Depot today.
Now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the building has been a gathering place for this community for over 110 years. Today it serves as the Lions Clubhouse: home to our meetings, our public bar, dart ball leagues, pancake breakfasts, and the weddings and celebrations our neighbors host here.
Caring for a historic landmark is part of how we serve — preserving a piece of the Kettle Moraine's heritage for the next generation.
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Milestones along the way
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1912
The town hall is built
The building that would become our clubhouse is constructed to serve the Town of Genesee — later earning a place on the National Register of Historic Places.
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1952
The Wales-Genesee Lions Club is chartered
Local volunteers answer the call to serve, joining Lions Clubs International and beginning more than 70 years of community service.
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Today
Still serving, still growing
From vision care to scholarships, pancake breakfasts to the new 2026 car show, our members keep the motto alive — and welcome new neighbors to join.
Local roots, global reach
Our club is one chapter of Lions Clubs International — 1.4 million members in over 200 countries, all united by the motto "We Serve."
Through District 27-A1 and the Wisconsin Lions Foundation, our local work connects to causes that span the globe: sight, hunger, the environment, diabetes, and childhood cancer. When you serve with us, your hometown effort becomes part of the largest service movement on earth.
Become part of our next chapter
Seventy years on, the work continues — and there's room for you. Join a club where your time turns directly into good for your hometown.