After expenses, half of the money collected goes to the KLEF and half remains in the local club's projects fund. KLEF uses the money to help offset annual operating expenses of the Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation.
Local clubs use the money for eye exams, glasses and other sight conservation projects.
You volunteer to work a two-hour shift. You will probably be assigned to work with other Lions in front of Wal Mart or Krogers. Some people say that they don't like to beg for money. Others say they don't like to make little kids take candy. I have seen and talked to people who have lost their sight but regained their sight with a cornea transplant.