BIG BEND VERNON LIONS CLUB INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2020

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Organization: BIG BEND VERNON LIONS CLUB INC (EIN 39-6076249)
Tax period: 2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed: 2021-09-05
IRS object ID: 202132509349200733
Schema version: 2020v4.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990-EZ
Schedule A
Schedule G
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-09-05T13:36:07-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	396076249	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BIG BEND VERNON LIONS CLUB INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	BIGB	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2627865305	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 363	AddressLine1Txt
City	Big Bend	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53103	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Gerald Louward	PersonNm
Person Title	Treasurer	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2627865305	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-09-05	SignatureDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	0	TrustedCustomerCd
OOB Security Verification	11	OOBSecurityVerificationCd
Last Submission Rqr OOB	0	LastSubmissionRqrOOBCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL2	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Schedule B Not Required	Yes (X)	ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Address	bigbendvernonlions.com	WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts	$171,571	GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part I	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	$7,021	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue	$0	ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues	$12,578	MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income	$123	InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross	$75	SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale	$0	CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets	$75	GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income	$130,863	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses	$76,781	SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss	$54,082	SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$0	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry	$0	GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total	$20,911	OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue	$94,790	TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid	$0	GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members	$10,086	BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft	$0	SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct	$0	FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint	$0	OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage	$3,799	PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total	$28,881	OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses	$42,766	TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year	$52,024	ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$31,404	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$83,428	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$31,404	BOYAmt
EOY	$83,428	EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$31,404	BOYAmt
EOY	$83,428	EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$31,404	BOYAmt
EOY	$83,428	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt Purpose	Money to Parade of Checks. Benefits programs such as Leader Dog, Wisconsin Lions Foundation, Wisconsin Lions Camp, Hearing Fund, Lions Disaster Fund	PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt	Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt	Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Money to Parade of Checks. Benefits programs such as Leader Dog, Wisconsin Lions Foundation, Wisconsin Lions Camp, Hearing Fund, Lions Disaster Fund	$0	$15,452
Maintain Community Center as well as pay all bills. The Community Center is used by various community groups (free of charge) as well as rented to various individuals of the community for functions such as birthday parties, graduation parties, etc.	$0	$10,545
Participation in community functions free of charge including a Halloween party, Easter Egg Hunt, and a booth serving hot dogs and soda at the National Night Out.	$0	$6,112

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$32,109	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt	Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt	Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Laurie Parr
President	0	$0	$0	$0
Thomas Walden
1st Vice President	0	$0	$0	$0
Mary Lewandowski
Secretary	20	$0	$0	$0
Gerald Louward
Treasurer	20	$0	$0	$0
Kevin King
Director	0	$0	$0	$0
Steve Pautz
Director	0	$0	$0	$0
Donald Walsh Jr
Director	0	$0	$0	$0
Steve Pautz
Director	0	$0	$0	$0
Gary Wilde
Director	0	$0	$0	$0
Dan DeGrave
Director	0	$0	$0	$0
Lulie Krey
Director	0	$0	$0	$0
Mike James
Director	0	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt	0	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt	0	ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI	0	OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	0	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend	$0	DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Form1120 Pol Filed	0	Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers	0	MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911	$0	TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912	$0	TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955	$0	TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr	$0	TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization	$0	TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Gerald Louward	PersonNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	S82 W21005 Fireside Dr	AddressLine1Txt
City	Muskego	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	531507626	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2627865305	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds	0	DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided	0	TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	0	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl	NONE	PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc	NONE	PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule A	Yes (1)	FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$11,336	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$14,551	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$14,345	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$10,053	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$12,578	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$62,863	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,350	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,300	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,600	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$8,450	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$34,700	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$17,686	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$21,551	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$20,645	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$16,653	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$21,028	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$97,563	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$97,563	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$99	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$101	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$106	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$120	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$123	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$549	TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$99	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$101	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$106	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$120	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$123	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$549	TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$17,785	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$21,652	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$20,751	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$16,773	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$21,151	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$98,112	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.99440	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.99	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00560	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.01	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	Bowling Tournament	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$37,830	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$148	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$37,682	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1	$6,100	CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1	$723	NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$5,841	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$1,612	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$0	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$2,607	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	Golf Outing (2)	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$50,151	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$500	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$49,651	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Cash Prizes Event2	$0	CashPrizesEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2	$0	NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$11,581	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$8,431	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2	$0	EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$7,425	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	4	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$43,630	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$100	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$43,530	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Other Events	$6,690	CashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events	$0	NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events	$0	RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events	$6,967	FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events	$2,445	EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$16,359	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$131,611	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$748	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$130,863	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events	$12,790	CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$723	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$17,422	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$17,010	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$2,445	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$26,391	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$76,781	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$54,082	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8	Income from several small donations from a member memorial and member dues.
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16	Expenses include fund raiser expenses, office operating expenses and member meeting expenses.
Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line (28-31)	28 - Money to Parade of Checks. Benefits programs such as Leader Dog, Wisconsin Lions Foundation, Wisconsin Lions Camp, Hearing Fund, Lions Disaster Fund 29 - Maintain Community Center as well as pay all bills. The Community Center is used by various community groups (free of charge) as well as rented to various individuals of the community for functions such as birthday parties, graduation parties, etc. 30 - Participation in community functions free of charge including a Halloween party, Easter Egg Hunt, and a booth serving hot dogs and soda at the National Night Out. 31 - We put our "Little Joe" Train in a number of parades, we transport eye tissue two months out of the year, we have a canoe outing for visually impaired individuals (BOLD), we donate to the Special Olympics Basketball Tournament, we purchase livestock from the Waukesha County fair from a child who lives in the Big Bend-Vernon community, we send an individual to Badger Camp each year, we sponsor two individuals to attend KODA camp and we gave two $2,000 scholarships to high school students who live in the Big Bend Vernon community, we do eye screening at several area elementary schools and at the Wisconsin State Fair , we sponsor one or two Eagle Scout projects each year and we donate to several local food banks.