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Lions Club Oxelösund

Oxelösund, Sweden

Community developmentHumanitarian aid & Disaster reliefElderly careChildren & Youth
Association
Profile last updated: September 30, 2026

About

Lions Club Oxelösund is a non-profit association based in Oxelösund, Sweden working on community development, humanitarian aid & disaster relief, elderly care +3 more.

Lions Club Oxelösund is a local club of Lions Clubs International, a non-profit association in Oxelösund, Sweden. The club raises funds through events such as the Lions Oxelö Marknad market, bakluckeloppis car-boot sales and a Christmas market, and uses the money for local aid to people in need in the municipality. It supports elderly people with entertainment and cake gatherings at care homes, takes children and elderly people on outings, runs the Lions Tåget tourist train, and gives scholarships for youth, sport and culture. The club also funds international relief, including a large project for Ukraine with other Lions clubs, and sends used eyeglasses to Vision For All. Members volunteer their time, and the club is politically and religiously neutral.

Location

Oxelösund, Sweden

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

ideell förening

Legal name

Lions Club Oxelösund

Focus areas

Lionsvolunteeringlocal aidelderly carechildrenOxelösundhumanitarian aidscholarships

Languages

SV

Causes & programmes

Causes

Community developmentHumanitarian aid & Disaster reliefElderly careChildren & YouthHealthEducation

Works for

Elderly peopleChildrenYouthFamiliesCommunities

How they work

Direct servicesCommunity programmesGrant-makingVolunteer programmesEmergency response

Programmes

Lions Tåget

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Community development

Tourist train running on regular timetabled routes in summer, linking Oxelösund's centre with guest harbours and beaches, plus free outings for children and elderly people. Operated since 1989 and funded by local sponsors.

Barnlördagsliv

Children & Youth

Annual day for children and young people in Oxelösund with a full day of activities and donated children's and youth books.

Glasögoninsamling

Health

Collection of used eyeglasses from local opticians, cleaned and packed for Vision For All, which checks and fits them for people in poverty abroad.

Bakluckeloppis

Community development

Weekly summer car-boot market at Jogersö, run with local partners, whose proceeds support the club's local aid work.

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsCorporate partnershipsEarned income

Ways to support

DonateVolunteerMembershipSponsorship

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

Lejonkronan

Lions Sverige2026Humanitarian work for Ukraine

Industry memberships

Lions Clubs InternationalLions SverigeDistrikt 101O

Partnerships

Vision For All, Familjecentralen i Oxelösunds kommun, Svenska Kyrkan, OIK, Bissarna, Koordinaten, Lions Club Lviv

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