While hundreds fill the Kewaunee County Fairgrounds Exposition Hall in Luxemburg on Saturday sampling beer, Kewaunee Lions Club member John Mastalir hopes attendees also take time to speak with club members.

The Kewaunee and Dyckesville Lions clubs frequently collaborate on projects at the local, state and national levels. Vision testing in schools, improvements at Red River County Park and Bruemmer County Park, and scholarships for graduating seniors are all made possible through the work of area Lions Club members in addition to funds distributed to the Wisconsin Lions Camp in Rosholt.

With membership in service organizations declining across the country, Mastalir said events like Saturday’s Roar Off the Shore are important for showcasing the group’s “We Serve” mission in the community the other 364 days of the year.

Tickets are still available for the annual Roar Off the Shore Beer, Wine and Food Festival, which runs from 2 to 6 p.m. Mastalir says the event is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the Kewaunee and Dyckesville Lions Clubs, which splits the event's costs and proceeds to fund their individual projects.