LIONS CLUB OF COKATO-DASSEL INC
EIN 41-1384049 · Mutual & Membership Benefit (Y)
What they do
AS AN ORGANIZATION WE COLLECTED PLASTIC for RECYCLING. WE REPLACED THE BENCHES ON THE BIKE TRAIL BETWEEN COKATO and DASSEL, ALONG WITH A BENCH AT THE DASSEL FOOD SHELF and UNITY PARK IN COKATO. UNITY PARK RENEWAL IN CONJUCTION WITH THE COKATO-DASSEL ROTARY CLUB PAVER PICNIC TABLE BASE, NEW PLANTINGS, PICNIC TABLE, and UMBRELLA. for THE COKATO CORN CARNIVAL WE PUT UP and TOOK DOWN THE BINGO TENT, MADE and SERVED PORK CHOPS. SERVED PORK CHOPS for THE DASSEL COKATO FOOTBALL BOOSTER and THE DASSEL FIRE DEPARTMENT, and HAD THE ANNUAL PORK CHOP DRIVE THRU AS WELL AS A DRIVE THRU for THE MUSIC BOOSTERS. WE MADE and SERVED PANCAKES for THE VISION SCREENING HOSTED BY THE DASSEL COKATO BUSINESS EXPO.HAD A FOOD STAND for RED ROOSTER DAYS and SERVED AN EVENT for THE DASSEL HISTORY CENTER.
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (11)
ABE ABRAHAMSONALTERNATE SE
ANNA CARLSONSECRETARY
BETH JANISHCLUB SERVICE
DAN JANISHMEMBER
DAVID PITCHFORDLION TAMER
DORENE ERICKSONPRESIDENT
GARY GUENNINGSMANMEMBER
GORDY ERICKSONTAIL TWISTER
GRANT BOESEMEMBER
MIKE LHOTKATREASURER
STEVE NELSONVICE PRESIDE
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1969
- Location
- PO BOX 691, COKATO, MN 55321-0691
- County
- Wright
- In care of
- % PAULETTE JOHNSON
- Primary officer
- MIKE LHOTKA, TREASURER
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- PIEHL HANSON BECKMAN PA
- NTEE classification
- Mutual & Membership Benefit (Y)
- IRS tax category
- Mutual & Membership Benefit