SPRINGFIELD
LIONS CLUB
CELEBRATING OVER 50
YEARS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE
The Springfield Lions Club is a service
club, with the goal of assisting the community and the less fortunate,
primarily the hearing and sight impaired. Our motto is "We Serve". The Club
began with 36 charter members in 1948 and now has 84 members. The
Springfield Lions Club is chartered by Lions Clubs International, which is
headquartered in Oak Brook, IL who has assisted the blind and deaf since
1917. Lions International is the largest service club in the world, having
1.4 million members in almost every country in the world. Springfield Lions
Club activities include:
- Sponsor
Springfield’s July 4th Celebration
- Sponsor the
Adult School
- Used Eye glass
collection
- Support and
sponsor individuals to Lions Camp Kirby - a summer camp for hearing
impaired children
- Support and
sponsor individuals to Lions Beacon Lodge - a summer camp for visually
impaired children
- Supports the
Lions Leader Dog Program
- Provide eye
examinations and eyeglasses for the needy
- Recognition for
outstanding Springfield students
- Support eye
research
RELATED ORGANIZATIONS
- Springfield
Lioness Club
- Springfield High
School Leo/Community Service Club
USED EYE GLASS COLLECTION
Used eye glasses are collected to help
the needy. Collection points are:
- The yellow and
blue painted mail box with the Lions’ emblem on
Saxer
Avenue
- The Knights of
Columbus on Baltimore Pike
- Pilgrim Gardens
Shopping Center at Marchese Opticians
- Southwest
Cleaners on Woodland Ave.
- Springfield
Library.
Used eye glasses can also be brought to
the Lions-sponsored concert at the Rose Tree Summer
Fesitval in the summer.
MEETING DATES AND LOCATIONS
The Club
offers two meeting choices. The Club meeting at the Springfield Country
Club at 6:30 PM on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the
month and also at the Springfield Inn on the 3rd Tuesday of each
month at 8 AM for breakfast. Club breakfast or dinner meetings consist of a
meal, a speaker or program, and a chance for Lions to socialize. Dinner
meetings usually last about 2 hours and breakfast meetings usually last
about an hour. The Club also holds a business meeting on the first Tuesday
of each month.
EVENTS
Chicken Barbecue May or June
This popular event serves a
delicious chicken take-out dinner consisting of 1/2 chicken, baked
potato, dessert, roll, butter, and drink. All prepared by the Lions
using special recipe spices for the chicken. Proceeds benefit
SPRINGFIELD LIONS CLUB charitable programs.
Candy Day May
This is a fund raiser where the
SPRINGFIELD LIONS CLUB gives out rolls of mint candy to the public and
accepts donations for the Pennsylvania Lions Foundation. Proceeds
benefit the blind and deaf.
July 4th Celebration
July
The Lions sponsor the annual
Springfield Township July 4th celebration, which includes a parade
starting at the High School, left onto Leamy
Avenue to Powell Road, down Powell Rd. to Saxer
Ave., left on Saxer Ave. to Springfield Rd.,
left on Springfield Rd. and into Memorial Park. There are events inside
Memorial Park including pony rides, ice cream, and field contests.
Awards are given to the best decorated floats and bicycles. The Lions
solicit contributions from Springfield citizens for this event in order
to fund this event.
Spring,
Summer, and Fall Camps
These are
sponsored by the SPRINGFIELD LIONS CLUB and conducted by the Springfield
School District. They are open to school age Springfield children.
Adult School October and February
The Adult School provides numerous
courses for adults, or anyone, interesting in learning about special
topics such as computers, dancing, etc. Instructors are selected by the
Springfield School District and the classes are given at either the High
School or Middle School.
Lottery Calendar Sales
October-December
The lottery calendar event is a
major fundraiser for the SPRINGFIELD LIONS CLUB. Calendars, which are
good for one year starting in January, are offered, which contain a
number. The number is connected to the Pennsylvania State Lottery and if
it is selected that day during the state lottery drawing wins the amount
printed on the calendar for that date. Multiple winnings are possible.
Always a popular Christmas present or a present for
any occasion.
White Cane Days October
What is the
meaning of the White Cane?
The familiar red-tipped white cane is recognized universally as a symbol
of those living without light. The Lions Clubs originated the white
cane for the sightless safety, and it continues as an emblem of our
efforts in saving the sight of our citizens, as well as being a major
mobility aid for those who will never see again. The emblem and the use
of the white cane became standardized as a longer-than – usual white
stick with a six inch tip, used as a guide rather than a support.
The White Cane fund raising event
is a major campaign for the Lions worldwide and provides funds for our
blind and sight-related programs.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
The Springfield Lions Club encourages
anyone having a need
for our services or who desire information on
membership to contact us. To contact the Springfield Lions Club:
Mail:
P.O. Box 220, Springfield, PA 19064
E mail:
springfieldlions@comcast.net
Web: http://www.springfieldlionsclub.org/
For more information about Lions:
Lions International:
http://www.lionsclubs.org
Lions District 14A
(Delaware, Philadelphia and Bucks Counties):
http://lionsa14a.org/
Lions Club