York Lions Club

	Md 34 District C York Lions Club Cuba Alabama United States Club Number:012391
Club Address:P.O.Box 95 Cuba, Al 36907 Club Tel:205-392-5907 This Page address: http://yorkal.lionwap.org Our other Web Address: http://e-clubhouse.org/sites/yorkal Mail To

Meetings:

When:4th Tuesday 6:30 P. M.
Where: Place of meeting will be announced at previous meeting.

Officers:

	Name	Office Tel	Home Tel
President		205-499-0253	205-392-5907
1st Vice President
Secretary		205-499-1680	205-392-9310
Treasurer		Cell-205-499-0253	205-392-5907
Membership Chairman	Reid Vaughan

Announcements :

Welcome to the Lions Club of York which was founded on August 13, 1939. We are part of Lions Club International which is the largest service club organization in the world, founded by Melvin Jones almost 100 years ago.
LIONS is an acronym which stands for LIBERTY, INTELLIGENCE, OUR NATION’S SAFETY, and our Motto is “We Serve.” We support many worthwhile projects, with a key emphasis on sight preservation and eye research and providing sight and support for the blind.

Our many worthwhile projects are the Lions/USA Eye Research Institute in Mobile, Alabama Lions Sight Conservation Association, Camp Seale Harris, and support Southeastern Dogs for the Blind

Home of Past International President Aubrey D. Green 1963-1964

Home of Past District Governor David Hatcher 2001-2002

Former home of Past District Governor John J. Caldwell 1958-59

Former Home of Past District Governor Nancy Bellenger 1996-1997 1998-1999

Former Home of Past District Governor Charles Bellenger 1997-1998

Melvin Jones Fellows: Past International President Aubrey D. Green, Charles Richardson, Langford Stephens, Amos Bailey Jr., Past District Governor David Hatcher & Thomas Taylor.

Past International President Aubrey D. Green died March 25th 2007 with 60 years of service in Lions Club International and the York Lions club.

Activities :

*******Donations for the year 2008-2009*******

Donated $250.00 to the University of West Alabama Tiger Club.

Donated $60.00 to the Sumter Fine Arts.

Donated $400.00 to Southeastern Guide Dogs School, $400.00 to Camp Seale Harris Dibetic Training Camp,& $500.00 to the Hightower Library.

Gave 120 baskets of fruit to residents at the Sumter Rehap in York.

Presented Amos Bailey Jr. with a Melvin Jones Fellow award, which is the highest award for an individual in a club level.

Gave $100.00 to Friends of the Arts to teach Sumter Nursing Home residents how to paint pictures.

Donated $200.00 to Cancer Relay for Life.

Gave $200.00 to Alabama Sight to help buy a Pascal Laser.

Donated $120.00 to the Coleman Center.

$60.00 to the Coleman Center after school project.

Bought $175.00 worth of U.S. Flags to put on telephone poles on special occasions.

Donated $500.00 to Lions Clubs International Foundation to help with disasters around the World.

$25.00 went to the local Boy Scout Troop.

*****Projects of the York Lions Club*****

Support many local projects.

**** Built and maintain York Lions Veterans Park at the intersection of Alabama Highway 17 and U.S. Highway 11.

****Brunswich stew- Spring & Fall.

****Birthday Calendar Sale-July-September

*****Provide fruit baskets to the residents of Sumter Nursing Home at their annual Christmas Party.

++++Donate to the Hightower Library each year.

****Support Camp Seale Harris(Camp for children with diabetes).

****Support Alabama Sight

****Support Lions/University of South Alabama Eye Research

****** Support Southeastern Dogs for the Blind

****Each year, the York Lions Club & American Legion provide the (Gatewood Hatcher Scholarship) to a student from Sumter County to attend the University of West Alabama.

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We welcome your questions and comments

Page created at 2001-03-17 and Last updated at 2012-07-02.

Md 34 District CYork Lions Club

Home of Past International President Aubrey D. Green 1963-1964

Md 34
District C
York Lions Club