Background
The Andover Lions Club was chartered in November 1954 and has continued its community support activities ever since. The club generates fund raising events to allow us to provide community support and projects.
All income generated by these fund raising events are directed back to the communities.
Fund Raising Events
Fourth of July:
Annual Pancake Breakfast
Food service on the Andover Green
July-December: Calendar Raffle
Weekend before Labor Day:
Food service at Musterfield Farms Days
Saturday before Labor Day:
Food service at Danbury Grange Fair
September:
Golf Tournament at Country Club of NH
December:
Annual Middle School Invitational Basketball Tournament at Proctor Academy
March: Annual Rose Sale
As Requested:
Large Tent Rentals
Display of the Andover Lions Club Concord Coach
Community Support and Charities
The Andover Lions Club supports community and charitable projects in Andover, Danbury, Salisbury, and Wilmot. The following is a partial list of assistance that we provide:
- Local children's sports programs
- Andover local Scout Troop 649
- Camp Allen for disabled individuals
- Camp Pride for those with special needs
- College Scholarships for local students
- Community Center reading programs
- Eye exams and free glasses for the needy
- Eyeglasses recycling and reuse
- Gift certificates for the holiday seasons for needy
- Health, vision and hearing screening for all ages
- Large print Readers Digest subscriptions for senior citizen homes
- Camp Mayhew for disadvantaged boys
- New Hampshire Brain Injured donations
- School Peace Poster and Patriotic Essay Contests
- Road clean-up on Route 4 between Andover and Danbury
The Andover Lions Club also conducts vision and hearing screenings for the local elementary schools once each academic year. We also provide a pre-school vision screening for local day-care centers under the Operation Kidsight program. These screenings are at no charge to the community.
Since the Andover Lions Club was first chartered in 1954, the various projects benefiting the local communities has been cited as an invaluable service. Some of the more recent projects are:
A beach house at Highland Park in Andover
An all purpose building at the Danbury Athletic Field
Ambulance for Andover (Total of $5,000)
Andover Girls Softball dugout
Sign for Andover Little League
Supporting the Andover One Wheelers
Sign for Danbury Community Center
Defibrillator for Andover Fire Department
Furniture and copier for Danbury Community Center
Habitat for Humanity ($5,000)
Jaws of Life for Andover Fire Department
Jaws of Life for Danbury Fire Department
Lung transplant ($1,000)
Radio Communication System for Danbury Fire Department
