Aston Township Lions Club - Lions e-Clubhouse

Thank you to all who attended the Aston Lions Bingo Night on April 7th. You are the best. The monies earned will be used to meet our Chairtable Budget.

Your Aston Township Lions Club made the following donations in March of 2018, Delaware Valley Eye Bank, BVS (Delaware County Blind Center), Pennsylvania Eye Research, Pennsylvania Hearing Research, VOSH of Pennsylvania (teams go to foreign countries to help with river blindness and other sight problems), Boy and Girl Scouts and Aston/Middletown Little League. With your support, we are able to assist these orgaanizations. Thank you.

Your Aston Lions donated a total of $3,000 for Hurricane Relief.

On Thursday Evening, January 18, 2018 the Lions Club honored students from Holy Family and Northley Middle School. These students were chosen as students of the month by their schools. Check out their picture on photo page. See your neighbor, congratulate them.

Since 1950 the Aston Township Lions have been hosting a Children's Party for area children. This year 55 children and their parents attended the party at the Pennell Elementary School. See Santa and his helpers on the photo page of this site.

Thank you to all of the members of our community who supported our projects throughout the year.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of our friends and community members!

Thank you to Wells Fargo for awarding us your service club of the year award.

Aston Township celebrated their 70th Birthday, on Thursday October 26th at the Boothwyn Ballroom.

Our guest speaker was Phil Heron, Editon of the Delaware County Daily Time.

Awards were given to Lions with Perfect Attendance.

Lion Robert Shufelt was presented with his Past Presidents Trophy. Bob did an excellent job as President and has new assumed his new role as Financial Secretary

Lion Anthony Shahadi was presented with The Good Samaratin Award for outstanding service as our Health and Welfare Chairman for nearly 8 years. Just for some background. Anthony made 35 pickup or deliveries in less than a 5 month period. His trips have covered all of Delaware County, Philadelpia and Northern Delaware.

Contratulations Anthony you really represent the Lions Motto: We Serve.

On Thursday, September 21st the Aston Lions had Stephen Sarazin from the Aston Public Library as their speaker. Acting President, Mike Petrillo presented Stephen a check in the amount of $300 for use in the library. The Lions are proud to support this valuable community asset.

At the Lions Dinner Meeting on Thursday, September 7th the Aston Township Lions Club presented Major Ervin McKoy of the Salvation Army a check in the amount of $1,000 for the Harvey Relief Fund. Thank you to all who support the Lions. Without your support we could not make the above donation.

The Aston Lions have donated 50 packs of diapers, 21 walkers and 22 pairs of crutches to the Harvey Diaster.

Locally your Lions Club supplied two morotized chairs to a local young man who had a serious brain virus and the second to a vet in need.!

The Aston Township Lions Club loans medical equipment:

Between November 11, 2016 and May 6, 2017 the club has loaned/donated the following items: 10 potty chairs, 7+cases of diapers, 5 wheel chairs, 5 shower chairs, 5 sets of bed rails, 4 hospital beds, 4 raised commode seats, 4 walkers, 1 hoyer lift, and 1 cane.

Your Aston Township Lions Club has made donations to the following:

Aston Public Library, Aston-Middletown Little League, Boy and Girl Scouts, Camp Kirby (Deaf Camp), City Team Ministries, Delaware Valley Eye Bank, Blind and Visual of Delco, Fire and EMT Services of Aston, Several Eye Examinations wwith glasses, Guide Dog Foundation, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Children's Christmas Party, Pennsylvania Eye Research, Pennsylvania Hearing Research, F. A. Staus Blind Day Camp, Honored Students of the Month, VOSH of Pennsylvania, and nymerous others via loaning of hospital equipment and supplies.

If you would like to make a donation to this worthy organization,

Send a check to Aston Lions C. F., Inc.

PO Box 2052, Aston, PA 19014-0052.

Please note on memo for which purpose you would like your donation to support.

Thank you to all who attended our pancake breakfast and those who supported us with donations.

Thank you to Wells Fargo Bank for

making us a recipient of your service club award!_

Meet the 69th President of the Aston Township Lions, James Longhurst.

James is a local man raised in Aston and a graduate of Sun Valley High School. He is employed at Boeing.

The Aston Lions awarded two $500 scholarships to Sun Valley High School Seniors, Brittany Hinderhoffer and Artrucua Nou. We wish our Leo's success as they move into their college years.

One hundred dollar education awards were made to Northley Middle School students, Jake Crowder and Joseph Generosi. Angelina Elliott was the recipient from Holy Family Regional Roman Catholic School. Good Luck to all as you move into your high school experience.

The Aston Lions elected the following officers for 2017-2018.

President James Longhurst, 1st Vice President Merle Lewis, 2nd Vice-President Thomas Haugh, 3rd Vice-President David Toomey, Immediate Past President Robert Shufelt, Recording Secretary Walter Longhurst, Financial Secretary Robert Shufelt, Treasurer William Flick, Tail Twisters John Hinderhoffer and Donald Mercadante, Lions Tamers John Vernon and Al Donato, Chaplain Rodderick Powell, Membership Chair James Hinderhofer, Directors for One Year are Walter Byrne, Paul Maletsky, Robert Russell, and William White. Directors for Two Years are Steven Allman, Joseph Bradley, Robert Hoyt and Michael Petrillo.

Help them lead this club to the best Year Ever!

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