Billerica Lions Club
Founded 1957
“We Serve”
Billerica Lions 2018-2019
Accomplishments & Good Deeds
- Established Billerica Lions Charities 501 (c) 3 Status
- Received Ma. Lions Eye Research Plaque for club donations
- New member inductions: Oct ’18 and May ‘19
- Hosted Community Tea Function to raise monies to support vision screening
- Serving our Focus areas: Vision, Diabetes, Hunger, Environment, and Youth
- Purchased Vision Spot Camera (via Corporate and Community donations)
- Vision screening started at Hajjar and Parker elementary schools
- Support Billerica Middle Schools - Peace Poster contest
- Support Billerica High and Shawsheen Tech - Speech Contest
- Support Home for the Holiday Christmas Tree at Billerica Library
- Collected Toys for Tots and coat for kids
- Supported Salvation Army Red Kettle bell ringing fundraising campaign
- Provided free hot lunches to Veterans and local residents as well as Local Food Pantries
- Many acts of kindness with requests from BCOA and Billerica Community – Homebound Seniors
- Support for needy families with eye exam and student eyeglasses
- Support local DAV chapter with donation to Wreaths across America
- Support Billerica Scholarship Foundation for BMHS and Shawsheen Tech students
- Collected over 1,000 pairs of eye glasses for redistribution to less fortunate in third world countries
- Vision screening at Billerica Health and Wellness Fair
- Hosted Zone 4 Meeting with (Billerica, Lowell, Chelmsford, and Tewksbury)
- Guest speaker – Stephen and Samantha Lyons presentation on the Clara Barton Summer camp
- Guest speaker – Gregory Donnelly – Presiden, Carroll Center for the Blind
- Spring Reminisce Concert fund-raiser
- Support Journey for Sight Walk-a-thon fund-raiser
- Hosted Club Culinary Adventures and Lowell Spinners Baseball outing for club members
- Where there is a need, there is a Lion
