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Davidson-Huntersville Lions Club

Serving Our Community for 80 Years

The Davidson Lions Club was chartered on June 29, 1945, and the Huntersville Lions Club was formed on February 5, 1951. In February 2020, the Huntersville Lions Club, responding to declining club membership, decided to merge their members with the Davidson Lions Club, forming the Davidson-Huntersville Lions Club.

Membership of both men and women consists of dedicated volunteer community leaders and citizens from government, clergy, health care, education, and business. Several long-term mayors and commissioners have served as Lions in the community. In fact the Russell B. Knox Memorial Golf Tournament honors the memory of Davidson’s mayor annually, while benefiting a select not-for-profit community cause,

The Davidson Lions Club has close ties with Davidson College, where Club meetings were held in the college cafeteria for years. Until recently the Lions Club operated concession stands for the intercollegiate athletic events on campus, providing a service for spectators with a Lions’ flair.

Further service to the community includes the chartering for Scout Troops 58, as well as Cub Scouts. Scouts often expand the Lions resources of volunteers, and the Lions Club has been active in support of scouting events and awards. In fact the Lions chartered the first girls Scout Troop in the Mecklenburg County Council, which delivered the first girls Eagle Scouts.

The Davidson-Huntersville Lions have long actively supported Lions Services in Charlotte, NC, which provides employment for 150-200 sight impaired individuals. Contracts to produce specialty stitched items are provided to primarily U.S. government and military sources.

Other notable Community Services provided by Lions include:

Lowe’s 24 Hour Bed Build
Parking staff for Loch Norman Scottish Games
Davidson Veterans Monument Fund
Davidson Housing Coalition
North Carolina Youth Orchestra
Contributions to the North Carolina Eye and Human Tissue Bank
Creating and selling Local Calendars
La Escuelita (Davidson)
La Escuelita San Marcos (Huntersville)
Participating in the North Mecklenburg Annual Christmas Parade
Broom and Light Bulb Sales
Visually Impaired Person (VIP) Fishing Tournament
Vision Screenings – including Caterpillar Ministries Back-To-School event

Huntersville United Methodist Church Food Pantry
Ada Jenkins Food Bank
Angels and Sparrows Soup Kitchen
Gethsemane Baptist Church – Back-to-School
Christmas Tree Sales
Bethany Christian Services (Davidson)
Participating in Davidson Town Day
Davidson-Cornelius Child Development Center
Volunteering at Camp Dogwood (Lions sponsored camp experience for the sight impaired, located on Lake Norman.)
Ukrainian refugee support providing vision screening, eyeglasses and tools to launch a business.
Helped support with a hospital bed a local high school teacher,

Members of the Davidson-Huntersville Lions Club have a long standing 80 year history of outstanding service in the community. No other service organization has sustained a record like Lions and their dedication to sight impaired.