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In addition to bleacher seats and balloon sales, the club has had many other projects to raise funds over the years. We have had "Silent Auctions", a "Krazy Karnival Klash" with a number of contests and games. Also band festivals and band competitions, and for many years put on the Lucky Lottery which was a night of fun, with a meal and drawings for prizes, cash prizes and gifts. We also had a few years where we conducted bingo events which included a basket bingo event.

For a number of years the club sponsored a sporting clays shooting event. They turned out to be some of our most successful and lucrative fund raising events. 

Most recently our club sponsored concerts for the community as fund-raisers. We offered Southern Gospel concerts, and after several postponements due to Covid Mark Preston and his wife Michelle Murlin performed to an excited crowd at Northern High School. Mark had been part of the Lettermen vocal group and Michelle gained fame as a Broadway vocalist. They had lived in the Dillsburg area a number of years ago, and many friends and former neighbors welcomed them back.

Over the years, the Club has been active in district, state and international Lions activities. We have supported delegations of Club Members to attend state and international national conventions. Several members including Brian Radcliffe have also served as zone chairs in years past. Former member Larry Potteiger served as a District Governor a number of years ago, and Steve Shipman served as District 14-C Governor in 2019-2020.

The Dillsburg Lions were also able to have a hand in sponsoring a number of new Lions clubs in other communities. Current records at Lions Clubs International show that Dillsburg sponsored the following clubs that are still in operation:

                            Boiling Springs, PA             Carlisle, PA

                             Mt. Holly Springs, PA           York Springs, PA

There are also records in club files to indicate that the Dillsburg Lions had some involvement with sponsoring the following Lions Clubs: Shippensburg, PA and New Cumberland, PA However since current records in the International Association do not confirm this sponsorship, it is possible that the club was reorganized under different sponsorship at some time following its initial sponsorship by the Dillsburg Lions.

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