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Falmouth Lions Club Projects
Falmouth Lions Annual Peace Poster Contest
Lions Clubs International, the world’s largest service organization, is made up of more than 1.35 million men and women in 208 countries and geographical locations throughout the world. Lions created the Peace Poster Contest to foster a spirit of peace and international understanding in young people worldwide.
Winners named are one of 23 merit award winners out of 400,000 entries drawn by children ages 11 to 13 from 62 countries. Winning posters are selected for originality, artistic merit and portrayal of each year's chosen theme.
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Annual Speak Out Competition
Each year, the Falmouth Lions host a local Speak Out competition, where the goal is to provide an opportunity for high school students to think about important issues facing them & their community.
Each speaker prepares a 5 minute speech and is then asked one question each by two questioners.
Speeches are scored by three judges based on:
- Content
- Presentation
- Adhering to time limits
Selected winners are then sent to compete in the district and State wide Speak Out competition.
Project Recycle
The Falmouth Lions Club collects usable eyeglasses, sunglasses, reading glasses, frames, hearing aids and cell phones. The glasses, frames and lenses are sent to Project Recycle, a program developed by the Lions Clubs of Maine, which supplies eyeglasses to local providers for use with needy individuals and sends used eyeglasses to developing nations where they are fitted to those who need them. The processing center at the Massabesic Lions Club Regional Medical Center building on Route 202 in Waterboro is where they are cleaned, reshaped, fitted with new nose pads and earpieces before they are packaged according to size. The hearing aids are given to a local audiologist, who reconditions them for people who qualify and the cell phones, stripped of any information are programmed to make 911 calls are given to shelter that deal with battered women and children.
Donation of these items can be given to any Lion or can be placed in one of our collection boxes located:
Hannaford Supermarket on the Gray Road in West Falmouth
Falmouth Transfer Station
Falmouth Library
Bottles & Cans Recycling Program
Returnable bottles and cans can be donated at Bucknam Rd Fire Station and at Transfer Station on Woods Rd. Since 1998 over $530,000 has been raised for chaitable use by this program. Thanks to residents !
We also help raise money for Iris Network ( serves Maine's blind and visually impaired) by parking cars at their lot near Hadlock Field for Sea Dogs games.
We have recieved donated wood, We cut, buck split and deliver firewood to raise funds for the Club. We sell cords as well as firepit wood. This project has generated great funds during the quarantine.
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