NEW MARKET DISTRICT LIONS CLUB PROJECTS

The New Market District Club contributes more than $21,000 yearly to various programs and organizations.  One hundred percent of the net profit realized from our fund raising activities go directly into our charity fund.  Eightly percent is spent in Frederick County and the local New Market area, and the remaining supports other charitable causes.

SOME THINGS WE DO

• Award scholarships to New Market, Oakdale, and Linganore High School seniors attending Frederick Community College
• Tutor reading skills in two local Elementary Schools
• Purchase shoes and clothing for needy children
• Purchase eye exams and glasses for needy children
• Conduct pre-school vision screeings
• Package food for Stop Hunger Now
• Donate to nonprofit organizations
• Provide gifts to residents of local nursing home in December

PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY THE NEW MARKET LIONS

• Leader Dogs for the blind
• Lions Club International Foundation
• Lions Sight First
• Lions Hearing and Speech Action
• Lions Diabetes Fund
• Lions Vision Research Fund
• Maryland Medical Eye Bank
• Frederick Memorial Hospital
• Salvation Army
• 4H Center Fund
• Sherriff's Youth Ranch
• New Market Fire Department
• Linganore Area Youth Athletic Association
• Linganore Safe and Sane Graduation Night
• Cub Scouts, Pack 268
• Goodwill
• Hospice of Frederick County
• Alzheimer's Association of Frederick County
• Frederick Food Bank
• Stop Hunger Now