Stillwater Noon Lions Club

2026-2027 Stillwater Noon Lions Club Officers in order of Office

Ray Smith, President; Greg Potter, 1st Vice President; Autumn Peeper, 2nd Vice President; Charles Cox, 3rd Vice President; Sheila Stone, Secretary; David Fairbanks, Administrative Treasurer; Gaye Trivitt, Activities Treasurer; Lynette Lindley, Lion Tamer; Rachael Nassar, Asst. Lion Tamer; Doug Emde, Tail Twister; Allan Finchum, Asst. Tail Twister; Clark Williams, Nancy Myers, 1 year Directors; Keith Disney, Barry Bessinger, 2 year Directors; Jeremy Brooks, Shannon Thorson, 3 year Directors; Derek McCubbin, Membership Chair; Jim Freudenberger, Service Chair; Aleisha Rains. Marketing/Communications Chair; Mike Woods, Past President; Mike Woods, LCIF Coordinator. Not pictured: Barry Bessinger, Rachael Nassar, Autumn Peeper.

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Since chartering in 1965, the members of the Stillwater Noon Lions have provided countless hours of service to the Stillwater area. Through the years we have participated in and funded a number of projects.

Currently, we serve Stillwater in a number of ways: free eye exams for Stillwater residents in need, accepting used eyeglasses for recycling and reuse, Our Daily Bread Food Resource Center shopping assistants, food sack packing for Weekend Food bags for kids, academic scholarships (Lincoln Academy, Meridian Technology, Optometry School at Northeastern State University and Southwestern Oklahoma State University), Pioneer Pantry donations, Stillwater Pumpkin Patch free events (and our annual fundraiser), Salvation Army bell ringing, Lions Meadows of Hope Foster Care Community supports, and many, many more!

The Stillwater Noon Lions Club meets from 11:30am-1:00pm every Thursday at Highland Park United Methodist Church, 524 N. Stallard in Stillwater, OK.

Basically, if you have a heart for service, we can find a spot for you to serve. Come join us, and see what we mean when we say “We Serve!”

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2026 Lions of the Month: Program Hosts

Upcoming Hosts:

January 2026 Lion of the Month: Aleisha Rains & Lynette Lindley

Jan 8 - Sharon Kinzie, Neighborhood Ministries Food Pantry

Jan 15 - Kari Moore, Stillwater Chamber of Commerce Director of Economic Development

Jan 22 - Dr. Damon Doye, Associate Vice President, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, Ferguson College of Agriculture

Jan 29 - Kiersten Houser, Oklahoma Live Productions

February 2026 Lion of the Month: Mike Woods

Feb 5 - Kari Moore, Stillwater Chamber of Commerce Director of Economic Development

Feb 12 - Shelbye Spencer, Simmons Bank speaking on banking fraud; Lion of the Day is Ronnie Dighton

Feb 19 - Peter Thomas, Evolution of Media; Lion of the Day is Mike Shanahan

Feb 26 - Steven Sadler, Oklahoma Mesonet; Lion of the Day is Allen Finchum

March 2026 Lion of the Month: Charles Cox

Mar. 5 - Coach Barry Hinson, NIL at OSU

Mar. 12 - Chris Stockton, Edward Jones; Lion of the Day is Rachel Nassar

Mar. 19 - John Lee, OSU Campus Landscape

Mar. 26 - Todd Craighead, Yellowstone National Park, Park Ranger

April 2026 Lion of the Month: Greg Potter

Apr. 2 - Dr. Anne Caine, President of OSU Alumni Association

Apr. 9 - Lion Meghan Brasuell will be discussing April Art Month and the Stillwater Arts Festival

Apr. 16 - Shane Harlan, Executive Director, Stillwater YMCA

Apr. 23 - USA Rare Earth; Lion of the Day is Alane Zannotti

Apr. 30 - Fifth Thursday Lionism, Marie Burns, Lions State Secretary

May 2026 Lion of the Month: Raquel Payne

May 7 - Rusty Rex, Retired Pharmacist; Track & Field Special Olympics

May 14 - Amy McKinney, Oklahoma Cattewomen's Assoc; Kids Cow Camp

May 21 - Janet Stewart, Oklahona Conservation Commission

May 28 - Lizzie Smith, Grey Snow Eagle House

June 2026 Lion of the Month: Clark Williams & Nancy Myers

June 4 - Edmond Bonjour, OSU, Director, Oklahoma AG Leadership Program

June 11 - Craig Davis, OSU, Professsor, Natural Resource Ecology & Management

June 18 - Parsa Fallah, OSU Basketball Player

June 25 - 2026-2027 Lions Officer Installation and Awards Presentation

July 2026 Lion of the Month: Patricia Huffman and Jeremy Brooks

July 2 - Shelby Bennett, OKMahj

July 9 - Lara Brooks and Nicole Byrd, Operation Lunchbox & Neighborhood Food Ministries

July 16 - Jerry Root, Director of Habitat for Humanity

July 23 - Gary Kennedy, HEART

July 30 - Fifth Thursday Lionism

August 2026 Lion of the Month: Patricia Huffman & Jeremy Brooks

Aug. 6 - Hugh Foley, OK Pop

Aug. 13 - Walter Kelly, "Atmospheric" Music Mind

Aug. 20 - Keith Garbutt, Retired OSU Honors College Dean

Aug. 27 - Derek Frazier, NewView Oklahoma and Mark Ivy, Oklahoma Lookout Beep Baseball

September 2026 Lion of the Month: Autumn Peeper, Keith & Gayle Harris

Sept. 3 - Pat Darlington, Grand Mental Health

Sept. 10 - Jennifer Watson, Director of Community Engagement OKC Thunder Speakers Bureau

Sept. 17 - Phyllis Harp, Docent at First Americans Museum (FAM)

Sept. 24 - Scott Haywood, Payne Co Health Dept.

October 2026 Lion of the Month: Richard Hawkins

Oct. 1 - Peggy Emde, Early Childhood Coalition

Oct. 8 - Tashia Cheves, Director OSU Presidential Scholars

Oct. 15 - Kelly Kerr, OSU Multimedia Producer

Oct. 22 - Mingying Xiang and Courtney Dekalb-Myers, OSU Horticulture/Landscape Architecture

Oct. 29 - 5th Thursday Lionism

November 2026 Lion of the Month: Larry Sanders

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Nov 12 -

Nov. 19 -

Nov. 26 - Happy Thanksgiving! No meeting scheduled.

December 2026 Lion of the Month: Gladeen Allred

Dec. 3 - Maribeth Outhier, Executive Director of the Adult Life Day Center

Dec. 10 - Gift Exchange

Dec. 17 - SHS Chorale, April Raines, Director

Dec. 24 - Christmas Eve

Dec. 31 - New Year's Eve

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