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Towanda Lions Club"We Serve" |
Towanda Lions Club is looking for new members
The Towanda Lions Club, Towanda IL, is a group of like-minded men, joined in community service.
- National service is focused on eye health,
- Local service is focused on our community and our elementary schools.
Please consider joining our club. We are looking for new ideas, younger members, forming new friendships. Contact Bob Hancock at 309-282-1801 or email oldcars@frontiernet.net.
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Small Change Update: 2nd Quarter 2025
During 2nd quarter 2025 the Towanda Lions Club raised $115.44, which was distributed in $28.86 checks to four local organizations: Towanda Library, Towanda Elementary School, Towanda Fire Department, and Towanda American Legion. To date, total contributions have reached $11,446.28. Thank you to all who contributed.
Celebrating Towanda Lions Club's 50th Anniversary
The Towanda Lions Club marked its 50th anniversary in March 2025. To celebrate this milestone, the club hosted a dinner in May for current members and their spouses. Invited to attend were representatives from the Towanda Grade School, Towanda Library, Towanda American Legion, Towanda Fire Department, and the Lions of Illinois District Governor.
We offer our sincere congratulations to Steve Shipley for his extraordinary achievement of celebrating 50 consecutive years of membership with the Towanda Lions—the only member to reach this remarkable milestone.
L-R: Club President Bob Hancock, Jerry Bersche (a founding member), Steve Shipley (a founding member and only continuous 50 year member), and Lions of Illinois1BK District Governor Tom Drez.
Founding members Steve Shipley and Jerry Bersche participated in the 2025 Towanda Fourth of July parade.
Towanda Lions Club Changes Meeting Location
The Towanda Liions Club voted at their July 2024 meeting to change their monthly meeting location to the Towanda Fire Department, 203 W. Jackson St. in Towanda beginning August 2024.
Towanda Lions Club Sponsors Caring Cupboard
The Towanda Lions Club is proud to sponsor a Caring Cupboard which is located at the rear of the Community Building just south of the parking lot. This is a self serve cupboard open 24 hours a day providing nonperishable foods, personal care products, and paper products for anyone in need. NO GLASS ITEMS PLEASE. You can leave items or take what you need; however, please do not leave any items outside of cupboard.
Take a blessing when you need one, give a blessing when you can, but above all be blessed.
Lion Bob Hancock, Towanda Lions Club
Lions meet the needs of local communities and the world every day because they share a core belief - to serve their community.
Lions Clubs International is the world's largest service club organization. We have 1.35 million members in more than 45,000 clubs in more than 206 countries and geographic areas.
Lions have a dynamic history. Founded in 1917, we are best known for fighting blindness, but we also volunteer for many different kinds of community projects - including caring for the environment, feeding the hungry and aiding seniors and the disabled.
Lions give sight. By conducting vision screenings, equipping hospitals and clinics, distributing medicine and raising awareness of eye disease, Lions work toward their mission of providing vision for all. We have extended our commitment to sight conservation through countless local efforts and through our international SightFirst Program, which works to eradicate blindness.
Lions serve youth. Our community projects often support local children and schools through scholarships, recreation and mentoring. Internationally, we offer many programs, including the Peace Poster Contest, Youth Camps and Exchange and Lions Quest.
Our Leo Program provides the youth of the world with an opportunity for personal development through volunteering. There are approximately 144,000 Leos and 5,700 Leo clubs in more than 140 countries worldwide.
Lions award grants. Since 1968, the Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) has awarded more than US$700 million in grants to support Lions humanitarian projects around the world. LCIF was also ranked the number one nongovernmental organization in a 2007 study by The Financial Times.
Lions help during disasters. Together, our Foundation and Lions are helping communities following natural disasters by providing for immediate needs such as food, water, clothing and medical supplies – and aiding in long-term reconstruction.
Lions are active. Our motto is "We Serve." Lions are part of a global service network, doing whatever is necessary to help our local communities.
For more about Lions Clubs, go to www.lionsclubs.org
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Lions Clubs International is the world's largest service club organization with more than 1.4 million members in approximately 46,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas around the world.
