Westborough Lions Club

Massachusetts - United States

Welcome to The Westborough Lions Club

WESTBOROUGHLIONSCLUB.ORG

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Calling All Local Artists Ages 11, 12, or 13!

Lions Peace Poster Contest Registration is Now Open!

2020-21 Theme: Peace Through Service

See 2020-21 Peace Poster Page on this Site for Details!

Deadline to Sign Up: Friday, October 9, 2020

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2020-2021 

Westborough Lions Youth Speech Contest

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

This Year's Competition will be Virtual Via Zoom

         

TOPIC: Is Winning Everything?

See Speech Contest Page for More Info

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For the Visually Impaired in Massachusetts:

Learn How The Worcester Talking Book Library

Can Provide You With Books Delivered to Your Home

Free of Charge! See our Club Projects Page to Learn More!

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Social Distancing Elicits Creative Award Ceremonies

May 14, 2020

Treasurer Tony Ash Receives Diamond Centennial Award

For Generating and Retaining New Members

Club Secretary Burton Christensen Casts Award to Tony

While Lion Sue Ash Looks On

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April 15, 2020

Westborough Lions Donate $500 to Westborough Food Pantry

For COVID-19 Relief

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December 3rd and 9th, 2019

 Sonia Kang Wins Westborough Lions Youth Speech Contest!

WHS Sophomore is a Runner-Up at the Zone 2 Contest

(See 2019-20 Youth Speech Contest Page for Details)

L to R: District 33A Governor, Colleen Oncay; Zone 2 and Bolton Lions Club Winner, Gracie O'Leary; Zone 2 1st Runner-Up and Northborough Lions Club Winner, Ashton Holm; Harvard Lions Club Winner, Frederick Curtis; Westborough Lions Club Winner,Sonia Kang; District 33A Zone 2 Youth Speech Chair and Harvard Lion, Bill Johnson.

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6th Graders Dominate Peace Poster Contest! 

Mill Pond's Emily Chen Wins 1st Place

Abigail Watson is 1st Runner Up!

Poster Theme: Journey of Peace

       

                                        Emily Chen                 Abigail Watkins with Lion Sue Ash

                              Peace can be shared, peace can be split, but peace should be

                              circulating around the world, all day, every day. Emily Chen

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King Lion Ron with Lions Sue and Tony at

Aging Comfortably in a Connected Westborough Event 

at Westborough High School on November 3, 2019

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Westborough 4th of July Block Party Dunk Tank

Bay State Commons 

June 28, 2019

King Lion Angelo Awaits His Fate!

Past President Guido Lonardo Provides Instruction to a Young Patron

Young Boy Thanks Lions for a Fun Time!

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Memorial Day Parade May 27, 2019

L to R: Lion Wayne Teres, King Lion Angelo Cavaliere, Treasurer Tony Ash,

Past Secretary Dr. Khuong Nguyen, Past President Guido Lonardo, Lion Sue Ash

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Westborough Lions Club Celebrating 25 Years

April 29,1994 - April 29,2019

  

Westborough Lions Celebrating Their 25th at Arturo's Ristorante!

Joining the Celebration are 1st VDG Colleen Oncay, PDG Babe Mainini,

Region 1 Chair Cindy Mainini, and Global Leadership Chair Marianna Riemer

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You Can Make A​ Difference

Since 1917, local Lions clubs have offered people just like you the opportunity to give something back to their community. Today, with over 1.35 million members in over 206 countries and geographic areas, Lions have expanded their focus to help meet the ever increasing needs of our society.

As a member of The Westborough Lions, you become aware of the needs of our coummunity and have the advantage to effectively make a difference. Our District provides volunteers with project management assistance, leadership training, personal development opportunities and organized fundraising programs. Being a Lion empowers you to help in a way that no one person could alone.

Now more than ever, people with vision problems, the environment, our senior community, our youth, and the disadvantaged locally and around the world need your help. By participating in the Westborough Lions Club, you can help meet pressing needs in our community and around the world.

Local and District Lions Charities include:

• Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Fund - Supports Research in Boston & Worcester
• Sight and Hearing Fund- Provides grants for eye and hearing related needs
• Lions Club International Fund-Supports projects for blindness, clinics, & natural disasters
• Barton Center for Diabetes Education-camping and educational programs for children with diabetes 
• NEADS-Training cener for Assistance Dogs in Princeton, MA
• Lazarus Program-Organ and tissue donor program

​The Westborough Lions Club was re-established in 1994 by citizens with a sense of commitment to the community and the desire to make a difference. Since then, with a small but dedicated membership, the Club has raised and donated back to the Town and various Lions causes, tens of thousands of dollars in cash, goods, and services.

The Westborough Lions have provided or supported:

• Local Boy Scout Troops
• Barton Center for Diabetes Education Campership Scholarships
• Medical Equipment to the Westborough Senior Center
• Service Dogs for Local Citizens in Need 
• Reading Machine for the Library
• Free eye examinations, eyeglasses, and hearing aids for local residents
• Eyeglass Recycling, over 2000 pairs donated to Volunteer Optometry Students for Humanity (VOSH). 
• Middle School Peace Poster Contest
• Statewide Youth Speech Contest for High School Students
• The Town Fourth of July Celebration (Dunk Tank)
• Peabody Essex Museum Pass at Westborough Library
• Free Vision Screening
• Hurricane Harvey Relief
• The Bridge
• Hope Unending

The Westborough Lions have donated over $11,000 to the Mass Lions Eye Research fund since 2000. See how this amazing fund has prevented and cured eye-related diseases. To learn more, please visit http://masslionseyeresearchfund.org.

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  Recycle Your Old Eyeglasses, Sunglasses, and Readers!        

 We have donation boxes located at:

• The Westborough Spectacle Shoppe
• The Westborough Library
• Westborough Eye Care
• Roche Bros. at Bay State Commons
• Westborough Senior Center

LET US HELP YOU! If your organization has a special need, or you know of someone who does, email any member. We wil consider any reasonable request.

 

 

 

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