2024 Upcoming Events:
While we continue supporting MLERF and local charites, we also proactively collect and participate in processing thousands of eyeglasses for overseas donations. Other activities in 2024 will include:
- April: Clean Our Westport Day
- June: Annual Scholarship Awards
- Sept: Macomber Vision Screening
- Sept: Clean Our Westport Day
- Dec: St. Vincent DePaul Gift Cards
Westport Lions Club: 2023 YTD
It was a busy year for the Westport Lions! Highlights included:
- Feb: Calendar Raffle
- April: Clean Our Westport Day
- May: District Day of Service for childhood cancer
- May: Horseneck Half Marathon Volunteer Staffing
- May: Red Cross Blood Drive
- June: Annual Scholarship Awards
- Sept: Clean Our Westport Day
- Oct: Fall Blood Drive
Westport Lions Club: 2022
From fundraising events like our popular Calendar Raffle to our successful Spring Clothing Drive, we help support the Westport 
community and the Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Fund (MLERF) - an all-volunteer 501(c)(3), tax-exempt, non-profit organization.
At the community level, we’ve partnered with community organizers on projects like “Clean Our Westport” Day where Lions mobilized to participate in the Town Spring & Fall Clean-up. In June, the club raised money by volunteering at the Horseneck Half Marathon. Money raised will be used to support our community.
This spring and fall, the club also sponsored a Red Cross blood drive. This event collected over 50 pints of life-saving blood. A special thanks to our friends at the VFW for the use of their hall!
The first half of the year wouldn’t be complete without our selection of our Annual Scholarship Recipients. This year, the Westport Lions Club awarded five well deserving Westport students over $15,000 in scholarship funds. We are delighted to assist these students achieve their dreams of obtaining a higher education.
The Westport Lions Club actively participates in the district’s ongoing eyeglass washing and processing. Last year, the district donated over 69,000 pairs of eyeglass to those in need around the world. This wouldn’t be possible without your donations. Click here to se e where in Westport you can drop off your old eyeglasses.
