Last update 1-1-08

Temple Lions Club P O Box 544 Temple, Texas USA A Founder Club of Lions International

CELEBRATING 87+ YEARS OF SERVICE!!

The Temple Lions Club is one of the twenty-nine founding clubs (12 in Texas) in the Lions Clubs International story. Our club celebrated its' 90th anniversary on November 1, 2007.

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

A membership invitation may be extended to any adult in our community by a current member of the Temple Lions Club. If the application is approved by the membership committee and the Board of Directors, membership is granted to both women and men.

DUES AND NEW MEMBER FEES

New and transfer members are assessed a $50 membership fee at the time of their initiation. In addition, club dues are $12.00 per month, paid semi-annually (prorated amount collected with membership fee). Fees for meals (currently $7.00) are collected at each Wednesday meeting. The regular Wednesday noon meeting is held at the Lions Den @ Gober, 1516 West Avenue H in Temple.

ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS

Members are expected to attend each Wednesday noon meeting. Meetings may be "made up" by attending meetings of a Lions committee, another club, the monthly (first Monday) executive committee meeting, or the monthly (second Monday) board meeting. Lions who are delinquent in attendance for three consecutive months may be dropped from membership.

PROJECT PARTICIPATION

The Temple Lions Club has two major fund raising projects each year. These are the annual Lions show and a lasagna supper. All members are expected to participate in these projects and are responsible for the sale of a minimum of 10 show tickets ($60) and 10 lasagna tickets ($60). The club has many service projects each year which require the participation of all Lions. All members are given at least one committee assignment and encouraged to get involved in the work of their committee. Remember, the motto of Lionism is "We Serve!"

TEMPLE LIONS CLUBS PROJECTS

The following is a partial list of the major annual service projects of the Temple Lions Club that are local: Temple Lions Clubs Parks, Inc., Bell County Youth Fair, eye exams and glasses for needy school age youth and some adults, Temple College athletic and academic scholarships, Temple youth softball team sponsor, Wilson Youth Club basketball team sponsor, Central Texas Youth Soccer team sponsor and Central Texas Children's Center. In the past a major local project has been the support of the Lions Quest Skills for Adolescence (middle school) and Quest Skills for Growing (elementary school) programs in the Temple ISD. The Temple Lions Club has contributed more than $45,000 to this project in the past. Other important projects that are supported include the Texas Lions Camp in Kerrville, Lions Clubs International Foundation, Lone Star Lions Eye Bank, and Lions Efforts Against Drugs, Lions World Services for the Blind and the Texas Lions Eyeglasses Recycling Center.