I am privileged to serve as President of the Temple Founder Lions Club for the 2011-2012 year. Welcome to our website and enjoy your visit!  If you are in our area, please consider attending one of our regular Wednesday noon meetings at the Lions Den @ Gober, 1516 West Avenue H in Temple.   We have outstanding programs weekly. We have fun while we are serving our community, as well as our district, our state and our ever shrinking world through Lionism.

Our club has been in continuous existence for 95 years, being one of only 28 Founder Clubs in Lions International.  Our membershuip is composed of more than 100 men and women who are dedicated to the mission of Lionism.  We come from all walks of life and work, and we are always working to welcome new members and new ideas to our club. Becomeing a member means you will expeerience the work, fun, rewards and lasting friendships of being a Lion.

"We Serve" is more than just a motto. It is a way of life for Lions the world over.  "We Serve" our local community through a variety of projects and activities aimed at making it a better place to live, raise a family, have fun and work.  Our children and their quality of life is a primary focus of Temple Founder Lions Club.  Some of our efforts in this area include:

• Assisting in the development and completion of Lions Junction Family Water Park
• Putting on a hamburger cookout for participants in the Bell County Youth Fair
• Providing eye exams and eyeglasses to needy children of Temple School District
• Sponsoring pece poster and anti-drug essay contest for middle school students
• Supporting the Children with Special Needs Network
• Supporting the Central Texas Children's Center
• Being one of the original sponsors of Safe Kids Mid-Tex
• Providing local scholarships to deserving youth
• Initiating "New Eyes from Old Ears" project
• AND MANY MORE

• Reverse Auction in January
• Lions Follies in March
• Lions Golf Tournament in May
• Lasagna supper the night of the first high school football game in the fall
• Wildcat parking for home football games

At the state level we feel like the Texas Lions Camp for special needs children in Kerrville is a shining example of Lionism at its best. We participate in support of the Lone Star Lions Eye Bank, Leader Dogs for the Blind, Texas Eyeglass Recycling Center and many other state, national and international projects

However, it is important to remember that without our community supporting us, our club could not be as effective in its charitable efforts. When you support your local Lions Club, you are supporting your communities, its citizens, its services and its businesses in return.