Morrisville Lions Club is Located in Central New York, and is an intregal part of the Morrisville, NY community. The club provides a variety of community services to the area.

District 20-Y1 Lions - Web Site

Organization of Area Lions Clubs who work on combined projects as needed. Also provides a network of support and contacts.

WWW.LIONSCLUBS.ORG

Lions are members of an international network of men and women making a difference through: International Relations with the United Nations, the ALERT emergency response program, cultural and environmental programs, and a Grant program to assist with projects.

LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL MISSION:

To create and foster a spirit of understanding among all people

for humanitarian needs by providing voluntary services

through community involvement and international cooperation.

LIONS FACTS:

Founded: Chicago June 1917 by Melvin Jones
Ø1920 Lions evolve into an International Service Organization
June 1925 Helen Keller appeals, and Lions become the “Knights of the Blind”
ØWorld’s Largest Service Club (May 2004)
- • 1,373,404 Members World Wide
- • 7,0303 Local Clubs
- • 745 Districts
- • 193 Countries and Geographical Areas

Lions demonstrate their commitment to sight conservation through eyeglass recycling, sight partnerships and countless other sight services such as SightFirst. SightFirst launched in 1989 is Lions’ most ambitious and most successful initiative ever. Through this program Lions have restored sight to 7.3 million people through cataract surgeries, prevented serious vision loss for 20 million people and improved eye care services for hundreds of millions. Lions have launched Campaign SightFirst II, with a goal of raising at least $150 million.

New York and Bermuda Multiple District 20 Web Site

Lions Club Camp Badger
Founded in 1939, the Empire State Speech and Hearing Clinic, Inc. is a non-profit special education summer school operated as a New York State Lions Club Project.

Lions Youth Band
Provides the oportunity for high school musicians across the district to get together and preform.

The New York State Bermuda Lions Foundation, Inc.,
Provides grants to support for worthy projects, which would otherwise be beyond the means of individual clubs.