LIONS CLUB NEWS!
for the Lions Club of Madison, MS
Browse through these articles to see some of our favorite events, happenings, and successes that involve the Lions Club of Madison, the Lions Clubs in Mississippi, and the Lions Club International.
If you’d like to see some of the speakers we have scheduled for upcoming meetings, check out our Upcoming Speakers page.
Christmas Party 2019 Version
December 10, 2019, at St. Columbs Episcopal Church in Ridgeland, MS, was a special night to remember. It was our annual Christmas Party. What separates this year's event from previous years was we invited members of our Metro Leos, and their parents, past...
Metro Leos Installed
November 10, 2019, the Madison Lions Club hosted the Metro Leos and their parents for a meal and installing of their officers and members. The food was tremendous, but witnessing a new Leos Club being installed was special. District Governor, Larry De Leon, present...
Eli’s Eye Screening
In 2018, the Madison Lions Club had an eye screening at the MRA Elementary School. The machine used in these screenings will either respond with pass or referral. A referral suggests the parent make an appointment with an eye specialist for additional testing. Eli...
Chick-N-Go 2019 Version
On September 28, 2019, our Madison Lions Club gathered in Ridgeland, MS, to clean, season, grill, baste with Voodoo sauce over 800 chicken halves! You read it correctly. Over 800 chicken halves. This was our annual Chick-N-Go project. Included in the take-out boxes...
Christian Learning Center Eye Screening
The Madison Lions Club had the privilege of providing free eye screenings at the Christian Learning Center on October 30, 2019. We screened sixteen students with one as a referral. Another successful eye screening day. Pictured Madison Lions Club members...
Tri-County Academy Eye Screening
October 23, 2019, was our next eye screening at Tri-County Academy. We scanned a total of thirty-four students of which two were referred to an eye specialist. Once again we witness the reason the Madison Lions Club purchased the eye machine-locating children with...
Metro Leos Cleanup at Reservoir
On Saturday, September 21, 2019, the Metro Leos joined the Pearl Riveerkeepers in their Pearl River Clean Sweep. Several of the Leos provided their tie and muscle to clean up trash along the Reservoir Spillway Dam area. This was their first project since they...
Eye Screening at Christian Learning Center
The Christian Learning Center was the latest location for our Madison Lions Club to hold a vision screening. There were sixteen students checked with only one student referral to an eye doctor for additional checking. Members of our local club who assisted with this...
Metro Leos Installation Banquet
The Metro Leos Club Charter Installation Banquet will be held on Saturday evening, November 9th at 6:30 pm at St. Columb's Episcopal Church. The church is located at 550 Sunnybrook Rd. in Ridgeland, MS. We will be celebrating the installation of 41 Charter Members. ...
Costumes for A Cause Project
The Metro Lions are asking for your help in providing Halloween costumes for children at Sunnybrook Children's Home. These costumes should be brand new, still in their original packaging. We need these costumes by Monday night of this next week. Contact Greg Palmer...