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.
Randy Davis, District 30-S Governor is Guest Speaker
Randy Davis, Governor of District 30-S was our guest speaker on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. Randy reminded us of all we as men and women and Lions have been facing this past year with COVID-19. However, he and we are optimistically the corner has been turned and we are...
December 8th Meeting — Cancelled
Chick-N-Go Fund Raiser 2020
CHICK-N-GO 2020 As we enter the fall of 2020 the Madison Lions Club (MS), organizes and carries out its annual Chick-N-Go fundraiser. This being the largest fundraiser for the club, we take great care in planning each step of the way. From the creation of the...
Eye Screenings – St. Matthews Methodist Church
The Madison Lions Club eye screening team was back in action Monday, October 5th. We made a trip to St. Matthews Methodist Church and screened forty-five (45) children and had four (4) referrals to eye doctors. We are experience 8-10% referrals which each screening...
DID YOU KNOW?
* 2.2 billion people have vision impairment or blindness *300,000 children are diagnosed with cancer each year *Each day, 300 people die from measles *One-third of teens worldwide have experienced bullying *1 in 9 people lacks enough food to be healthy and active *1...
Update – LCIF Relief Efforts
Since 1968, Lions Clubs members have given U.S. $1.1 billion to support those in need. Since 1968, LCIF has approved for 3,900+ grants worth U.S. $140 million specifically for U.S. relief needs.
Scary Statistics
DID YOU KNOW? 2.2 Billion people have a vision impairment or blindness 300,000 children are diagnosed with cancer each year Each day, 300 people die from measles One-third of teens worldwide have experienced bullying 1 in 9 people lacks enough food to be healthy and...
October 27-Mark Formby, former Representative – Picayune
October 27th, the Madison Lions Club will have as our guest speaker, Mark Formby. He is a former Representative from District 108 (Picayune) from 1993-2017. He resigned from his position on April 14, 2017, when he was appointed by Governor Phil Bryant to the...
Carl Nelig, Past District Governor
It was our pleasure to host Carl Nelig, Past District Governor (PDG) at our September 8, 2020, Madison Lions Club meeting. Lion Carl updated us on Lions Clubs International Foundation activity, along with Diabetes and the Girls and Boys Leadership weekends coming...
Beirut, Lebanon Explosion
On Tuesday, August 4, a massive explosion rocked the city of Beirut, Lebanon. More than 300,000 Lebanese have been displaced from their homes, thousands injured, over 100 confirmed dead, and many more missing. When a humanitarian crisis of this magnitude...