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Serving the Communities of Charlemont, Hawley, Heath, and Rowe, And the rest of the World.
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WHO WE ARE
The Charlemont Lions Club is one of over 44,560 clubs that are the International Association of Lions Clubs. There are nearly 1.4 million Lions worldwide, making it the largest service organization in the world. We received our charter in 1947, so we have been around for over 50 years.
Our club has been recognized as the Best Small Lions Club in the District numerous times in the past and two years ago as the Best Small Lions Club in the State.
Our local focus is on the communities of Charlemont, Hawley, Heath and Rowe. We also support activities in other areas of the state, as well as the International Association's disaster and relief fund, Lions
Club International Foundation. The listing on the next pages shows just how broad our reach is at helping others.
The members of the Charlemont Lions Club are men and women from the community, joined together to help others. We receive no monetary compensation for our work, only the satisfaction we get from helping others. Perhaps you have what it takes to be a Lion?
WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM
The money to make these donations comes from fund raisers we hold throughout the year. We receive no grants or other government support.
- Charlemont Lions Sunday Night Bingo at Hawlemont School which we have been conducting for over 20 years. This is by far our major source of money to donate. Selling starts at 4:30, games start at 6 PM.
- Food Sales We sell hamburgers, hotdogs, soda and chips at Yankee Doodle Days a three-day town event in July and at the Deerfield Riverfest, a whitewater festival on the last Saturday of July or first Saturday of August.
- Holiday Basket Raffle, selling tickets with a prize of a goodies filled basket. Members sell the tickets to the general public and attend local holiday bazaars to give more people a chance to win the basket.
WHERE THE MONEY GOES
Some past recipients of donations:
American Cancer Society
Babe Ruth Youth Baseball
Charlemont Ambulance Association
Charlemont Federated Church
Charlemont Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts
Charlemont Memorial Day Parade
Charlemont & Hawley Seniors
College Scholarship
Doc Charles E. Streeter Citizenship Award
Eyeglasses
Fire Victims
Firemen's Associations of
Charlemont, Hawley, Heath & Rowe
FCAC Youth Programs
Friends of the Charlemont Fairgrounds
Good Neighbors
Hawlemont Baseball League
Hawlemont Regional School
Heath Agricultural Society
Heath Elementary School
Heath School Community Partnership
Hilltown Churches Food Pantry
| Lazarus Organ Donor Program
Lions Clubs International Foundation
Lions All-State Band
Lions Emergency Sight & Hearing
Fund
Lions Orthoptic Clinic
Lions Youth Speech Contest
Mary Lyons Fund
Mass Lions Eye Research Fund Mohawk Trail Regional High School NELCWIT
Pop Warner Football
Radio Reading Service - gw Recording for the Blind
Rowe Elementary School
Sons & Daughters of Hawley
Susan Komen Breast Cancer
Foundation
Tyler Memorial Library
Warm the Children
Western Mass Food Bank |
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