OSCODA
LIONS CLUB
WHO WE
ARE
The Lions Clubs trace their
beginnings to one man, Melvin Jones,
In 1925, Helen Keller,
The Most
Beneficial Speech Ever Given at Any
Lions Convention
The Oscoda Lions Club was
formed in 1963 in Oscoda Township,
Michigan, and was sponsored by the Tawas
Lions Club. As such, the
Oscoda Lions are a part of 43,000 clubs worldwide with over 1,417,000
members.
LIONS
CLUBS OBJECTIVES
The
general objectives of the Lions Clubs are as follows:
To serve and assist the
blind, and those among us who may be impaired due
to a lack of sight
To create and foster a
spirit of understanding among the people of the
world
To promote the principle of
good government and good citizenship
To provide a forum for the
open discussion of all matters of public
interest, provided, however, that partisan politics and sectarian
religion shall
not be debated by club members
To take an active interest
in the civic, cultural, social and moral welfare
of the community
To foster fellowship,
friendship and understanding among its membership
To encourage service-minded
people to serve their community without
personal financial reward, and to promote high ethical standards in the
community in both public and private endeavors
MORE
ABOUT US
The
Community
The Oscoda Lions Club
currently has 58 members who are community minded. On this page you
will find a list of our community services projects plus a description of where
your
donations go.
Community Service Projects
Lunch with Santa
for children and their
parents
Eye exams and eye
glasses for those in need
Helping needy families with
home repairs, handicap ramps and much more
Scholarships for high school seniors
Community betterment projects
Funds Distribution Oscoda Downtown Beautification Committee
United Way (Boy Scouts,Girl Scouts Oscoda
Fish,St. Joe's Huron Hospice, Shelter Inc)
First Responders
Michigan Service Foundation
All State Band
Bear Lake Camp
Michigan Eye Bank
Leader Dog
Welcome Home
Lions Club International
Foundation
Humanitarian donations (needy local
families, building supplies for handicap ramps
who in 1917 with the
leaders of 23 independent service clubs in Chicago, formed an association known as
the
Lions Clubs. Three years later, in 1920, a Lions Club
in
downtown Detroit sponsored a Lions Club in Windsor, Canada, thereby
creating the
International Association of Lions Clubs.
at an
International Convention in Ohio, challenged the Lions
to become "Knights of The Blind in the crusade against darkness."
Assistance to the blind in all forms has been our most prominent goal
ever
since.