| Chartered on April 30, 1925, The Overland Lions Club is one of the oldest and most successful service organizations in the area. In good times and bad, The Overland Lions Club has offered assistance to those in need in our local community as well as around the world. The Overland Lions have also worked hard through the years on many projects involving municipal parks, our local schools, and many other civic improvements. Being part of Lions Clubs International, The Overland Lions Club is one of over forty-five thousand clubs in 200 countries and geographical areas. Lions Clubs International is the world's largest service club organization with nearly 1.3 million members, which are recognized worldwide for their service to the blind and visually impaired. This service began when Helen Keller challenged Lions to become "Knights Of The Blind In The Crusade Against Darkness" during the Lions Clubs International Convention the year that The Overland Lions Club was chartered. Established originally as strictly a local businessman's association, The Overland Lions Club has evolved into an organization for anyone that wants to serve our community. Proud of its affiliation with Lions Clubs International and thoroughly dedicated to projects related to sight, The Overland Lions Club is also deeply committed and very pleased to support many other causes that affect our community. Fund-raising has been accomplished in many different ways, but the most successful and popular has been The Overland Lions Community Fair. Since first being held in 1939, the Community Fair continues to feature carnival rides, games, plenty of food and refreshments, and, most of all, family fun. And the Fair is more than just the Club's largest fund-raiser each year. With the free entertainment and many other special attractions, it has become a community celebration. In recent years The Overland Lions Club has participated as a vendor in other fairs in the area, manned a concession stand at professional sporting events, and hosted pancake-sausage breakfasts as a means of raising funds. Overland Lions have also donated their time and energy to causes of other organizations and other area Lions Clubs. For more information on the Overland Lions Club, contact any Overland Lion or email us. We will be proud to explain how The Overland Lions Club serves our community. |
