WELCOME


Welcome to the Clarksburg Lions web site. Visit often because we make frequent changes. For time, date, and place of our club meetings, look down the main column at the Upcoming Meetings and Events. To contact the Club, e-mail clarksburglions@gmail.com

The Clarksburg Lion's web site started on July 20th, 2007. This site provides up-to-date information on club activities, club history, contacts, and other relevant information.

The site's mission is to improve member and public support of Club activities by providing timely information on upcoming activities so that they may participate and support club activities. Ultimately, people will see better, feel better, and live better.
Copyright © 2011 Clarksburg Lions Club

ONGOING ACTIVITIES DETAILS

Updated 03/06/2010
     The following activities and information best describes the Clarksburg Lions Club.  If you would like to go forth and do good deeds, you should consider joining a Lions Club near you.
CLUB BROCHURE 
     The Club has a new brochure available for distribution to potential new members, businesses, news organizations, and service organizations.  You may download and distribute as needed.  Click on the following links:
Inside Page
Outside Page

SIGHT INVESTIGATIONS
     The Clarksburg Lions Club provides financial assistance to individuals in need of eye exams and glasses but do not have the financial resources to obtain such medical assistance.  Club members interview applicants to ensure that their situation will benefit from the Clubs's assistance.  The investigation is fairly extensive and requires the dedicated members to interview candidates and arrange for services. 

EYE GLASS DROP OFF CENTERS

     The Clarksburg Lions have drop boxes at the following locations:
  • Court House on the ground floor by the Sheriff's Tax Collection Office
  • United Hospital Center by the ground floor elevators
  • Maplewood Senior Living Community in Bridgeport
MOBILE EYE SIGHT PROJECT
     The WV Lions Clubs have a Mobile Eye Unit.  Lions Club members volunteer their time to conduct eye screening to people who would other wise have no opportunity or access to such screening.
     On August 16th, Clarksburg Lions examined 32 people, of which, 13 will receive information on getting additional professional eye examinations and glasses.  On November 6th, the Clarksburg Lions Club manned the WV Mobile Eye Unit at a local health fair at the Bridgeport Convention Center.  Over 40 people had their eye sight checked for vision and glaucoma. 
     Want to drive the Mobile Eye Exam vehicle?  Click on this link to download the District 29-O Newsletter (PDF format) and print out page 8 for the Driver Questionnaire.  Form
FLAG DAY
      Once a year, the Clarksburg Lions visits the first grade classes at Nutter Fort Elementary School and St. Mary's School.  Lions explain to the young people about the American flag, what the symbols represent, and how important we pay respect to the flag.  We also give each student their very own American flag and a flyer explaining the flag for them to share the information with their families.
FOOD BANK COLLECTIONS
    The Lions frequently collect from members and the public can goods and non-perishable items for the local food banks.
STUDENT CAMP AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
     Each year, the West Virginia Lions Youth Camps & Exchange Program sponsors young West Virginians in exchanges to other countries.  In addition, we provide host families in our state for students from other countries.  All the exchanges were very successful and memorable experiences for those involved.
     The Club's Youth Outreach program also sponsores boys to Boys State and girls to Girls State, awards $500 scholarships, donates $100 toward the trip to a national student council training event in Colorado, and funds a student to attend the WV Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Conference.
LEO PROGRAMS
     The Club supports a local Leo club in community activities, such as cleaning the Hospice Garden, collecting food for local food banks, bell ringing for the Salvation Army, and other activities that give youth an opportunity to help others.

SPORTS CLINIC
     Lions Club members volunteered to help at the county-wide sports physical clinic held at the local high school.  Over 1,000 free physicals are provided.  Hats off to our Lions and the other volunteer organizations for such a successful community project.
LIONS PARTY FOR VETERANS
     The Clarksburg Lions Club holds an annual Christmas Party at the Veterans Hospital.  Lion Members conduct bingo games and pass out winnings.  Members also provide pizza, soft drinks, and cookies.  The Veterans appreciate the Lions visiting them during the year. 
SALVATION ARMY

     During the holiday season, the Clarksburg Lions assisted the Salvation Army in ringing the bell outside K-Mart, Walmart, and other locations in the area.  This provided relief to the regular bell ringers.  Lions help the Salvation Army to collect needed funds to assist those in need.

ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY
     Lion members have been picking up trash for the Adopt-A-Highway Fall "Pickup" for the club.  As always it has been reported to Charleston and the local State Road Department in the name of Clarksburg Lions. 
MAPLEWOOD BINGO GAMES

      Lions Club members participated in the annual Bingo Games for the residents of  Maplewood.  This day-long bingo games provide resident senior citizens a change in their daily routine.
NEWSPAPER IN EDUCATION   
     The Lions is one of many sponsors that enables the Exponent Telegraph to provide the newspaper and other materials to 6,600 kids in the schools in the region.
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