Brown County Lions Club:  In the hills o' Brown - Scenic Spot of Indiana

District 25 E-1  Chartered: Feb. 5, 1943    67 Years of Service

Lions Clubs throughout the world have been known for the work they have done in bringing help to those in need of eye care.  But the Lions Clubs' reach extends far beyond the gift of sight. 

In Brown County the Lions have contributed nearly a half-million dollars to the community in our nearly 60 years.  Our annual contributions exceed $20,000.  The committees and their respective chairpersons for 2001 - 2002 are:

Project Committee Chairperson
Fireworks Display Don Altop
Fireworks Donations (Business & Professional) Tom Barnhart, Jim Callahan, Bob Nixon, Mel Taylor
Fireworks (crowd donations) Mel Hoefling
Playhouse Debra Ann Havely
Breakfast Fund Raising Project Ray Laffin -rlaf@iquest.net
Fruit Sale Tom Taylor
Garage Sale Rich Greeno - rich-sally.greeno@worldnet.att.net
Scholarships John V. Davis, Sherrel Helmerich, Carl Austin
Highway Cleanup James Rispoli - jarspets@aol.com
Mints & Brooms Dave Stackhouse
Used Eyeglasses Collection Gary Havely
Coupon Books Verne Sindlinger, John McKune
Newsletter Stu Huffman - shuffmana@kiva.net, Lou Macon
Public Relations Jerry Simo

 


The community projects these committees support include;

  • Daily Hill college Scholarships, honoring the late district governor from our club.
  • Free eyeglasses for any local resident in need.
  • Fourth of July community fireworks display.
  • State highway roadside cleanup
  • Boys State experience in government
  • Sycamore Valley Senior Citizens Center
  • Brown County Parks and Recreation Department.
  • Volunteer fire departments of Brown County, Fruitdale, and Hamblen and Jackson townships.
  • Habitat for Humanity & Habitat International
  • St. Vincent DePaul Society
  • Food Pantry
  • Diabetics Association of America
  • Step Ahead
  • Art Smart Art Tour
  • Humane Society
  • Brown County Public Library
  • Probation Department
  • Big Brothers/Big Sisters
  • Christmas No-Name Children's Fund
  • Transportation help for local residents and Senior Citizens.
  • Assistance to family of child cancer victim.
  • Bean Blossom Boosters.
  • Brown County Playhouse updates.
 

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