Welcome to the Pine Bush Lions Club Website!
We Serve!
Beginning in 1917, the association of Lions clubs has provided millions of people with the opportunity to give something back to their communities.
Known for working to end preventable blindness, Lions participate in a vast variety of projects important to their communities. These projects range from cleaning up local parks to providing supplies to victims of natural disasters.
Beginning in 1917, the association of Lions clubs has provided millions of people with the opportunity to give something back to their communities.
Ordinary People, Amazing Things!
The Pine Bush Lions Club is made up of members of the community who are dedicated and determined to the betterment of those who are less fortunate, and to the community itself. The Pine Bush Lions Club's home district is New York MD-20, District 20-0. We strive to help our community in any way we possibly can. Some of what we do are: Fundraisers, Donate Thanksgiving Baskets and Christmas Baskets to those who are not able to provide a Holiday Meal for themselves, Sponsor the Annual Pine Bush Harvest Festival, Sponsor Blood Drives and Flu Shots, Collect Unwanted Glasses, Sponsor the Pine Bush Christmas Tree Lighting in December, and many more projects. Keep checking for activities and projests sponsored by the Lions Club! If you are interested in becoming a Lion, please email us at pinebushlions@yahoo.com. Meetings are held the 1st Tuesday of every month at Luigi Restaurant at 7pm (Location is subject to change). Come in and see what the Lions Club is all about!
Old Glasses Give New Life!
Lions help to conserve sight by providing recycle eyeglasses to children and adults throughout the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 153 million people have uncorrected refractive errors (near-sightedness, far-sightedness and astigmatism). Refractive errors can be easily corrected with eyeglasses, yet millions in undeveloped nations lack access to basic eye care services. Lions have recognized the urgent need for corrective lenses and continue to fight the problem with the Lions Recycle For Sight Program.
Donated eyeglasses can help millions to experience corrected vision for the first time, enabling them to read, attend school, gain employment and take care of their families. It is estimated that Lions clubs collect more than 20 million glasses each year, and eyeglass recycling is one of Lions’ clubs most popular activities. Although the program was officially adopted by the association in 1994, Lions have collected glasses for more than 80 years. Please donate your unwanted eyeglasses wherever you see the Lions Club Recycle for Sight Box.
Lions Clubs International was founded in the United States in 1917 by Melvin Jones, A former Freemason,Jones once said "You can't get very far until you start doing something for somebody else."
Membership is by invitation and attendance at meetings is expected on a monthly or fortnightly basis. Lions are a community-based organization with a hierarchy that can take a member from a club to office at zone, district, national (also known as multiple district) and international levels. All funds raised by Lions Clubs from the general public are used for charitable purposes, with administration costs kept strictly separate and paid for by members.
Lions Clubs International originally consisted of all-male membership. Over recent years many clubs have admitted women, but some all-male clubs still exist. In 2003 half of the male members at the Lions Club in Worcester, England resigned when a woman joined the club.
