Bethany Lions Club

We provide over $11K in scholarships for graduating local students going to college, and emergency funds for Bethany residents. The Bethany Lions Club organizes the Memorial Day Parade for the town, our 6 months weekly Flea Market at the Airport, Bethany Lions Charity Auction, eye and/or hearing screening for the residents, eye screening at Bethany Community School, Egg Your Yard as well as a semiannual document shredding event. We participate in the Bethany Harvest Festival and provide gifts for the raffle draw, run the Blood Donation Program of Red Cross at Bethany Town Hall and partner with the Bethany Fire Department with the annual Halloween Trunk or Treat. They have donated charging stations to Amity Regional High School, various donations to the Amity Regional Middle School and Bethany Community School; including free eye testing at BCS through the Lions KidSight program.

Bethany Lions Club provides monetary support to local civic and charity organizations, e.g., Bethany Garden Club, Clark Memorial Library, Bethany Historical Society, Bethany Volunteer Fire Department, Bethany Athletic Association and town youth activities (e.g., Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Little league). It has made several contributions for the Bethany Veteran Memorial Park Pavilion and Lakeview Lodge. They donated engraved park benches to the BAA Bocce Courts with each bench in remembrance to BLC and BAA members who have passed on.

We regularly collect eyeglasses and hearing aids for LCI to be recycled among the needy around the world. We have a drop-off box at the recycling center, Bethany Town Hall, Webster Bank, Clark Memorial Library, Amity Middle School and Bethany Community School.

Beyond the town, it regularly supports Lions District activities in the State of Connecticut, such as Connecticut Lions Eye Research Foundation (CLERF), Lions Eye Health & Screening Program (LEHP), Lions Low vision, Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation, Connecticut Radio Information Service (CRIS) and Diabetes Awareness. We continue to support the international charity activities sponsored by Lions Clubs International (LCI) through its charity foundation (LCIF). Bethany Lions Club contributes generously to LCIF’s major relief efforts It continues to contribute to LCI’s world-wide efforts on maintenance of eye health and preservation of sight related activities.

Go to our website at: www.bethanyctlions.com for more information about our club as well as our Facebook site at: @BethanyLionsClub.

We look forward to serving our local community and beyond in the years to come!

Do you have a passion in one of our eight focus areas of vision, environment, diabetes, childhood cancer, hunger, disaster relief, youth and humanitarian relief? Wondering how you can give back? Think about coming to one of our meetings to see how we are actively making a difference! Click on our website above for meeting and contact info or talk to one of us in the yellow shirts.