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OCTOBER/NOVEMBER IS VISION & HEARING SCREENING TIME!!
Burleson Lions Club's largest annual service project, Vision & Hearing Screenings, contiues to move along!! 1,795 screenings with 259 vision referrals so far. Screenings are held every year for Burleson ISD, Keene ISD, and other Burleson area children. It takes multiple Lions to accomplish our yearly task of helping around 4,500 children!! Additional dates will be added as they are scheduled. Please contact Lion Bill Ayars with any questions.
Oct 15: Frazier Elementary
Oct 17: Mound Elementary Oct 21: Hajek Elementary Oct 22: Norwood Elementary
Oct 24: Stribling Elementary Oct 28: Hughes Middle School Oct 29: Burleson High School
Oct 31: Centennial High School Nov 4: Keene ISD Nov 6: Holy Cross Christian Academy
Nov 7: Burleson Child Development Center
BOO!!!!
The Burleson Lions will be handing out candy at the Burleson Boo Bash on Oct 19. Come and join the fun! Check out the Lions' costumes and enjoy the evening!! WE SERVE
BURLESON LIONS DISPLAY AT BURLESON HERITAGE FOUNDATION
Thanks to Past President Blair Lybbert, the Burleson Lions Club now has a display in the Burleson Museum and Visitors Center. Lion Blair coordinated with the Burleson Heritage Foundation to secure a spot to honor the history and contributions of the Burleson Lions Club. Huge kudos to Lion Blair for getting this accomplished!! Another notch in his list of accomplishments increasing the visibility of our club!!!
The case includes our original Burleson Lions Club charter, Lion Ted Whitley's vest and description, along with additional information about our club.
The Burleson Museum and Visitors Center is in the middle of Old Town at Mayor Vera Calvin Plaza. They are open Wednesday through Saturday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Please visit and learn more about Burleson history and our club's part in it.
What a great parade!! Thank you to all that participated or came to help celebrate. Also thank you to all the volunteers who helped make the parade happen!!
Many more pictures are available at the following:
2024 Independence Day Parade | Flickr
YouTube video Link:
Burleson Lions Club 4th of July Parade 2024
Special thanks to all of our sponsors for enabling our community projects with your support.
Click here to see an updated list of Sponsors
Click here to see our parade award winners
CONGRATULATIONS BILLY AYARS!!
Billy was recently recognized as Lion of the Year for the Burleson Lions Club. Bill has very humbly served this club for many years. He is always the first to step forward for countless projects, community service needs, and tons of small detail items without regard for praise or notoriety. Our club is Extremely lucky to have you and your dedication to Service to Others. You exemplify the Lions motto "WE SERVE"!!!
Please help welcome the new slate of Officers & Board members for the Burleson Lions Club 2024-2025! Click here to see the list of new officers
We all want to give a huge THANK YOU to Blair Lybbert, our outgoing club President! Our club accomplished a lot the past year under your leadership!! We will work to continue the progress made during your term.
The Burleson Lions Club recently awarded $1,000 scholarships to three exceptional graduating Seniors in the Burleson area. Congratulations to the scholarship recipients for 2024:
Izabella Howell, BHS
Jackson Blanchard, BHS
Nathanael Nakamura, Centennial
Thank you to all students who applied for our annual scholarships, and Best of Luck to all Graduating Seniors in our community! You all make us proud!
Each year the Burleson Lions Club awards scholarships in the amount of $1,000 to deserving high school seniors attending any of the following schools: Burleson High School; Centennial High School; Crossroads High School; Burleson Collegiate High School; Game Development and Design School; or any private school or homeschool within the Burleson ISD district. Awards are based on a demonstration of the importance of community service, volunteer experiences, academic effort, and school and community involvement.
Burleson Lions Support BTX Honey Tour
The Burleson Lions Club was in charge of Rest Stop #5 at the 2024 Honey Tour Bike Ride. Our stop saw a lot of riders working on completing the 46 mi and 67 mi routes. We had a great time supporting the event, the community, and all the riders!!
Burleson Lions Club Honored with 2023 Non-Profit of the Year by the Burleson Chamber of Commerce!
Congratulations and Thank You to all Burleson Lions and Volunteers who perform the many service projects that support the Burleson community being recognized by this award!! Also Thank You to our club sponsors whose support enables our Club to be of service to the community! Pictured are Burleson Lions Club President Blair Lybbert and Lion Bob Wolfe accepting the award at the Burleson Chamber Wild West Gala on 5 April 2024.
EYE GLASS DONATIONS - THANK YOU, BURLESON!
The Burleson Lions Club collected over 4000 used eyeglasses that were donated by the Burleson community over the past year. Recently those eyeglasses were delivered to the Lions District 2E2 Eyeglass Recycling Center. There those glasses will be sorted and be delivered to those in need throughout the world or sent to a larger recycling center for further sorting and distribution for reuse. THANK YOU to the Burleson community for your thoughtful donations of your used eyeglasses to help others!!
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
The Burleson Lions Club participated in Burleson Founders Day 2023. Several Lions met with Founders Day attendees and provided information on the Lions Club and our service in the Burleson community. Shown here are Lions Blair Lybbert and Stuart Gillaspie.
The Burleson Lions Club attended the Burleson Chamber of Commerce Winter Luncheon on January 18, 2024. Over 20 organizations were in attendance, each communicating their community involvement. Pictured here is Lion Vaughn Schlegel manning the Burleson Lions Club table.
We had a nice turnout at the Library Great Give Back event on February 3, 2024. Lions Billy, Vaughn, Les, and Blair manned the table while Lion Michael roamed the room. There was a decent turn out of citizens and number of civic/service organizations represented. We talked to a lot of people and shared the Burleson Lions Club story.
Meals on Wheels is an avenue in which the Burleson Lions Club shares with our community. Each week one or more of our members partners with Meals on Wheels to provide a meal to members of our community and at the same time makes contact with these people for whom it is more difficult to be out and about. Lions Bill and Gloria Ayars are shown here delivering a meal.
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