The Burleson Lions meet the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month at 11:45am at Station 330 in Burleson Old Town.  Come join us as our guest for a free lunch and informative program.

2026 PARADE GRAND MARSHALS

The Burleson Lions Club is proud to announce that we will honor a very special group of heros collectively as our Grand Marshal for this year’s Independence Day Parade celebrating the USA's 250th Anniversary.

The group of heroes to be honored will be the Burleson Chapter of the “Military Order of the Purple Heart” and will consist of men and women who have been wounded in action. Most of the recipients served in Vietnam and reside in local communities. There are currently approximately 50 members of this distinguished group and they have been participating in the July 4th Lions Club parade for over 10 years!

The Commander of the local order is Lorin Storey. He is a Vietnam veteran and was wounded in combat during a military operation. Mr. Storey grew up in Ft. Worth and attended Pascal High School. After graduation he enlisted in the Army and served in Vietnam from 1967 through 1968.

The Military Order of the Purple Heart, Department of Texas is unique among all veteran service organizations in that their membership is comprised entirely of combat veterans who were wounded in action. The mission of the Military Order of the Purple Heart is to foster an environment of goodwill and camaraderie among combat wounded veterans, promote patriotism, support necessary legislative initiatives, and most importantly, provide service to all veterans and their families.

Please join us in celebrating and THANKING these courageous individuals!!

Independence Day Parade Information/Registration

LESS THAN TWO MONTHS UNTIL THE PARADE!!!

THE 22ND INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE, JULY 4, 2026

It is America's 250th Birthday!!  Come and celebrate with us.

Register Now to be a Sponsor or Parade Participant

Independence Day Parade Information/Registration

CONGRATULATIONS LIONS!!!

Lions District 2-E2 recently honored the Burleson Lions Club with the Vision Impact Award. We received the award in recognition of our primary annual service project, Vision and hearing screenings for Burleson area students. We are humbled to be recognized for a service we love to perform year in and year out!!!
Congratulations to all Burleson Lions and volunteers that partner with our local schools and school nurses to accomplish this each year!!

NEWEST LIONS

On March 25 we inducted two more new Lions to the club!!  What a start to the year!

Welcome Lions Robin Lilly and Paul Verwers.  We are excited and honored that you selected to become Lions!

On March 11 we welcomed Lions Bill Lilly and Jerry Duncan!

WE SERVE!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO US!!

On December 13,2025 the Burlseon Lions Club celebrates our 80th anniversay of service to Burleson.  On December 11, we were joined by Lions past and present, City of Burleson and BISD dignitaries, Lions District 2-E2 officers, club sponsors, friends, and family to celebrate.

The City of Burleson proclaimed December 13, 2025 as Burleson Lions Club Charter Day in Burleson.  We are very proud and humbled to serve such a great community.  WE SERVE

2025 Vision/Hearing Screenings

MISSION COMPLETE!!!

Once again our Lions have come through a successful round of Vision & Hearing Screenings of Burleson area students.  This brings our primary annual Service Project to completion for 2025!! 

We screened approximately 4,800 students for Vision and Hearing at 18 locations.  14% of those students were referred for follow up checks/care.  That results in over 660 students being identified as having a potential issue of which they may not have already been aware. 

Thank you to BISD Chief Health Services Officer, Courtney Peets, and to all of the school nurses.  It is a pleasure supporting you with our screenings!

Thanks to all who volunteered! We provided 700 volunteer hours for this project!!

WE SERVE

If your school was not scheduled for this year's project, it doesn't mean we can't still help.  If you know a private school, homeschool, or other Burleson Area group that needs help with vision and hearing screening, please contact the Burleson Lions (email@burlesonlions.org).  We are happy to help if we can.

SUPPORTING BURLESON ISD AG MECHANICS

The Burleson Lions Club & Red Wing shoes recently teamed to provide Gold level sponsorship of the Burleson ISD Ag Mech program, sepcifically the Spartan Welding program!  We are very happy to support this important educational program within our community.

SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE BUNKS ACROSS AMERICA

Burleson Lions particiapated in a nationwide bed build on September 13.  The DFW event had over 500 volunteers and we helped build 222 beds!  Thats the largest number of beds built at any one event for the DFW SHP chapter!!  

The beds will be delivered and set up for children who otherwise do not have a bed.  It was a lot of fun and hard work for a great cause.  Lion Les was covered in saw dust from his sanding escapades! 

CONGRATULATIONS LIONS OF THE YEAR 2024-2025

BRENDA MIZE & JUSTIN FANCHER

The Burleson Lions Club President Les Havins presented two Lions of the Year awards to Lions Brenda Mize and Justin Fancher. Congratulations Brenda and Justin for all you do to keep our club moving forward and successful!!!

Brenda is our long time Club Treasurer. Her hard work is sometimes not seen by many inside or outside the club, but she is a primary reason we are on great financial footing!  She does much more than finances, participating in our service projects like leading our parade registration.

Justin is our club Secretary. Justin ensures we are properly documented and recored and keeps our club straight with district.  In addition, Justin is our central collection point for all of the eyeglass donations collected across the community.  Last year that was over 4,000 pairs of glasses!!

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.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

The Burleson Lions Club attended the Burleson Chamber of Commerce Spring Luncheon on April 16, 2026.  It's always great to meet the wonderful people of Burleson and to see the State of the City.   WE SERVE

Once again Burleson Lions are supporting the Library Great Give Back event on January 31, 2026.  There is always a good turn out of citizens and number of civic/service organizations represented. 

The Burleson Lions Club once again participated in Burleson Founders Day in 2025.  It is always great to get out into the community and talk about our club.  We also made several positive contacts with possible new members.

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.