October 31, 2022 In case you haven’t seen them yet, the Bridge of Heroes is up for the last time this calendar year, in honor of Veterans Day. Thank you, to our sponsors who helped make this possible, as well as individuals, families, and businesses who sponsored flags in honor of their heroes. We hope to continue to grow the project to fill the whole bridge next year, so stay tuned!
Read MoreFor more than 90 years, whenever there has been a need at home or around the world, members of the Marietta Noon Lions Club have been there to help. We are a group of local men and women who work together to benefit our community and the world. Service projects that the Marietta Noon Lions contribute to include: Ohio Lions Eye Bank Ohio Lions Pilot Dog Program Scholarships for local high school seniors Sight saving programs Secret Santa, EVE, Children’s Services Halloween parade Food drive for local food pantries The Marietta Noon Lions club is a part of Lions Clubs … Read More
Last night, we had a big board meeting! We donated $1,500 to the Silent Battle Memorial that will be placed at Gold Star Park – a statute that is being placed in honor of veterans afflicted with PTSD and those families who have been affected by veteran suicide – Marietta is the first site to have a permanent memorial/statute. We did our annual giving to our charitable organizations in Ohio that we believe in: Ohio Lions Foundation, Ohio Lions Eye Research Foundation, Central Ohio Lions Eye Bank, Diabetes Fund, Lions Club International Foundation, Eye Research Fund, Sight and Hearing Foundation – all … Read More
Lions all across Ohio are “Falling into Service” this week by dedicating themselves to a project. Our project is a product drive for EVE, Incorporated, to help their clients, ahead of their presentation/update at our meeting next Friday. We’d welcome any donations you have for them! On top of that, as a service club, we’re always finding projects to work on! We’re currently collecting soft plastic (plastic shopping bags, bubble wrap, and wrapping that comes around a case of water/toilet paper/etc.) until we earn a bench after collecting 500 lbs. We’re also always collecting eye glasses at many different drop … Read More
Join us on Saturday, October 29 at 11:15 a.m. at the Junior Fair Building at the Washington County Fairgrounds! We’re excited to host this 95+ year project annually, and love to see all of your creativity! See you, and your little ghosts and goblins, soon!
Read MoreIt’s time for our annual rose sale! Roses are $20 per dozen, which includes delivery in the local area. Proceeds from this sale help us serve our local community through programs such as eye exams and eyewear, pediatric cancer research and support, hunger initiatives, and more! Surprise your loved ones with a dozen roses and help support great local causes. Send us a message or contact a Lion today to place an order! Email reaton56@hotmail.com to order your roses or any Marietta Noon Lions Club member
Read MoreOfficers for 2021 – 2022 President: Rebecca Johnson 1st Vice President: Greg Ingram 2nd Vice President: Lexi Feldner 3rd Vice President: Jennifer Greene Secretary: Sara Camacho Treasurer: Peggy Byers Membership: Sara Camacho Tail Twister: Mike Buell & Steve Medley Lion Tamer: Mike Boersma Dues/Invoicing: Clint Holley Immediate Past President: Steve McCarthy Lions Club International Foundation Coordinator: Ohlen Cartmell Melvin Jones Board Member: Bob Ferguson Directors: Larry Hawn, Brandon Burnworth, Donna Fairchild, Randy Burnworth, Jonathan Latiak
Read MoreLast night we had the pleasure of hosting Lion Jason Brosius of the Reynoldsburg Lions Club and CEO of the Central Ohio Lions Eye Bank to learn more about their efforts on sight saving in Ohio. Lions across our state have been supporting our Eye Bank for almost 50 years. Marietta Noon Lions are proud supporters of our Eye Bank, their research efforts, and how they are changing lives through the gift of sight, one corneal donation, transplant, and surgery at a time.
Read MoreFull meetings means we are full of service! Today we had the honor of welcoming in two more new Lions to our Pride! 1st VDG Mary Laird Bumpus installed Kyle Burnworth and Ryan Osborne! We are so proud to have them with us, and can’t wait to see what kinds of new ideas they bring to us! 1st VDG Mary also won a 14 “carrot” necklace in the tail twister drawing! We can’t wait to see her sporting that at convention! Finally, we wished Peter Nicholson, our saving grace and friend every week, a Merry Christmas and he repaid us … Read More
We are proud to work with our Leo’s in service, more and more! Most recently, they collected socks for our Socks & Underwear Drive for Fall into Service! Marietta High School and Advisor Boothby help us continue to develop new leaders and future Lions!
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