Lord Baltimore Lions Club enters 75th year of service
Members of the Lord Baltimore Lions Club have many reasons to celebrate through service to the community. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Lions’ commitment to serve in their cherished area of Sussex County.
Sponsored by the Millsboro Lions Club, the Lord Baltimore Lions Club was chartered in January 1946. The original club membership in 1946 included 30 gentlemen. Today the Lord Baltimore Lions Club membership numbers 56 people, including men and women who dedicate their time in support of the communities of Bethany Beach, Ocean View, Millville, Frankford, Clarksville and Dagsboro.
The Lord Baltimore Lions Club is part of Lions Club International, the largest international service organization in the world, that includes 1.4 million members in over 46,000 clubs serving in 200 countries worldwide.
The global causes for Lions include vision, diabetes awareness, combatting hunger, protecting the environment and supporting youth and childhood cancer.
On the local level, Lord Baltimore Lions actively support causes that directly impact the lives of local citizens in need. During this difficult 10-month period of COVID-19 closures, the Lord Baltimore Lions Club has continued to meet monthly using Zoom
Lion President Jack Bauer said, “The Lord Baltimore Lions meetings at Mac’s Catering have been impacted by the virus but our service commitment to our community has been maintained as much as possible. We have continued to loan out medical equipment to needy citizens, provided eye exams and eyeglasses, worked the Feed My Sheep program to provide weekly meals for many, volunteered at the Food Bank of Delaware, adopted a family at Christmas, partnered with Mariners Bethel Church on a food drive and also supported the environment through the adopt-a-beach cleanup and plastic collection project.”
The Lord Baltimore Lions are grateful to the community. Bauer said, “The support of our citizens energizes us in our work. We are so happy to receive this support and it comes in many different ways.”
During this unique 75th year, members look forward to meeting more people as it becomes safer to again hold larger meetings. For more information, go to lordbaltimorelionsclub.com, call Lion Secretary Janet at 302-537-5175 or email Communications Chair Lion John at john.monahan@gmail.com.
