Melvin Jones Fellow Honorees 2016
By Jon Morgan As the Lion year comes to a close, we are able to celebrate the honoring of two members noted for their outstanding contributions to our Club and their communities. Marilyn Cyr and Ed Pires were honored this year as Melvin Jones Fellows. As part of the induction into the Melvin Jones Fellowship, […]
Lions Scholarships and Toolships 2016
2016 Scholarships Announced By Jim Lee, Scholarship Committee Chair Eight young and talented Easton residents each received a $1000 scholarship to support either college tuition or startup expenses for their career. The two seniors receiving awards at Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School are Jeffrey Aldrich and Christopher Keenan. At Oliver Ames High School the […]
Ann P. Lawrence Bequests $10,000 to Lions
At our meeting on May 11th, the Lions Club of Easton was honored to be the recipients of a bequest from Ann P. Lawrence to be used for the advancement of eye research. Ann’s generous bequest of $10,000 will be used by the Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Fund (MLERF), which funds grants for Massachusetts institutions […]
President Elect’s Message – Jun 2016
About 7 years ago, Jon Morgan introduced me to the Easton Lions. At that time, I was coaching his son on the FIRST Lego Robotics team. Not long after meeting Jon I was down at the Holiday Festival with my kids. We were walking around, enjoying the live music and getting some fried dough. While […]
Foundation Fund Screening Donations FY2016
Lions Club of Easton Foundation Fund Screening DonationsFiscal Year July 2015 to June 2016$32,280 Allocated to Easton Causes Donations in this summary include money distributed through the Fund Screening Committee only. Another $15,000+ in community donations released by other committees and the Board of Directors are NOT included in this summary. Some of the larger […]
President Elect’s Message – Apr 2016
Spring is here and our club is busy as ever. Since the Auction many Lions have been busy at the Thrift Store, Henry pulled-off another successful Junk Day, Pratima is heading up the charge to start our first annual Lions Pride Math Challenge on June 25th, and you’ve probably seen several Lions busy running for […]
Lions Golf Tournament 2016 Organization Meeting
By Scot Kudcey The Easton Lions Golf Tournament will have its kickoff meeting for the 2016 Golf Tournament on Wednesday, May 4 at 7pm at the VFW. Anyone interested in helping with the tournament is encouraged to attend. This year’s tournament will be on Monday, September 26 at the Easton Country Club. Any questions, please contact me […]
District Happenings
By Matt Soeldner, Secretary The 88th Annual State Convention will be in Mansfield this coming weekend Friday April 29th to Sunday May 1st. This is open to all Lions and the finals of the Youth speech contest will be held on Saturday at a Time to be Determined. The topic for the speech this year […]
Foundation Grant Distributions thru April 2016
By Matthew Cioffi The chart below gives a high-level summary of the Lions Club of Easton Foundation Community Grants approved by the membership via the Fund Screening Committee through April 11, 2016. We are very fortunate to have a community that supports our many activities in Easton, the Thrift Store, and a lot of active […]
Board Nominations for 2016-2017
Press Release: April 13, 2016 The Easton Lions Club have announced the slate of officers for the Lions Year July 2016 to June 2017. These nominees were present at our general club meeting this evening, April 13, 2016, at the VFW in Easton, MA. The Nominees are: President Matthew Cioffi Immediate Past President Nancy Sullivan […]