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District 4-L5
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Club Address: P.O. Box 654, Palm Springs, CA 92263. Phone: 760-323-5677 |
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General Meetings:
When: Every Thursday at 12 noon, beginning September 15th. Our first evening meeting will be September 20th. We have speakers at most meetings.
Where: Meetings will be held at Leon’s at the Canyons, 1100 Murray Canyon Road, Palm Springs California
Board Meetings
When: The first Tuesday of the month at 7:00a.m., beginning September 13th.
Where: Carrows Restaurant, 1243 East Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA
Members meet informally as "Lions Betterment Committee" at 7:00 am at Carrows all other Tuesdays
Announcements
Our club was chartered in 1937, and we will be celebrating our Diamond Jubilee all year long. We have added new meeting times and places so that our growing membership can attend when possible. Our main celebration will be a semi-formal dinner/dance on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at Leon’s at the Canyon. We especially want to recognize Lions who have served in the past, and will be contacting them or their descendants. Plans for a special raffle and silent auction are being discussed.
We will also be working hard at our fund raisers and community projects. The Anderson Grant funds that we received last year are helping us to provide even more free eye exams and glasses to the many disadvantaged school children in the Palm Springs Unified School District. We have also just begun to sponsor the Cathedral City Little League Baseball Field.
Major "Firsts"
March 3, 1937. The Club received its charter with Raymond Cree as President. It was the first service club in Palm Springs.
1938: The Club made its first citizenship award to the outstanding boy and girl of the graduation class of Francis Stevens Elementary School.
1939-40: Major Club project was the purchase of Palm Springs' first ambulance.
1946: Major Club project was the building of the first tennis courts for the Palm Springs High School
1946: We purchased our first guide dog. It was given to a young girl who was blind.
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