You ask...Who Are LIONS?
Loving Individuals Offering Needed Services
to our Communities.
You ask...What is the
PENBROOK LIONS CLUB?
The Penbrook Lions Club is a local organization made up of our neighbors – men and women who care about our community.
After reading through our website and reading our BROCHURE, are you interested in helping and serving others in the Penbrook (PA) area? ... Are you interested in making our community better for future generations? ... Would you like to visit a meeting? OR Volunteer to help with any of our projects or fundraisers and learn why WE SERVE ... Consider being a PENBROOK LION. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at lionkathy14-t@comcast.net. Our Membership APPLICATION is attached here for your convenience.
The Mission Statement of Lions Clubs: To empower volunteers to serve their communities, meet humaniitarian needs, encourage peace and promote international understanding through Lions Clubs.
Penbrook Lion Dolores was Recognized at the 2012 District Convention Rally
Lion Dolores Dimeler received the PA Counsellors Award for her many acts of service for our Community and our Club.
A Little About the
Penbrook Lions' History
The Penbrook Lions Club was founded in January 1946. With 13 members present – all local businessmen – the Penbrook Lions Club was chartered in March 1946 by Lions Club International.
At one time, every business owner and every elected Borough Official served the our community and its residents by becoming a member of the Penbrook Lions Club. Can you imagine the sense of pride these members had in our community? Can you imagine bringing that sense of pride back to our community?
Since 1946, the Penbrook Lions Club has provided and/or supported many community projects – some of which include playground equipment, youth athletic teams, school projects, scouting projects, health projects and safety projects.
Today, the Penbrook Lions Club's 50+ members work diligently to give back to our community. We start each new year with our annual FREE traditional pork and sauerkraut dinner to our borough residents. We host an annual Easter Egg Hunt for the young children, present one of the area’s largest Halloween Parades and award scholarship to a graduating Penbrook senior. We recently started recognizing elementary and middle school students as "Student of the Month." We have partnered with St. Margaret Mary School in the International Peace Poster Contest. We also offer assistance to those in need of visual care, we offer disaster relief, and we contribute to the aid of the homeless.
We operate a LIONS READING DEN – a book exchange program offered to encourage children to read, but we have acquired reading material for all ages. Our READING DEN is housed in the Grace Church at 28th & Walnut Streets and is open on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays from 10 AM-Noon. Storytime is at 10:30 – we have had Lions members as readers, but we have also had members of the community and even local sports players and holiday characters. We've also had volunteer service/therapy dogs come in for the children to read to them – which is a great way for children to learn to read aloud.
We are also the proud sponsor of the PENBROOK LEO CLUB. With teens ranging in age from 12 through 17, we are the only local community-based Leo Club in our District. We have 20+ teens serving our community and there's always room to grow. To learn more about our Leos, click on "Leo Club Updates."
Our programs are continually changing to meet new needs and greater demands, but our mission has never wavered: "We Serve."
Currently the Penbrook Lions Club is the home of three District Governors: PDG Jack Zimmerman, PDG E. Paul Clark and PDG Sarah Clark.
Why not make LIONS a family affair!
These photos show just 3 of our 5 multi-generation families!
Past Presidents Kathy and Salli with Leo Emily
One of our newest Lion, Carmen and her daughter, our newest Leo, Layne
Not photographed is another multi-generation family with our longest serving Lion Neil, his wife Lion Nancy, his sister Lion Dolores, nephew and niece Lions Jeff and Vicky Dougherty and great-niece Leo Mary Dougherty.
Also not shown is Lion Carolyn Cassell and her son and daughter-in-law Lions Danny and Megan Cassell.
Lions have FUN, they travel and they learn!!!
Penbrook Lions, while serious about our commitment to SERVE those around us, also put a bit of FUN into our meetings. Here Lion Kathy was celebrating her 60th Birthday and we brought back the youth in us and everyone had to wear party hats!
Below show an Easter Bonnet Parade at one of our meetings.
In 2010 Lions Carolyn and Kathy attended the 2010 USA/Canada Leadership Forum in Milwaukee and had the pleasure of meeting the International President Sid Scruggs and his wife. AND now in 2012, Lions Kathy, Carolyn, Carmen and Vicky, along with Leos Emily and Mary are traveling by train to Tampa Bay for the 2012 USA/Canada Leadership Form. What a way to learn about this great organization, ways to put fun into meetings and how to better serve our community, while making new friends from all over the USA and Canada!! We highly recommend each Lion attend at least one Forum during your years in Lionism!
If you are interested in learning more about the Penbrook Lions Club and how you can become part of this worldwide service club, please contact our Membership Chairperson,
Lion Kathy Fouse at 695-0943.
Lions are an international network of 1.3 million men and women in 205 countries and geographic areas who work together to answer the needs that challenge communities around the world.
