We were chartered on June 8, 1932 having been sponsored by the Quarryville PA Lions Club, and in turn have been the sponsor of the Perryville MD Lions Club (April 28, 1944), the Port Deposit Lions Club (February 17, 1947), the North East MD Lions Club (March 27, 1947), and the Conowingo Lions Club (January 1, 2000).

We are members of District 22B which is comprised of the Lions in the nine counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland; of Multiple District 22 , which is comprised of all of the Lions in Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia; and of Lions Clubs International , which is the world's largest service organization and is a network of more than One Million Three Hundred Fifty Thousand men and women in over 205 countries and geographic areas working together to answer the needs that challenge communities around the world.

 Our Coffee Pot

The Coffee Pot represents "Service to our Community", and was conceived by one of our now deceased members, Lion Bill McNamee, in early 1937. It was built by Howard Wilson (Bill’s Uncle) with help from Bill, Charlie Ritchie, Cliff Marker and other members and supporters of our Club in what was then the Wilson & McNamee Garage at the corner of Buckley Avenue and West Main Street in Rising Sun Maryland.

It was originally used as a portable Hot Dog and Coffee vending booth, and has undergone several renovations since it's original construction.  Since it is unique, we have adopted it as a Club mascot, and while we no longer use it for food vending, we do tow it to various events throughout the local area to promote awareness of our Lions Club and to generate public interest and support for the work that we do.

 

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