Chartered September 7, 1921, the Springfield Host Lions Club is the third oldest Club in MD 26 (Missouri).

Chartered as the Springfield Lions Club, the club has soponsored at least nine other clubs, including the newest:  The Christian County Lions Club, meeting in Nixa and Ozark, MO.

The Clubs mission includes:    Providing eyeglasses and hearing aids for needy persons;  Sponsoring an annual Picnic  and an annual Christmas Party for Blind and visually  impaired persons;  sponsoring the 4th Grade + Lions = Teamwork projects in 5 classrooms to help students understand blindness, eyecare and to meet blind persons in the community; eyeglass recycling.

The Lions History Walk is a long term project in Nathanael Greene Park that memorializes "Americans Who Hsave Made A Difference".  Nearly 30 stones explain the contributions of Melvin Jones, Helen Keller, George Washington Carver, Harry S Truman and many others who contributed to a better society..

We are best known as the "Duck Pond Lions!  Every year since 1949, our club has operated  a Duck Pond at the Ozark Empire Fair as its major fundraiser..

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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.