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Records have not been kept until the 1980's but the White River Lions Club has helped the local community (Upper Valley) in a number of different ways.  

Past Projects  (some current)

  • Wood Raffles and rifle raffles
  • 5/50 raffles started in 1984, raised to 7/70 in 1987, raised to 10/100 in 1988
  • Barbeques courtesy of Mike Blood and Brett Frazer
  • Annual car show started in 1991
  • Glasses and hearing aid financial assistance to locals in need
  • Children sponsored for Camp Downer
  • Hearing impaired children sponsored to Green Mountian Camp and Austine Camp
  • Annual Pancake breakfast started in 1976 at Bugbee Senior Center
  • Two $500 scholarships for High School graduates
  • Raffle with White River Rotary Club to purchase an enclosed trailer for Boy Scout Troop #232
  • Donated $3000 and labor to build the Lyman Point bandstand for the Town of Hartford
  • Held a joint Lions-Rotary barbeque
  • Sold Christmas tree fire alarms
  • Cleaned and repaired gravestones at a small cemetery
  • Repair and paint the sign board at Sykes Avenue
  • Spring flea markets
  • Swings at Frost Park and drinking fountain at Radcliffe Park
  • Sidewalk for the Hartford Garden Club
  • Annual Halloween dance to raise funds for Red Logan Dental Clinic
  • Financial support for local families after misfortune
  • Donations to Wilder Library, The Haven, Holiday Basket Helpers, VT Association for the Blind, Hartford High School Project Graduation
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