Our Next Meeting
The Central Park Lions Club will hold its next club meeting on Jan 6. The meeting starts at 8:00AM. All are welcome to join us for this meeting. Our meeting location is Pepe's Tacos N Salsa, 12820 Jones Maltzberger Rd., San Antonio, 78247. Located north of Bitters on the east side of Jones Matltzberger; At our Jan. 20th meeting, Lions Club District 2-A2 Governor Nan Patton is scheduled to speak. This is a meeting you won't want to miss.
Club Christmas Project - Clarity Child Guidance Center of San Antonio
One of our annual events with Clarity is wrapping Christmas presents for all the children being cared for by Clarity. We wrapped enough presents to fill 22 large shopping bags on December 18. Clarity is the only nonprofit mental health treatment center for kids ages 3 to 17 in South Texas. Central Park Lions Club has provided and served pizzas for special dinners with the children who are receiving inpatient care.
Club Service Project - Assistance League of San Antonio
One of our ongoing service projects is our Club's members volunteering their time throughout the year to help at the Thrift House. Located at 2611 West Avenue, Assistance League of San Antonio, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, serves the San Antonio community. They strive to transform lives of children and adults through their various programs. Nearly 50 percent of the funds needed for these programs are raised through Thrift House sales.
https://www.assistanceleague.org/san-antonio/
Club Service Project - Habitat For Humanity of San Antonio
The construction of the Habitat House is completed! On Saturday, November 15, 30+ volunteers laid sod and planted trees. The home dedication was also held with the family expressing their gratitude to all that labored to provide them a new home. This is a very powerful testament to the power of the community coming together with potential homeowners who invest hunfreds of hours of sweat equity to make their dream of their own home come true.
:Owl Radio
If you were unable to attend our October 21 meeting, you missed a very informative speaker from Owl Radio. Owl Radio reads printed material that listeners cannot read themselves due to vision issues. Owl Radio broadcasts 7 days a week. To stream Owl Radio go to www.owlradio.org. Here is a sample broadcast schedule for Monday's:
12 a.m. Sports
1 a.m. Sunday Drive
2 a.m. Guideposts
3 a.m. Inspiration & Religion
4 a.m. Non-Fiction Book Hour
5 a.m. Armchair Adventure
6 a.m. Sunday New York Times (Magazine)
7 a.m. Business News
8 a.m. New York Times Sunday
9 a.m. San Antonio Express-News
10 a.m. San Antonio Express-News
11 a.m. Sports Illustrated
12 p.m. USA Today
1 p.m. The Writer's Voice
2 p.m. Choice Reading
3 p.m. World Safari
4 p.m. Afternoon Report
5 p.m. Commentary & Washington Monthly
6 p.m. New York Times
7 p.m. San Antonio Express-News
8 p.m. San Antonio Express-News
9 p.m. Sports Illustrated
10 p.m. Breakfast Table Times
11 p.m. Mystery Hour
Club Service Project - Sleep In Heavenly Peace - No kid sleeps on the floor in our town!
Sleep in Heaveny Peace is an organzation that provides bed kits for families that do not have a bed for their children. The Central Park Lions Club works with Sleep in Heavenly Peace to identify families in need and provides the kits to the Lions Club to install in a home. Lions Lisa, Denny, and Chip recently assembled a bunk bed for a family.in need.
For more information contact Sleep Iin Heavenle Peace. https://shpbeds.org/
Our officers for 2025-2026
Central Park Lions Club Foundation
Our Lions Club has a Foundation to receive tax deductible charitable donations. Specific charities may be identified, if desired, in making donations to the Foundation. All donations are used to support many local non-profit organizations. We are not equipped to receive donations by credit card, therefore, all donations should be made by check or money order made out to Central Park Lions Club Foundation and sent to:
Mr. Dean Tillery, 3423 Hunters Stand, San Antonio, TX 78230
NOTES ABOUT CPLC
The club was chartered on May 23, 1969 and originally met at Central Park Mall; hence the name.Our biggest project is a contract bingo operation. Every penny that we make in that operation is donated to various organizations in our area and includes programs for schools. Our club has donated over $100,000 to these organizations, as well as donations to Lions Clubs International for the Sight First program for the blind. Central Park Lions support over thirty community service programs, including large donations to Any Baby Can, St. Peter's Home, St. Joseph's Home, VTO Champions Fore Charity, and other organizations. In addition, the club provides college scholarships.
Looking To Join The Central Park LIons Club?
We have both male and female members in our club and we are always interested in finding new members who are service oriented and have a desire to help the less fortunate in our city. Anyone interested in joining our club can contact Dennis Alvey at 210-404-2620 or Mike Pardoe 210-382-6687. We look forward to hearing from you.
Lion Janice recently joined the CPLC with Lion Denny and Lion Mike officiating the installation ceremony.
Lions Clubs International is the world's largest service club organization with more than 1.4 million members in approximately 46,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas around the world.
