About Us Current Roster Twinning Leo Club
About Us
The Breakfast Club was sponsored by the Porterville Noon Lions in 1960. For over 50 years we have been tirelessly serving those in need with projects ranging from the Chem Free Grad Night to providing eye care to individuals with sight impairments to spaghetti dinners for local events. Currently, our primary fundraisers are the St Patrick’s Day Brewfest, Swing for Sight Golf Tournament, Drive-Through dinners.
This club is committed to bringing the services of Lions Clubs International to our community. We had an active role in the construction of the first sheltered workshop on Olive Avenue, an arbor in Veterans Park as well as a small children’s park on Orange Avenue. Expansion of the women’s shelter and the Porterville Museum were other local construction jobs.
We assist monetarily with scholarships, eye care, numerous youth activities, senior citizen programs, City sponsored events, and non-profit activities.
Current Member Roster
ALONZO, ERNESTO
ANDERSON, CAMERON
BENTON, JAMES
BOESCH, JACK
BOULTON, ROBERT
BROWN, JEFF
BUCKLEY, JOHN
BUCKTON, JOHN
BURGDORF, BRIAN
BURNS, PEPPARD
CARPENTER, NORMAN
CHAVEZ, JAMES
CRAMER, BENJAMIN
DELLA, DUSTIN
DOYEL, JOHN
FORRESTER, DONALD
FUSCO, WILLIAM
GARCIA, MICHAEL
GRAYBEHL, AMY
GRAYBEHL, STEVEN
GUTIERREZ, MICHAEL
HATCHER, JAMES
HEARD, JOSEPH
JONES, BILL
KAISER, GARY
LANKFORD, BRUCE
LINDGREN, LARRY
LOPEZ, ANTHONY
MENDIVIL, RICHARD Jr.
MOENCH, BILL
MOORE, DONNIE
MUIRHEAD, JEFFERY
PADILLA, JULIA-ROSE
PENGILLY, DEL
POLANEC, WILLIAM
PUGH, ROBERT
PYLAND, MELVIN
RAYMOND, ROBERT
RUIZ, JOSEPH Jr.
SAMORA, ARTURO
SANTOS, GARY
SHARP, MARVIN DWAYNE
SIMONICH, JOHN
SOWERS, DONALD
STADTHERR, DAN
STEIDLEY, TREVOR
STEVENTON, DAVID
STOVER, DONALD
STOWE, MILT
TAYLOR, RICHARD
TREE, RICHARD
VILLICANA, HECTOR
WALLACE, GARY
WARNKE, JAY
WATSON, MIKE
WEBB, DOUG
Twinning
The International Club Twinning Program is a voluntary and mutual agreement between clubs in different countries. Twinning provides an opportunity to learn about another club and its culture. Club twins actively illustrate the Third Purpose of the Association, To create and foster a spirit of understanding among the peoples of the world. The Porterville Breakfast Lions is currently twinning with a club in South Africa and one in Nepal.
Porterville Lions Club, Porterville South Africa:
See: http://www.portervilletourism.co.za/home
Porterville is a picturesque town on the slopes of the beautiful Olifants River Mountains at the foot of Voorberg. It was established in 1863 after Frederick John Owen, one of the original 1820 Settlers, subdivided his farm, Pomona into plots, naming the town after the then popular Attorney General of the Cape, Sir William Porter.
Originally the region was inhabited by San (Bushmen) tribes centuries before the arrival of the Dutch Settlers and the mountains in the region contain numerous relics of the past, the most enigmatic being a rock art painting of a sailing ship in the Groot Winterhoek Mountains (on privately owned land) east of Porterville.
This unspoilt country town of some 9 000 inhabitants is a land of extremes, offering diversity, hospitality and authenticity. The region is famous for the rarest of flowers, the DisaUniflora. It is the only place in South Africa where one can see fields of these flowers in nature, the rarest being the sulphur yellow Disa, which has been found only in one small colony in Porterville.
Climatic conditions vary from dry, hot summers with powerful thermals (making it the ideal location for paragliding enthusiasts) followed by severe winters, with snow on the mountain peaks and storms rolling in from the Atlantic coast in the west. The Dasklip Pass takes one to the mountain and the Groot Winterhoek Nature Reserve.
Lions Club of Kathmandu:
Nepal is a country of highly diverse and rich geography, culture, and religions. The mountainous north has eight of the world's ten highest mountains, including the highest, Mount Everest. This small, hospitable country is an exceptionally popular destination for travelers, whether they are in search of climbing challenges or spiritual enlightenment. The utmost but important thing is the Kathmandu the capital city of Nepal is also known as "City of Temples" and adorned with cultural heritages and garnished with the people from all over the country and well known for their great hospitality.
The Himalayan kingdom of Nepal is not only the land of many mountain peaks, but also many gods and goddess, unique among all of them being the living, breathing goddess – Kumari Devi, a deified young girl. The custom of worshipping a pre-pubescent girl, who is not a born goddess, as the source of supreme power is an old Hindu-Buddhist tradition that still continues to this day in Nepal.
The beautiful small country is also the land of festivals. There are more than 50 festivals celebrated in Nepal every year. While the national festivals have fixed dates, religious festivals are set by astrologers following the lunar calendar. The best part about the festivals in Nepal is that all the events are celebrated with the same enthusiasm and galore the way it used to be hundreds of years ago when people had no other means of entertainment. The food of Nepal is as diverse as the country itself. Nepalese food is famous for its nutrition level and tempting taste.
Leo Club
The Porterville Breakfast Lions sponsor the Harmony Magnet Academy Leo Club. HMA LEO's mission is allow students to give back to the community through volunteering, meeting new people, gaining leadership skills, communicating with others, taking on higher roles in the club, and harboring new experiences.
