The Homewood Metro Lions Club is looking for civic-minded men and women to join its efforts to make a difference in the community.
The club will hold an information session this month for people who want to learn more about the organization and its work.
“Our club gives members an opportunity to advance worthy causes, serve with friends and become leaders in the community,” said Club President Max Herzel. “This club means a lot to our Lions, but it means so much more to the people we serve.”
The information session will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Feb. 24 at the Paw Paw Patch Family Restaurant, 410 Green Springs Highway in Homewood.
Light refreshments will be served.
Lions Club District Governor Jim Crews will be a special guest at the event. Other key officials from District 34B will also attend.
Herzel said he encourages members of the community to come out and learn more about the club’s work and meet its leaders.
“We want to share the great things we’re doing and want to do in our community and let others know how they can help,” Herzel said.
The Lions’ motto is “We Serve,” and the Homewood Metro Lions Club has lived up to that motto, Herzel said.
He said for more than half a century, the club has generously made donations to the Alabama Lions Sight Association for indigent eye care and to Camp Seal Harris, a camp for diabetic children. The club has also made donations to Southeastern Guide Dogs and Leader Dogs for the Blind.
Lions Club International is among the largest service organizations in the world. Its 1.35 million members in more than 46,000 clubs serve communities in 207 countries and areas around the globe.
Since 1917, Lions Clubs have aided the blind and visually impaired, championed youth initiatives and worked to strengthen local communities through hands-on service and humanitarian projects.
For more information on the Homewood Metro Lions Club or the Feb. 24 information session, call James McRae, membership chairman, at 787-5255 or Wayne Dunlap, secretary/treasurer, at 477-3378.
Local Lions:
OTM Area Has Several Clubs
Lions Club International is a worldwide organization dedicated to helping meet the needs of the global community. Since 1917, Lions clubs have offered people the opportunity to give something back to their communities.
Today, there are about 45,000 clubs in 200 countries and geographical areas, including several in the Over the Mountain area:
The West Homewood Lions Club meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Homewood Senior Center at 816 Oak Grove Road. Visit https://directory.lionsclubs.org for information on how to contact Joseph M. Falconer Jr., the club’s president for 2013-2014.
The Vestavia Hills Lions Club meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Vestavia Hills Board of Education Building. For more information, visit the club’s website at http://e-clubhouse.org/sites/vestaviahills.
The Hoover Lions Club meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at 2409 Acton Road in Vestavia Hills. Visit https://directory.lionsclubs.org for information on how to contact John Allen Greene, the club’s president for 2013-2014.
The North Shelby Lions Club meets on the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Hartley’s at 150 Chelsea Corners in Chelsea. For more information, visit the club’s website at http://e-clubhouse.org/sites/northshelby.
The Birmingham Lions Club meets the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 11:30 a.m. at the Harbert Center in downtown Birmingham. Visit https://directory.lionsclubs.org for information on how to contact Josh Phillips, the club’s president for 2013-2014.
The Birmingham Southside University Lions Club meets on the second Tuesday of each month at noon and the fourth Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at various locations in Birmingham. For more information, visit bhamsouthuniversityal.lionwap.org, send an email to pfuhr@mindspring.com or call 934-4570.
The Birmingham Hispanic Lions Club meets on the second Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at 103 Broadway St. in Homewood and on the third Saturday of each month at 11 a.m. at the Hoover Public Library. For more information, contact President Lois Jemmott at bhlc@bellsouth.net.
