Not Political, Not Religious: Lions Club Is ‘Just Here to Serve’ – All Otsego

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Proceeds earned via the Cooperstown Lions Club gift-wrapping campaign go toward doubling Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program purchases at the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market. Lions Club member Marianne Rae was on hand this year to wrap gifts. (Photo by Peg Odell)

Not Political, Not Religious: Lions Club Is ‘Just Here to Serve’

By SARAH ROBERTS
COOPERSTOWN

The motto “We Serve” echoes through Lions Club International’s five main service pillars: diabetes, vision, hunger, environment and childhood cancer. Founded in 1950, the Cooperstown Lions Club is one of many in this global network of locally centered business clubs. These five key tenets of their dedication to bettering their community and the lives of those in it provide them plenty of opportunities to face and challenges to overcome.

The Cooperstown chapter of the Lions Club is involved in many causes that may be familiar to readers, including the Susquehanna River Clean Up, the Cooperstown Winter Carnival, the Lions Scholarship and more.

“Through the Lions Recycle for Sight Program, we’ve sent several boxes of usable glasses to serve those living in low- and middle-income countries that lack access to basic eye-care services. Locally, we regularly provide funds for children to obtain eye exams and eyeglasses,” said Jim Donaldson, Cooperstown Lions Club president.

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