Local Club
The Huntersville Lions Club was founded on the 5th of February, 1951 and chartered on the first of April in that same year. The charter membership consisted of fifty-nine community, government and business leaders of the town of Huntersville, North Carolina. The club continues to thrive today as it works to serve the community.
Fast Growing Area
Huntersville is in the thriving Lake Norman area of North Mecklenburg County and is experiencing tremendous growth. With that growth comes an expanded community need for assistance to those unable, for various reasons, to help themselves. The Huntersville Lions Club, as part of the world's largest service organization – Lions International – has positioned itself to meet the needs of our growing community by raising funds which are in turn given to help those in need. We are an energetic group of men and women working to meet the needs of our community, North Carolina, our nation and the world. We proudly wear the blue and gold of Lions International!
The Lion's motto is "We Serve." The Huntersville Lions are committed to fulfilling that motto through club activities in our local community and through International Lionism.
The club has several fundraising events each year. During the winter, the club holds a Pancake Supper, an event that has been ehld annually almost as long as the club has been chartered. Later in the spring, club members work at a golf tournament, with proceeds from both events going to our project fund. The club also sells brooms at several local banks and other participating businesses. In addition to the fundraisers, the club solicits used eyeglasses that are refurbished for distribution in developing countries.
Lions Club International
The Lions organization was founded in 1917 in chicago, IL by Melvin Jones, an insurance executive. Subsequently, in 1925, a seminal event occurred: Helen Keller, locked in a soundless prison of darkness since her youth, challenged the Lions to become "Knights of the Blind in the crusade against darkness." The Lions accepted this challenge and over the years have become major supporters of the blind and the visually impaired.
The North Carolina Lions own and operate Camp Dogwood, a recreational facility for blind and visually impaired residents in the state. Lions aare also generous in supporting research into the cause, prevention and treatment of blindness and vision loss. With more than 1.5 million members, Lions serve the needs of mankind around the world. Anyone in need of help and unable to obtain it from any other source can and will be helped by Lions.