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| HIGHLAND SPRINGS-SANDSTON LIONS CLUB | ||||||||||||
| The Lions Club extension chairman for District 24-B decided that the Highland Springs area was in need of Lions Club. He contacted the original members of the Eastgate and Fairfield Lions Clubs, which has since been disband, and asked if they thought they would like to get another Lions Club started. Friends and family were contacted to form this new club. On February 5, 1953 the organizational meeting of the Highland Springs LIons Club was held. The sponsoring Lions Club was Richmond Northside. Assisting in the organization were: Lion Jack Hill, International Director, Lion Art Isenburg, District Governor, Lion Reuben Simms - International Counselor, Lion James Mears, Zone Chairman, Lion D.V. Blaymey, State Secretary, Lion Spiver, President Richmond Host, Lion Till Tilman, President Lakeside. | ||||||||||||
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| After applications had been approved and record of initial payment of dues made, twenty-six men of the Highland Spring area were properly inducted into the World-wide Lions organization. We were the 159th club organized in the State of Virginia, being part of Zone 1, Region 2, of District 24-B. From the new Lions present in the Fellowship Hall of the Highland Springs Methodist Church, the following were elected to be the Charter Officers of the new Highland Springs Club: John Marano, President, Vince Robinson, 1st VP, Edwin Frise, 2nd VP, John Campbell, 3rd VP, Joseph Butler, Secretary, Allen Keith, Lion Tamer, James Nunnally, Tail Twister, Cecil Childress, Joseph Sichol, Irvin Brooks, H.T. Mathews, Directors. | ||||||||||||
| Other charter members were, M.T. Anrovich, C. Robert Atkinson, D.M. Benesan, W.D. Harmon, Orville Lee, J.W. Luck, Ted Patrick, J.L. Mowels, J.G. Sorrell, I.H. Wallmeyer, Paul Webb, T.C. Williams, C.E. Wright, J.V. Zoncone, and G.H. Wilkerson. | ||||||||||||
| Lion Irvin Brooks was a former member of the Clarksville Lions Club and Lion Cecil Childress and Lion Edwin Frise were both members of the Fairfield Lions Club. Fairfield Lions were charted in October 1941, but was a causality of World War II. | ||||||||||||
| During the first month meetings were held weekly until the regular meeting date was set for the second and fourth Monday evenings. These meeting dates have remained to this day. The very first items discussed as projects for the Club was to assist in the development of a community center in Highland Springs, assist with the recreation of the youth, and provide eye examinations and glasses for the needy of the community. We were also made aware of the Bland Memorial Scholarship Contest. It is interesting to note that the new Club proposed to erect a Lions Club Highway sign as soon as it was organized (intentions were good). Meetings were held in the social hall of the Highland Springs Methodist Church on Holly Avenue. | ||||||||||||
| The major event of the new Club was the charter presentation that took place on April 27, 1953, at the Plantation Club. Presenting the Charter to the Club was District Governor Lion Art Isenberg with the principle address being given by Past International Director Lion Jack Hill. Lion President Carter Peasley of the Northside Club presented the gong and gavel to Lion John Marano of the Highland Springs Club. We had our wives and the presidents and their wives of most of the Clubs in our zone as well as many other Lions in attendance. | ||||||||||||