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PO Box 483, Converse, Texas
78109
Meets 2nd & 4th Thursdays
at 7:30 pm
at
American
Legion Post #593
326 West Legion Drive, Converse,
Texas 78109
Lions Clubs are located throughout the world. No doubt
you have seen the Lions Club emblem at a restaurant or near
the city limits sign on a major road. You may have wondered
if the sign was for a secret society, or a religious order,
or perhaps a club restricted to community and business leaders.
We are not a secret society. Lions Clubs have been a well-kept
secret, but we are attempting to change that. We do not
have a large advertising budget and most of our community
service projects have been kept low key. Lions do not become
involved in a project to gain recognition. We do it because
we see a need and make every attempt to fulfill that need.
Every dollar we raise goes to a needy family, a crippled
children’s camp, eyeglass screening for disadvantaged
children, or any one of our numerous programs.
Lions Clubs are not affiliated with any religion. Nor are
Lions Clubs affiliated with any political groups. Lions
Clubs are to be kept free of any ties in these areas to
prevent internal strife.
Even though the bulk of most Lions Club members are community
and business leaders, membership in Lions Clubs is not restricted.
Lions Clubs have members who are retirees, students, construction
workers, policemen, schoolteachers, doctors, and CEOs of
corporations. In times past, the Lions Club membership was
entirely composed males. Today, both males and females are
invited to join. We have a number of couples in which both
partners have become Lions. This does not mean the non-member
spouses do not support Lionism. Many non-member spouses
find time to support the activities of the Lions Clubs.
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