A service club that has been part of West Corners for over sixty years
For more than sixty years, the West Corners Lions Club has been part of this community, quietly and steadily, the way a service club is supposed to be. We are a chartered club of Lions Clubs International, the largest service organization in the world, and we carry that mission at a local scale: we serve where we see a need, in West Corners and the communities around it.
Our history
The West Corners Lions Club was chartered by the Endicott Lions Club on February 28, 1962. We are part of Lions District 20-Y.
In the 1970s the club ran the West Corners Lions Club Community Festival, a week of Field Days with rides, bands, and food. For many people in this area it was how they first came to know the Lions. The festival is no longer held, but the spirit behind it never left. The club still shows up and still does the work.
What we do
The club’s work falls into two halves that depend on each other. Our service projects are the work itself: vision screening for schoolchildren, scholarships for local students, food pantry support, help for neighbors facing emergencies, and more. Our fundraisers are how that work gets paid for.
Lions Clubs International
The West Corners club is one of tens of thousands of Lions clubs in over 200 countries. The Lions motto is “We Serve.” Lions Clubs International was founded in 1917, and since Helen Keller challenged Lions in 1925 to become “knights of the blind,” sight has been central to the Lions mission. That is why so much of what our club does, from school vision screenings to eye exams and glasses, runs back to that founding cause.
Where we meet
We meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays at Most Holy Rosary Church, 2596 Main Street, Maine, NY 13802. From October 15 through the winter, meetings start at 5:30 PM. Doors open at 5:15 PM. When the clocks change in the spring, the start time returns to 6:30 PM. Visitors are always welcome.
Join us
We do not run membership drives. Come to a meeting. That is all it takes to start.