Astoria Lions Club
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The Astoria Lions Club was established in 1942 and is associated with Lions Clubs International.
The twenty-five member club meets each Tuesday at noon for lunch at the Astoria Elks Lodge at 11th and Exchange.
The major fundraiser for the Astoria Lions Club is the collection and recycling of newspapers.
With these funds we support our neighbors in Clatsop County by providing vision screening in our schools, eyeglasses and
hearing aids for those in need.
The Astoria Lions Club supports patient care through our donations to the Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation.
We are part of Oregon Lions District 36-O which covers the Northwest portion of Oregon and then the Multiple District which
covers Oregon and Northern California.
Astoria Lions Club
P.O. Box 924, Astoria, OR 97103
Lions Clubs International Objectives:
• To create and foster a spirit of understanding among
peoples of the world.
• To promote the principles of good government and good
citizenship.
• To take an active interest in the civic, cultural, social and
moral welfare of the community.
• To unite the Clubs in the bonds of friendship, good
fellowship and mutual understanding.
• To provide a forum for the open discussion of all matters of
public interest; providing that partisan politics and sectarian
religion shall not be debated by Club members.
• To encourage service-minded men and women to serve
their community without personal financial reward, to
encourage efficiency and promote high ethical standards in
commerce, industry, professions, public works and private
endeavor.
• Our main goal to achieve in Clatsop County is through the
mission of the Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation, to
screen, treat, save, and restore sight and hearing.
• We have participated with OLSHF since its inception in 1959
with their various programs including:
• Mobile Health Screening Program – We participate in the
annual “Project Homeless Connect” through Clatsop Community
Action.
• Patient Care
• Mission Cataract Oregon
• Roar! Hearing Assistance Programs
• Lions Eyeglass Assistance Programs
• LEAP Optical Finishing Lab
• Eyeglass and Hearing Aid Recycling
• Low Vision Clinic
Astoria Lions Club members have also gone on Visions
Mission Trips in various parts of the world to examine and
distribute eyeglasses.
How can you help the Astoria Lions Club:
You will find our Newspaper Recycling Station at the bottom
of 31st Street in Astoria, look for the yellow collection sheds.
• We accept clean Newspapers
• Magazines
• Clean Office Paper
• Clean Shredded Paper
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You can volunteer to help any Saturday morning
at 8:30AM to load newspapers at our Recycling Station.
You will find Lions Mints in many financial institutions,
contribute at those locations and enjoy a tasty mint.
You will find Eye Glass recycling boxes at opticians, libraries,
senior centers, churches and the college, please recycle your
glasses to help others see.
You can become a member of the Astoria Lions Club or help
start a Branch Club in Cannon Beach, Seaside or Warrenton.
You can refer someone who needs help with vision or
hearing to: Astoria Lions Club, P O Box 924, Astoria, OR 97103
Contact: Astoria Lions Club President, Charlene Larsen
at 503-325-0590 for additional information on how to make a
difference in your community or how to receive help.
Astoria Lions Club also participates in “Lions Vision Gift” the
mission statement is: “Advancing transplantation, research and
education to honor donors and their gifts of sight. Since 1975,
Lions Vision Gift has provided the “Gift of Sight” for more than
30,000 people. We encourage folks to have an up to date donor
card in their possession or if you or a loved one want to donate
eye tissue to Lions Vision Gift donors can register online at
www.donatelifeNW.org, go to your local DMV to place a “D” for
Donor on your driver’s license. Our members have participated
as Volunteer Couriers for eye tissue over the years.
Our Astoria Lions Club supports youth activities, prepared
homeless hygiene kits, collected non-perishable food for the
Clatsop County Regional Food Bank, supported Christmas
shopping outings for families, been active supporters of our
communities and partnered with others to help when there is a
need for outreach to our fellow citizens.
Motto:
The Lions Clubs International Motto
is: We Serve.
The Astoria Lions Club has adopted the
Ninth Street Park and do a monthly clean-
up of the park grounds.
We participate in civic events that
benefit others and provide our expertise in
providing meals with our BBQ set-up.
We support and participate in the
Christmas Basket Program together with the
Astoria Lioness Club.
We serve at the District and State level
as members of the State Convention Team,
the Alert Team which educates Lions and
others to prepare for disaster. We have
served in the past in leadership roles at the
District and State level.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Charlene Larsen, President
Astoria Lions Club
Email: crl.larsen@charter.net
PH: 503-325-0590
Cell: 503-791-6207
We have supported and mentored Astoria High School
Seniors as they fulfilled their community service for the High
School Senior Project.
There are four Astoria-Warrenton Chamber of Commerce
George Award recipients in the Astoria Lions Club. There are
forty-year members and first year members and all work
together to further our motto, We Serve.
SPONSORED BY:
Paula Simantel