We Serve:
The Armonk Lions Club is a member of the worldwide Lions International, which has over 45,000 clubs and just under 1.4 million members in 205 countries. Lions work together to answer the needs that challenge communities around the world. The purpose of our club, like its counterparts all over the world, is to participate in community service projects, to help people in need, and to raise money for charitable causes. Our annual fundraiser, the Fol-De-Rol Festival and Crafts in the Park, makes our charitable giving and community projects possible. It also is an opportunity for fun and enjoyment for our entire town and beyond.
The Armonk Lions have been able to contribute substantially to the betterment of many others. The Armonk Lions Club has underwritten many projects in order to make the community and town of Armonk a better and safer place to live.
Here in North Castle, the Lions have underwritten:
Organizations to which we have donated include:
Projects in which we have volunteered include:
The Armonk Lions Club is a member of the worldwide Lions International, which has over 45,000 clubs and just under 1.4 million members in 205 countries. Lions work together to answer the needs that challenge communities around the world. The purpose of our club, like its counterparts all over the world, is to participate in community service projects, to help people in need, and to raise money for charitable causes. Our annual fundraiser, the Fol-De-Rol Festival and Crafts in the Park, makes our charitable giving and community projects possible. It also is an opportunity for fun and enjoyment for our entire town and beyond.
The Armonk Lions have been able to contribute substantially to the betterment of many others. The Armonk Lions Club has underwritten many projects in order to make the community and town of Armonk a better and safer place to live.
Here in North Castle, the Lions have underwritten:
- The North Castle Citizen Council’s (NC4) Disaster Relief Trailer
- North Castle Police scuba diving equipment
- Cardiac Defibrillator for use by the North Castle Police and Fire Departments
- Partial funding for the Police Department’s internships for high school seniors
- Nursing scholarships with the Bedford, Bedford Hills, Mount Kisco, and Town Ridge Lions Club
- Scholarships to graduating Byram Hills High School seniors
- The cost of a dugout for Armonk Little League baseball
- Building the Lions Way Bridge at Wampus Park
- Building the Gazebo at Wampus Park
Organizations to which we have donated include:
- Guiding Eyes for the Blind
- Vasculitis Foundation (vasculitis is a life-threatening inflammatory disease)
- Open Door Medical Clinic (Mount Kisco) serving needy patients
- Joslin and Clara Barton camps for children with diabetes
- Visions, a camp for the blind and hearing impaired
- Meals on Wheels
- Small Town Theater
- Armonk Recreation Risk Watch program
Projects in which we have volunteered include:
- H.C. Crittenden Middle School Leo Club(charted by the Armonk Lions Club)
- The annual Lions International Peace Poster contest, open to students at H.C. Crittenden Middle School
- Guiding Eyes for the Blind visits
- Joslin and Clara Barton camp visits
- Lions Day at the United Nations
