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Ron Middleton
2009-2010 Lion President

WELCOME TO OUR WEBSITE

Since the club was chartered by the International Association of Lions Clubs on April 26, 1923 as the Lions Club of Tucson, Arizona, the Tucson Downtown Lions Club (TDLC) has served the less fortunate in Tucson, the State of Arizona, the nation, and the world through its fundraising and community service projects.

The Tucson Downtown Lions Club has and continues to support many organizations in Tucson including the University of Arizona Ophthalmology Clinic, SAAVI, ASDB, EMVIA, Sun Sounds of Arizona, Davidson School, and others. In addition to these, the club raises funds to directly provide sight and hearing services to those unable to afford them. These include eye examinations, eyeglasses, and hearing devices.

The clubs main fundraiser is the food and beverage concessions at the Tucson Rodeo held each February. The Club also conducts an annual White Cane Fund drive to provide funds for vision services. The Tucson Downtown Lions Club is a 501.3c non-profit corporation, therefore, your donations to our clubs charities are tax deductible.

Tucson Downtown Lions Club members are service minded men and women who strive to improve our community, the state, and the world. We work without monetary compensation to raise funds and conduct projects to improve our community.

With our continuing membership growth and leadership development, we strive to remain the leader in community service in Tucson.

Questions about membership in the Tucson Downtown Lions Club may be addressed to our Membership Director.

UPCOMING EVENTS

September 3, 2009 - (Membership Meeting) 11:30 am, The Elks Club, 1800 N. Oracle, Tucson, AZ.
September 3, 2009 - SAAVI Branch Bake Sale at SAAVI, ) 3767 E. Grant Road, Tucson, AZ.
September 10, 2009 - (Board Meeting) 11:30 am, The Elks Club, 1800 N. Oracle, Tucson, AZ.
September 17, 2009 - (Membership Meeting)District Governor Visitation 11:30 am, The Elks Club, 1800 N. Oracle, Tucson, AZ.
September 19, 2009 - Sun Sounds Beer FestivalHi Corbett Field, Tucson
September 24-26, 2009 - 33rd Annual USA/Canada Lions Leadership Forum, Memphis,Tennesee Click here for registration form
September September 28-October 8, 2009 - Vision Screening on Navajo Reservation
October 1, 2009 - (Membership Meeting) 11:30 am, The Elks Club, 1800 N. Oracle, Tucson, AZ.
October 8, 2009 - (Board Meeting) 11:30 am, The Elks Club, 1800 N. Oracle, Tucson, AZ.
October 10, 2009 - Provide Luncheon for Penny Rosenblum's Workshop, location TBD
October 15, 2009 - (Membership Meeting) 11:30 am, The Elks Club, 1800 N. Oracle, Tucson, AZ.
October 23-24, 2009 - District B1 Cabinet Meeting in Agua Prieta, Mexico
October 30, 2009 - SAAVI Eye Ball at La Paloma Resort

CURRENT CLUB NEWS

2009 Sun Sounds Beer Fest - Tucson Downtown Lions, Su-Lin Trepenitis, Linda Bryant, and Vernon Roudebush serve hot dogs to Beer Fest participants. TDLC was also well represented by other members of the club. TDLC provides this support to Sun Sounds every year. The Beer Fest is one of Sun Sounds of Arizona's primary fund raisers. Thank you one and all for your support.

TDLC Conducts Visiom and Hearing Screening in Sells, AZ - Tucson Downtown Lions, Dory Hart, Su-Lin Trepenitis, Pam Gambrel, Lion President Ron Middleton, and CC John Hart conducted vision and hearing screening for school children at Sells, AZ on the Tohono O'odham Reservation August 26 & 27.(Click here for pictures) Lions Dory, John, Pam, and President Ron are among the club members recently certified as Vision Screeners by the State of Arizona. See article above on this page.

2009 White Cane Campaign - This year's White Cane Chairman, Marianne Larsen, wants to congratulate the club on another successful White Cane Campaign. Her thanks to all of the members who participated in this year's campaign. "We could not have had such a successful campaign without all of your help". Pictures of most of the participating members can be found in the picture gallery. (Click here for pictures) The funds raised by White Cane go directly to help the visually and hearing impaired in our community. This is an important fundraising event because of the funds raised for Lions charities and for the exposure that our club gets in the community. A table with a box for used eyeglasses and hearing aids was set up which yielded forty-two pair of donated eyeglasses. Lions Club Leader Dog literature was also available.
THANK YOU AGAIN LIONS, FOR ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN!
April 2, 2009 Membership Meeting - The election was held to elect officers and directors for the 2009-2010 Lions Year commencing July 1, 2009. The following Lions were elected.
- President, Ron Middleton
- 1st VP, PDG Joe Talvy
- 2nd VP, Erik Johnson
- Secretary, PDG John Hart
- Treasurer, Patty Lacy
- Lion Tamer, Dory Hart
- Tail Twister, Linda Bryant
- Membership Director, Loren Larsen
- Director, Joan Herner
- Director, Marianne Larsen
- Director, Lowell Fowble

MEETING SCHEDULE

Meetings - 1st & 3rd Thursdays
Board Meeting - 2nd Thursday

MEETING TIME

11:30am - 1:00pm

LOCATION

Elks Club
1800 N. Oracle

Lions Recycle For Sight

Throughout the year, Lions, Leos, and other volunteers collect used eyeglasses for donation to Lions Eyeglass Recycling Centers that are located throughout the world. The used eyeglasses are cleaned and classified by prescription. The eyeglasses are then distributed to those in need by Lion volunteers and other organizations hosting optical missions in developing countries.

The Tucson Downtown Lions Club also collects used hearing aids which are tested, repaired and supplied to those in need.
(Please click here for eyeglass and hearing aid drop-off locations)

Newly Certified Vision Screeners

The following members and friends of our club have completed vision screening certification training and are now certified by the State of Arizona to perform vision screening: