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The Ocean Shores Lions Club
was chartered June 7, 1966 with 25 Charter Members. Copalis Beach/Ocean
City Lions club is the sponsoring Lions Club and their First
President was George Harris. The club has two surviving Charter
Members: Lion William "Bill" Marks and Lion T. "Tom"
W. Grenfell. The Ocean Shores Lions Club has produced two District
Governors Harry Magle (1979-1980), and John I. Martin (2005-2006),
and eight Melvin Jones Fellows; they are Fred & JoAnn Balmer,
Charles Hall, Leonard Harju, John I. Martin, Tom Milligan, Robert
Jackson (deceased) and Harry Thompson (deceased). Thus attesting
to the fact that the Ocean Shores Lions Club lives up to the
Motto: WE SERVE.
The Ocean Shores Lions Club and Lionesses held their meetings at 7:00 a.m. in the Galilean Lutheran Chapel for several years prior to the Lions Community Building being constructed. The Ocean Shores Lions and Lioness's constructed the Lions Community building in 1983-1984. The building was placed on Ocean Shores City Property, the city being incorporated on November 3, 1970; 4 years 5 months after the Ocean Shores Lions Club received its Charter on June 7, 1966. Presently there is a 75 year building lease with the city. The Lions Club on the property along with the Milo Schneider Park, Oudoor Restroom, and BBQ Grill also built the Closed Circuit TV Station during this time period. With the passing away of Lion Harry Thompson, a Melvin Jones Fellow on April 15, 2002, the City of Ocean Shores flew the American Flag at half mast for over a week and in May 2002, renamed Lions Community Building to the Harry Thompson Lions Building. The City Council also honored Lion Harry Thompson for his many years of Community Service to the Lions and the City of Ocean Shores and presented his wife Neta Thompson with a Certificate and a Plaque that presently are hanging on the wall of the Harry Thompson Lions Building. Today the Ocean Shores Lions Club use their experience, expertise, talent and creativity to make their local communities a better place to live by sponsoring one of the two Boy Scout Troops in town, giving backpacks to kindergarten children while emphasizing safe transportation in support of the local Police Department and School Sponsors, publicizes and present $50.00 Savings Bond to the two Students of the Month for the North Beach Middle and High School, select and present up to three $750.00 Scholarships each year, perform Sight, Hearing, Diabetic and Blood Pressure Checks each year through the use of the Lions Health Screening Unit, assist persons, as appropriate, who are having trouble or difficulty in keeping their family together, sponsor three Peace Poster Contests at the North Beach Middle School and at the Pacific Elementary Schools involving up to One Hundred Three students. In addition the Ocean Shores Lions Club takes steps to obtain Eye Glasses and Hearing Aids for persons who need and qualify. The Ocean Shores Lions Club also supports the Golden Ear, White Cane, and Leader Dog Programs while supporting the United Way, Salvation Army, North Beach Booster Club, Food Bank, LCIF, C.A.R.E., Leader Dogs, Diabetes Program and other Charitable Organizations as well as sending delegates to the District 19G Conventions. BUT, all is not work! Being a part of the Ocean Shores Lions Club is not all service, how could it be, when people with many of the same tastes and interests, many of the same memories gather together on a regular basis. The Ocean Shores Lions Club presently has 45 Members. |
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