Mission
To empower volunteers to serve their communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace and promote international understanding through Lions clubs.
Company Overview
Where there is a need, there is a Lion!
The World’s largest Service Club With over 46,000 clubs and 1.35 million members; we’re one of the most effective service clubs. 100% of funds raised goes to charities. Helen Keller attended one of our first conventions and asked the Lion’s to be ambassadors of eyesight, which we have become.
Mission Statement
To empower volunteers to serve their communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace and promote international understanding through Lion’s Clubs.
Our History
The Lake Alfred Lions Club was chartered on November 29, 1945, by H. M. "Van" Brian. Van owned & operated a service station in Lake Alfred for more than 15 years. In later years he managed his citrus business. Lion Van served the Club in every office available and went on to serve as District Cabinet Secretary-Treasurer in 1950-51. Later he served as District Governor in 1952-53 and named as International Counsellor in 1953.
One of the first projects undertaken by the Lake Alfred Lions Club was sponsoring and promoting power boat racing on Lake Alfred. The Club began work on the Valencia Boat Regatta less that 3 months after their charter and lasted for more than 22 years.
In the first year alone, 3,500 people attended the regatta. Several other boat races were sponsored by the Lake Alfred Lions, including the 1952 American Powerboat Associations' National Outboard Championships in 1952. More than 75 speed records were sent while racing on Lake Alfred through the years.
The first project of the Lake Alfred Lions Club was to build picnic tables and shelters on the shore of Lake Alfred. This was dedicated to the residents on Labor Day, 1947. Their building skills continued when they broke ground on the Lake Alfred Lions Youth Center. With donations from the Boy Scouts, area business leaders, private donations and a lot of fundraisers by Lions members, nearly $40,000 was raised. The dedication of the building took place on November 8, 1958.
The Lake Alfred Lions Auxiliary was organized in January 1978 with wives and daughters of the Lions members. They had been supporting the Lions for many years but now they were official. The 23 charter members were led by the charter President, Carol Gretencord. In 1985, the members of the Auxiliary were chartered as the Lake Alfred Lioness Club and once again Lioness Carol stepped forward to guide them through the first year. In 1992, the Lioness Club disbanded and several of the Lioness members continued to serve their community by becoming members of the Lake Alfred Lions Club.
Officers
President -- Harry Williams - 863-521-4685
1st Vice President -- Rosemary Daniels
2nd Vice President -- Irene Lucius
Secretary & Club Administrator -- Rita Fawcett
Treasurer -- Barbara Johnson
e-clubhouse editor -- Stacey Houston / Steve Fawcett
Mail can be sent to: PO Box 1401, Lake Alfred, FL 33850
Club location: Lions Park, 175 N Nekoma Ave, Lake Alfred, FL 33850
club house phone number 863-956-2421
Lakealfredlionsclubemail@gmail.com - monitored by Lions member
Also, find us at Lake Alfred Lions Club FL on Facebook
Florida Children’s Diabetes Camp
The Florida Diabetes Camp for children location is 898 Camp Winona Road DeLeon Springs, FL 32130. YMCA Camp Winona has been home to the Florida Diabetes Camp since 1990. Winona is located in a rural setting on Lake Winona just outside of the Ocala National Forest.
The diabetes camp provides camping experiences for children with Type I diabetes. Campers are divided into two groups according to ages. One week of campers accommodates ages 9 through 12. One week is assigned for ages 12 through 14. There is also weekend diabetes camps for children and their families that are involved in providing care of a child with diabetes.
Florida Diabetes Children camp depends on volunteers. All sessions are staffed by pediatric endocrinologist, pediatricians, nurse practitioners, diabetic educators, dietitians, mental health counselors, and psychologists. All volunteers have their backgrounds checked and screening. They attend training in diabetes management. Some of the volunteers have attended the camp when they were young. This is a positive experience for the children to interact with campers that attended when they were young.
There are many fun activities for the children while attending the camp. Swimming, canoeing, sailing, water slide. There is a nature walk and archery classes. The children play team sports, cabin challenges, beach parties, dances and scavenger hunts.
The children are assigned a cabin. The cabins are equipped for the child to have special space for diabetic management in a quiet zone. The cabin for meals is set up so each child calculates their carbohydrates and monitored by the counselors. Each counselor carries a backpack at each activity with the child’s individual medical records and emergency supplies.
