About Chambersburg Noon Lions

Noontime Lions 80th YearThe Chambersburg Noontime Lions Club was established in 1924, making it one of the oldest clubs in the country. Hundreds of men and women have lent their time and talents to this Lions Club to help local residents improve their quality of life. Since 1917, Lions clubs have offered people the opportunity to give something back to their communities. From involving members in projects as local as cleaning up an area park or as far-reaching as bringing sight to the world's blind, Lions clubs have always embraced those committed to building a brighter future for their community.

Sight preservations projects constitute the main thrust of the Noontime Lions charitable work including our purchase of eyeglasses and exams for adults and children. In a year period, the Chambersburg Noontime Lions will spend thousands of dollars to assist well over one hundred persons improve their sight through eyeglass purchase. In addition, the club will fund associated vision projects such as the Pre-School eye Screening, the Beacon Lodge for the Blind, Leader Dogs, Eye Banks, and medical research. The Noontime Lions also participate in many other community projects including Diabetes Research, the United Way, Chambersburg Little League, college scholarships, Christmas gifts for homeless children, both the Boy and Girl Scouts, the Coyle Free Library, Meals on Wheels, Sam's Kids, the YMCA, and Drug & Alcohol Awareness in our schools. The Noontime Club also annually co-sponsors a banquet to honor the boys basketball team of Chambersburg High School.

To raise funds and awareness to its activities, the Noontime Club holds a regionally-renowned Trout Derby in late Trout Derbyspring that attracts more than 1,000 participants and offers more than $20,000 in prizes. The Chambersburg Noontime Lions Club meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday at the the Lighthouse Restaurant, 4301 Philadelphia Ave. (Route 11 north). Meetings begin with a meal at noon followed by a special program and speaker. Any adult male or female is welcome to join. Contact us and we'll mail you a form which can be completed and sent to the club secretary. He will then be in touch to discuss how you can achieve membership in the grandest of service organizations... Today with more than 46,000 clubs in 192 countries and geographical areas, Lions have expanded their focus to help meet the ever-increasing needs of our global community. Our programs are continually changing to meet new needs and greater demands, but our mission has never wavered: "We Serve."