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The Thurmont Lions Club meets at 6:30 pm on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at the Cozy Restaurant in Thurmont, Maryland.

The Thurmont Lions Club is a group of community-minded men and women who have come together to enjoy each other's company, hear interesting programs, and raise funds for important local or vision-related causes.

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Summer is Here and So is Pit Beef!

Members of the Thurmont Lions Club will be ready on Saturday, September 4 with piles of pit beef, pork, turkey and ham to satisfy your taste buds. Sandwiches and platters (with fresh cut fries) will be available at Bell Hill Farm (1-1/2 miles north of Thurmont along Route 15) from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. or until sold out. This is the final Summer Sandwich Sale for this year - don't miss out! Proceeds are used for local projects and needs. For more information, call 301-271-0558.



Come Visit Us at the Community Show!

While attending the Thurmont/Emmitsburg Community Show on September 10-12, stop in at our Food Booth located outdoors at the Vo-Ag Center. Breakfast is served from 7 to 10:30 am followed by lunch, dinner and snacks until closing.

Also visit our Information Booth located near the school auditorium entrance. Pick up information about our future projects such as the next Health Fair on September 25, our booths at Colorfest on October 9 and 10, the Make a Difference Day on October 23 and our Fall Food Festival on October 30. We begin Christmas Tree sales on November 26 and will also be taking advance orders for our next Christmas Ornament. Drop off your old eye glasses and don't forget to buy your tickets for the Raffle (see below).

Make a Difference Day 2010

Make a Difference Day is a nationwide program that encourages a day of volunteering on the fourth Saturday of October each year and has been coordinated locally by the Thurmont Lions Club since 2006.

This year the focus of Make a Difference Day is on Cancer. Everyone has been touched by Cancer whether a personal experience or through that of a loved one, a neighbor, or a friend. Click here for a flyer with information on the walk and reception to be held on October 23.

In addition to the walk and the reception, we will also be raising funds by selling mums and signs to help those in our community that need help with their cancer treatments and to help fund research to find a cure. Click here for an order form for your mums and/or your sign showing your support for finding a cure.

Nominate Someone as the 2010 Thurmont Volunteer of the Year!

Click here for a Flyer with more information or a Nomination Form.

LIONS Announce Photo Contest

Get that new digital camera out and start snappin’ pictures around Thurmont! The Thurmont Lions Club is on the hunt for the perfect picture to feature on their 2011 Birthday Calendar! To share the fun with everyone, the Lions are holding a contest. The winning picture, along with photo credits to the photographer, will be front and center on the 2011 Birthday Calendar. Be the one to have those photo credits and bragging rights! Enter today!

For the contest rules (hey, what’s a contest without rules?) and entry procedures, please click here.

Please Support Thurmont Lion Paul Cannada’s Campaign

The Thurmont Lion’s Club proudly presents Paul E. Cannada for 2nd Vice District Governor 2010-11 and 1st Vice District Governor 2011-12. For information about Paul, please see the Information Page.

To help support Paul's campaign, please enter the Raffle, with a first prize of a handcrafted Windmill, second prize of a handcrafted Jewelry Box and a third prize of a handcrafted Foot Stool. Tickets are Five Dollars each or Five for Ten Dollars. For more information and a picture of the prizes, please see the Raffle Flyer. Tickets will be available at the Thurmont Lions Information Booth at the Thurmont/Emmitsburg Community Show and are also available from the members of the Campaign Committee (please see the Information Page) or contact Gene Long at (301) 898-7004.
Thank You for Your Support!!

2010 Community Remembrance Tree!

We invite you to participate in our first Community Remembrance Tree by creating an ornament to put on the tree (click here for additional information and click here for directions on how to participate.

See our Web Page on the Thurmont Lions Club Preschool Vision Screening Program. Kids can get screened for free to help detect problems that can lead to serious conditions up to and including blindness.



Announcements:

Please see the Calendar Section for Calendars and a listing of up-coming events.

Next Year's A.R.T. Festival!

Put it on your Calendar! The Third Annual A.R.T. (Art Revealed Along the Trail) Festival is scheduled for Saturday May 21, 2011 (rain date May 22) with art displays, food and many other activities including music, additional entertainment and art demonstrations along the Thurmont Trolley Trail. Admission is free and open to the public. The art displays and music will be primarily located near Memorial Park.


Club President: PDG Och Ochoa
Zone Chair: Susan Favorite
Region III Chair: Paul Gray
District Governor: Richard E. Liebno
International President: Sid Scruggs