Greenwich Lions Club

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Greenwich Lions Club to Sell Texas Ruby Red Grapefruit Starting Sat., Nov. 12

The cost is $20 for grapefruit and $21 for oranges. Please look for the Lions wearing their traditional gold vests alongside their stacks of grapefruit cases and purchase one or two. Locations include the Post Road in Cos Cob next to the firehouse, Old Greenwich village and the entrance to Greenwich Point. Continue Reading →

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OG and Greenwich Lions Clubs Merge; Ambassadors of Sight Awards Presented

The Lions Club of Greenwich, Chartered in August 1923, and the Old Greenwich Lions Club, Chartered in May 1933, with a combined 186 years of service to Greenwich, merged in September 2016. On Oct., 2016, the newly merged clubs celebrated their re-chartering at a lunch at Innis Arden Golf Club. Continue Reading →

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Greenwich and OG Lions Collaborate for Sophisticated Eye Screening at BANC

On any given school day, the Byram Archibald Neighborhood Center (BANC), is a hive of activity. The New Lebanon School kindergarten classes are currently housed there. Then, after school Christina Nappi runs a program for about 65 New Leb children in K-3 until 5:30pm. On Thursday, members of the Old Greenwich and Greenwich Lions Clubs gave free vision screenings to the children. More than a simple acuity test, the Lions Clubs sophisticated camera tested for eye disorders including far and near sightedness, astigmatism, anisometropia, strabismus and anisocoria. Continue Reading →

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Greenwich Lions Clubs Partner with Fidelco for a Shared Vision

The Lions Clubs of Greenwich and Old Greenwich are committed to improving vision. Their mission dovetails nicely with that of Fidelco, a charity that breeds, raises and trains German Shepherds to become guide dogs, placed with clients free of charge. Continue Reading →

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