October 2023 Business of the Month: West Liberty Lions Club

We would like to congratulate the West Liberty Lions Club for being selected as the West Liberty Business Association’s October 2023 Business of the Month.

The West Liberty Lions Club is a service organization that loves to serve their community. They are best known for their upkeep of the Lions Park as well as their annual Labor Day Festival along with their pancake breakfasts and fish fries.

Their mission statement is "to empower volunteers to serve their communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace and promote international understanding through Lions Clubs." Their vision statement is "to be the global leader in community and humanitarian service."

The causes they currently support include:

• Sight & Hearing Committee
• International Relations Committee
• Pilot Dogs Inc.
• West Liberty Cares
• Ohio Lions Band
• L.C.I.F.
• Ohio Lions Foundation
• W.C.O.L.E.B. (Dayton)
• Ohio Lions Youth Committee
• O.L.E.R.F. (General Eye Research Fund & Bryan Diabetes Fund)
• West Liberty Fire Department
• Indiana Eyeglass Recycle Center
• American Diabetes Association
• Dictionary Donations to WL-S Students
• Scholarships
• Maintenance of Lions Club Park
• And More!

They currently have 61 members and are always looking for more! They have meetings every 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month at 6:45 pm at Mad River Farm Market. If you or someone you know is interested in joining, you can fill out an application at this website: https://www.westlibertylions.org/become-a-lion.html or feel free to show up at any of the meetings.

Again, congratulations to West Liberty Lions Club! There will be an award presentation October 16 at 6:30 pm at Lions Club Charter night in Opera House.

Written and submitted by: Brenda Snyder, WLBA Secretary