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Voted best Club in District 2006-2007
The Berlin Lions Club is a non profit organization that serves Berlin Borough and Berlin Township with community and sight related services. Our sight services include providing glasses, eye exams and assistance with the treatment of eye disease to those who are unable to afford them in our community. Our community services range from providing food baskets to building playgrounds.
Our motto "We Serve" illustrates our commitment to community service.
Officers - 2007-2008
President - Jean Poper
Vice President - Nancy Sapper
Secretary - Frank Poper
Treasurer - Chris Hylenski
Membership Chairman - Robert Behnke
Fund-raisers
- Lions Mints
- Adopt-A-Road Program
- Casino Bus Trips
- White Cane Collections
- Yearly Entertainment Books
- Annual Community Appeal Letter
- Yearly Raffle for Community Projects
Projects
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Annual Amblyopia (Lazy Eye) Screening for children 5 years and younger
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Free vision screenings utilizing the Lions Mobile Screening Facility
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Provide glasses for those in need
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Collect used eyeglasses at Berlin Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Shop Rite and Berlin Community school for refurbishment and redistribution throughout the world
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Provide funding for training of seeing eye and dogs for the hearing impaired
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Fund raising for corneal transplants
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Support Juvenile Diabetics, Hero Scholarship, New Jersey Blind Athletics, Camp Marsella for Blind Children, Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, Bestwork Industries for the Blind
Community
- Medical Equipment - Free loan outs of walkers, wheelchairs and other equipment
- Provide funding to assist in the training of dogs for use in assisted living environments
- Collect stamps to assist vets in veterans hospitals
- Christmas candy canes for all Berlin Borough and Berlin Township grammar schools
- Provide donations to local food banks
- Help with Special Olympics at the local Boy Scout Camp
- Sponsor High School Scholarship Awards
- Provide donations to local food banks and turkeys at Thanksgiving time
- Winter coats for the needy
Meetings
- Directors Meeting
- 1st Tuesday of each month - 7:00pm
Berlin FOP
- Dinner Meeting
- 3rd Thursday of each month - 7:00pm
Ventura's Restaurant
Volunteers Needed for Community Service
For membership information or personal assistance contact Robert Behnke (856) 767-3986
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