There Are Lions In Springfield

The motto of the Springfield Lions Club is "We Serve." The club's goal is to assist the community and the less fortunate, primarily the hearing and sight impaired.

History of the Springfield Lions Club

The Springfield Lions Club began in 1948 with 36 members and currently the club has more than 80 members, according to its website. The Springfield Lions Club is chartered by Lions Clubs International which was founded in 1917 to help the blind and deaf. With more than 1.4 million members worldwide, Lions International is the largest service club in the world, according to its website.

Collecting Glasses for Those in Need

The Springfield Lions Club has collection boxes throughout the township. All glasses donated are given to those in need. Below are the five Springfield locations where you can donate used eye glasses. 

• The yellow and blue Lions Club mail box on Saxer Avenue
• The Knights of Columbus on Baltimore Pike
• Marchese Opticians at Pilgrim Gardens Shopping Center in Drexel Hill
• Southwest Cleaners on Woodland Avenue
• Springfield Library

Springfield Adult School

The Springfield Lions Club Adult School provides courses to adults in topics that vary throughout the year. The courses currently available are Yoga, Strong Women, and Sign Language. Instructors are selected by the Springfield School District and the classes are given at either Springfield High School, route: {:controller=>"listings", :action=>"show", :id=>"springfield-high-school"} --> or at 6:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Breakfast meetings are also held at the