[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 131 (Saturday, September 26, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1828]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ATTLEBORO LIONS CLUB

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                      Saturday, September 26, 1998

  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, on October 13, 1998, the Attleboro Lions 
Club will be celebrating its 75th anniversary. Chartered in 1923, it is 
the third oldest Lions Club in the State of Massachusetts.
  The Attleboro Lions Club has established a long tradition of service 
to the community. Throughout its history, and as a result of its many 
fundraising efforts, the Club has been a significant contributor to 
Massachusetts Eye Research to aid in its fight to prevent blindness. 
The Club has also been a long-standing contributor to the Attleboro 
Scholarship Foundation, which provides funds to Attleboro students who 
are pursuing higher education. Since 1948, the Attleboro Lions Club has 
contributed approximately $104,000 to this worthy cause. Other 
organizations Attleboro that have received funds from the Club over the 
last few years include the YMCA, the Literacy Center, the Audubon 
Society, Balfour Riverwalk Project, the Guide Dog Foundation, the Ten 
Mile River Watershed Alliance and Big Brothers, Big Sisters. The Club 
also hosts an annual Christmas party for the blind residents of the 
Attleboro community.
  It will be my great honor to attend a luncheon on October 13 
celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Attleboro Lions Club. I hope 
the members of the club will take great pride in the hard work and 
spirit of service that has characterized this organization since its 
inception.

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