[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 123 (Tuesday, September 14, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1590]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNITION OF THE TRI-VILLAGE LIONS CLUB ON ITS 60TH ANNIVERSARY

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                          HON. MARY JO KILROY

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 14, 2010

  Ms. KILROY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the Tri-Village 
Lions Club. On September 25, 2010, the Tri-Village Lions will celebrate 
the 60th anniversary of the founding of their club. The Tri-Village 
Lions Club provides an important service to the community by assisting 
the blind and diabetic residents of central Ohio. This mission is 
keeping with the challenge Helen Keller issued to the association in 
1925 to become ``knights of the blind in the crusade against 
darkness.''
  Founded in 1917, there are now approximately 45,000 Lions clubs in 
over 200 countries and geographical areas around the world. Under the 
motto ``WE SERVE,'' the Tri-Village Lions Club was chartered on 
September 8, 1950, becoming the 8,448th club in an organization that 
now has 1.3 million members. The Tri-Village Lions Club encompasses the 
communities of Grandview Heights, Marble Cliff, and Upper Arlington.
  Among many charitable services, the club conducts vision screenings, 
equips hospitals and clinics, distributes medicine, and raises 
awareness of eye disease. In 60 years of service, members of the club 
have raised more than $1.1 million that they have funneled directly 
into charities and offered countless hours of service to the Tri-
Village community. The Lions Club also supports children and schools 
through scholarships, recreation programs, and mentoring.
  I am pleased to recognize the Diamond Anniversary of the Tri-Village 
Lions and proclaim September as ``WE SERVE'' month in the state of 
Ohio. I would like to thank the Tri-Village Lions club for its 
dedicated volunteer work and commitment to ending preventable blindness 
worldwide. The club has worked hard to identify and address community 
needs in the Grandview, Marble Cliff, and Upper Arlington area.
  I am filled with immense pride to recognize and proclaim September as 
``WE SERVE'' month in honor of such a valued and noble organization 
within the Columbus area. The Tri-Village Lions Club has been an 
inspirational leader in the fight against preventable blindness and has 
proudly demonstrated an unwavering commitment to helping others.

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