[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16984]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF GODFREY, ILLINOIS LIONS CLUB

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                         HON. JERRY F. COSTELLO

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 28, 2010

  Mr. COSTELLO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ask my colleagues to 
join me in recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the Godfrey, Illinois 
Lions Club.
  The Godfrey Lions Club, chartered in February 1960, has been a model 
service organization in the Riverbend region of Southwestern Illinois 
for half a century. As part of The International Association of Lions 
Clubs, the Godfrey Lions Club is part of a 45,000 club association with 
1.35 million members worldwide. The Lions Clubs are known for their 
work assisting those with vision and hearing impairments and the 
Godfrey Lions Club has followed that service goal by providing 
eyeglasses, hearing aids and eye exams to students in the Alton School 
District. Some of the other community services they provide include 
infant hearing screenings, support of centers that provide service for 
battered women and children, stocking food crisis centers, and support 
of diabetes education programs at area hospitals.
  While service to individuals in need is an important role of the 
Godfrey Lions Club, they contribute to their community in many other 
ways as well, such as planting flowers at a local park and 
participating in community and holiday festivals.
  The Godfrey Lions Club is made up of people who believe that 
communities are built by people helping each other. The Lions Club 
motto is very simple, ``We Serve,'' and throughout its 50-year 
existence the Godfrey Lions Club has been true to that basic premise.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating the 
members of the Godfrey, Illinois Lions Club on their 50th Anniversary 
and wishing them the very best for many more years of service to their 
community.

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