WELCOME TO PRESCOTT SUNRISE LIONS

Our club was chartered in the Spring of 1961, with Stan Frazier as the Charter President.  We were a small group of eager workers, with only one or two who had ever before been a Lion.  Our first fund-raising project (it didn’t raise any funds) was to sponsor an evening of barbershop and Sweet Adelines music at Hendrix auditorium.  Everything fell into place, except the weather, but it was a start of a great evening.

For several years the club sponsored a circus just south of the current Prescott High School.  Back in those days the circus was actually held kinda ‘out in the sticks’  on Ruth street at its dead end.  Other projects in those early years had the Lions cleaning trash on both sides of Route 69, Lynx Lake, and other roads around Prescott.  Only a current day Litter Lifter could imagine or appreciate some of the treasures we reclaimed and took to the city dump by the truck loads. 

To be a Lion, a man or woman must be of good character and willing to contribute time and effort toward the success of the projects and activities undertaken by the club.  Ours is a working group.  And after an activity or project is agreed upon it is expected that each member will support it.  There is also time for social interaction and a lot of fun interspersed with a bit of horseplay.  Our motto is HAVING FUN HELPING OTHERS and we keep the tone light and the work fun.

As Lions, we interact with the public on many occasions and community members contribute toward the success of our fundraising activities.  It is really part of the fun to discover that these requests for support are met with a generous response; the word is out that our Lions work results in glasses for kids who cannot afford them, as well as support for youth activities and assistance to others that might not otherwise receive it.

One final bit of information that is very important.  All Lions work is by volunteers.  It is a strict rule that no monies raised from projects designed for community service projects can be spent for club expenses.  The funds used to cover the cost of meals and other club expenses come from dues, the club member donations,  and the work of an active ‘tail twister.’

Being a Lion provides the satisfaction of knowing that one is helping others in an organized manner, along with other Lions with similar interests.  You will come to treasure the relationships you develop with new-found friends, and friends that you come to know in a special way.  As a Lion, you are part of a global organization.  More importantly, you will form a working partnership with others in our community in an effort to make Prescott an even better place to live.  You will become a part of our projects, as well as joining with the Lions around the world in their efforts to serve others.  While we think and participate globally, we act locally!