Purple stands for loyalty to friends, and for integrity of mind
and heart Gold symbolizes sincerity of purpose, liberality in
judgement, purity in life, and generosity in mind, heart and purse
to those in need.
Vision
Statement
To be the global leader in
community and humanitarian service.
Mission
Statement
To empower volunteers to
serve their communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace
and promote international understanding through Lions clubs
Welcome
to the Oceanside Sea Lions Club!
General
meeting every 3rd Tuesday of the month at
6:30 pm, Board
meeting every 3rd Tuesday of the month at
5:30 pm.
IHOP
1806 Oceanside blvd. Oceanside 92054.
The Oceanside Sea Lions is one of the over 48, 000 local clubs and more than 1.4 million members in 200 countries around the world. Melvin Jones started the first Lions Club in Chicago in 1917. Oceanside Sea Lions Club was chartered in June 16, 1968.
Since
1925, when Helen Keller challenged the Lions to become
the "Knights of the Blind", sight conservation
has been the primary mission of the Lions. Throughout
the world, Lions have dedicated themselves to take up
Miss Keller's challenge.The Oceanside Sea Lions have
taken this challenge to heart. Since 1960’s (with
the help of generous local eye doctors), we have furnished
eyeglasses for thousands of children in the Oceanside,
California area. In addition, we have sent several people
to the Southern California Lions' Eye Institute in Santa
Monica for eye operations performed by highly skilled
surgeons at little or no cost to the recipients. We
have also referred youth and adults to VSP.
We
also support many local organizations such as Local
Schools, Lion Camps at Teresita Pines, Oceanside Pacific
Kiwanis Beach Fun Day, Brother Benno's, and more. As
you may have guessed, all this takes time and money.
To achieve these goals, the Sea Lions have two major
fundraisers annually.
In
1981 Pam Pahnke brought the pageant to Oceanside Sea
Lions Club. Since then we have sponsored the Miss Oceanside
Pageant. This pageant provides scholarship and helps
develop self esteem, confidence and poise. And in 2010
during Lion Zucette Lumabas’ presidency we added
the Miss Teen Oceanside Scholarship Pageant. The event
became known as Miss Oceanside & Miss Teen Oceanside
Scholarship Pageant starting 2010. Lion Zucette Lumabas
included all pageant winners (not only the queens) to
attend the events. The winners become goodwill ambassadors
to the City of Oceanside, Oceanside Chamber of Commerce
and Oceanside Sea Lions Club. Our next annual fundraisers
are fun for the whole family: Golf Tournament and Bowl
for the Blind. The Lions Club is constantly looking
for new and fun ideas for fund-raising and new members
to help us with this exciting undertakings.
If
you are interested in seeing how the men and women of
Oceanside Sea Lions Club work, please fill out the membership
form, come to the meeting and support the citizens of
your community.
