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To honor and recognize the contributions of The Columbus Northern Lions Club as the organization celebrates 60 years of service in the City of Columbus.
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WHEREAS, The Columbus Northern Lions Club was chartered by Lions Clubs International on September 14, 1949; and
WHEREAS, during the ensuing 60 years the Columbus Northern Lions have followed the motto of Lions Clubs throughout the world, "We Serve."; and
WHEREAS, The Columbus Northern Lions Club has provided financial support to youth sports programs in the Clintonville and North University communities during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s; and
WHEREAS, The Columbus Northern Lions Club sponsors an annual Christmas Party, with gifts and a surprise visit by Santa Claus, for elementary aged students at the Ohio State School for the Blind; and
WHEREAS, The Columbus Northern Lions Club provides officiating, organizational support and event t-shirts for participants in an annual track meet hosted by the Ohio State School for the Blind for Central Ohio blind youth and others with eyesight impairments; and
WHEREAS, The Columbus Northern Lions Club annually donates grocery store gift cards during the holidays to deserving families with children enrolled in inner city public schools in the Old North Columbus, Italian Village and Weinland Park neighborhoods of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, The Columbus Northern Lions Club collects used eye glasses for redistribution to developing countries through Lions Clubs International and donates annually to many organizations that provide resources to the blind or promote eyesight health and advances in eyesight treatment; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That we do hereby honor and recognize the contributions of The Columbus Northern Lions Club as the organization celebrates 60 years of service in the City of Columbus.