Since its inception, the Henderson Lions Club has been dedicated to fullfillung the motto of all Lions Clubs: "We Serve". The club has always been active in all aspects of community service, with the primary goal being all areas which will promote the conservation of eyesight.

The Henderson Lions Club has been very active in promoting the growth of Lionism throughtout this area. The club has been the sponsoring club for the Henderson Breakfast Lions, Henderson County Lions, Corydon Lions and Smith Mills Lions, and has assisted numerous other clubs in their organization and growth. The leadership and dedication of Henderson Lions extend beyond the boundries of our club. We are proud to have had these outstanding Lions from our club elected and serve as Lions District Governors:

1945-46 G. Palmer Belcher

 

1947-48 Lee Allen Rhoads

 

1956-57 Sol Bernstein

 

1962-63 Furman Lester

 

1977-78 Russell Gawthrop

 

1982-83 James R. Hayes

 

1984-85 James B. Morton

 

The membership and the community service activities of the club have steadily grown over the years. The club membership has averaged between 70 and 100 members for the past several years. The club has sponsored a little league baseball club for over 50 years; has conducted its annual fundraising auction for over 30 years; and has, since its inception in 1940, assisted needy men, women and children in henderson County to obtain vision examinations and eyeglasses. This latter function has expanded during the last 25 years to include assistance to individuals in obtaining cataract surgeries, cornea transplant surgeries and support for programs combatting diabetic retinopathy.

 

The success and growth of the Henderson Lions Club throughout its long history has been the result of a membership comprised of outstanding and active community service oriented indivduals, which has been continuously augmented and replenished. The club has flourished over the years under consistent strong leadership by dedicated Lions:

 

Past Presidents:

 2007-08 Greg Hagedorn

 2006-07 Bill  Loney

 2005-06 Steven R. Gold

 2004-05 Sandy Hester

 2003-04 Phillip Fowler

 2002-03 Barbara Jones

 2001-02 Philip Thompson

 2000-01 Donald Wathen

 1999-00 Mike Burgett

 1998-99 Patrick Morgan

 1996-97 Ed Brady

 1995-96 Pam Specht

 1994-95 Myrle Partridge

 1993-94 Terry Posey

 1992-93 Jim White

 1991-92 Walter Olson III

 1991       John White

 1990-91 Larry Book

 1989-90 Michael Wilke

 1988-89 Walter B. Mcgee

 1987-88 Tony Strawn

 1986-87 Larry Dixon

 1985-86 Jerry Bernstein

 1984-85 Bill Rideout

 1983-84 Allen G. Kenney

 1982-83 Gerald Croft

 1981-82 James Morton

 1980-81 James R. Hayes

 1979-80 Norris Priest

 1978-79 George Carr

 1977-78 Bob Park

 1976-77 Walter Shaw

 1975-76 Don Gravette

 1974-75 Dick Hanle

 1973-74 John Causey

 1972-73 Jack Sasse

 1971-72 Russ Gawthrop

 1970-71 Jay Coursey

 1969-70 Bill Edwards

 1968-69 Bob Pruitt

 1967-68 Clark Jacobs

 1966-67 C.B. West

 1965-66 Jess Kitchen

 1964-65 Bailey Martin

 1963-64 James H. Pullen

 1962-63 Jack Taylor

 1961-62 Donald E. Jones

 1960-61 Oliver Van Meter

 1959-60 Furman Lester

 1958-59 Fred Halle

 1957-58 Harry Breamer

 1956-57 Julian Heilbroner

 1955-56 John S. Palmore

 1954-55 George L. Moss

 1953-54 Sol Bernstein

 1952-53 Ralford R. Severns

 1951-52 Waverlie Crafton

 1950-51 Marlin Watson

 1949-50 Robert M. Springer

 1948-49 James Dan Lloyd

 1947-48 P.A. Melton

 1946-47 Richard Staples

 1945-46 L. Allen Rhoads

 1944-45 G. B. Belcher

 1943-44 Clarence Geibel

 1942-43 Walter Server

 1941-42 Archie Riehl

 1940-41 Henry Lain

 ****           Leon Pickle

 ****           Hillary Pruitt

Charter Members: Henry L. Laire, Charles G. Snyder, William R. Humber, Paul B. Moss, Sam P. Wilson, E. Howard Hutcheson, P. Sights, Hillary W. Pruitt Sr., DR. H.W. Pruitt Jr., Archie Riehl, Landern Childers, Robert M. Springer, H. Heilbronner, L.C. Houoy Jr.