Elgin Lions Celebrate 90th year.

To mark this important anniversary, the club is holding a celebration on Saturday, October 29th with a cocktail reception at the Holiday Inn, 495 Airport Rd., Elgin from 2:00PM to 5:00PM. Many dignitaries from other Lions clubs, the Illinois Lions organization and a past director of Lions International will attend. There will be music, a cash bar and hors de oeuvres. The public is invited. The cost will be $10 per person. Reservations are requested. Contact Lion Marry Merrell at mmerrell107@att.net

Several important things happened in October of 1921. Among other things, Babe Ruth hit his 59th home run on his way to breaking the record; the Yankees beat the Giants in the first baseball game to be broadcast by radio; a hurricane destroyed Tarpon Springs Florida, and the Elgin Lions Club was formally established on October 25th, 1921.

Over the years of existence, the Elgin Lions Club has contributed in many ways to the welfare and culture of the Elgin area. Currently, the local club's primary mission is to assist members of the community with their eyeglass needs. Millions of dollars have been collected so that members of our community, state, nation and the world may be more secure in their health care or recover from disasters both natural and man-made. The club is just one of the 46,000 clubs that have 1.35 million members of Lions International -- The world's largest service club organization. The club is justly proud of their contributions to the welfare of the people it serves and is looking for new people who share their devotion to service to others. The more people we have sharing the load, the more we can do. People may contact Lions Club President Ed Bates at batesed@cod.edu for more information about joining us.