riverside lions

The Riverside Lions Club had a busy past few weeks hosting events, providing support, and earning awards. The month of February started the Lions Club off with the Math 24 competition. The Riverside club spearheads this event and is supported by all the Lions clubs in Beaver County and Pizza Joes. This year’s event was held at the New Brighton High School, with approximately 150 students participating. Math 24 is a card game played by 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students designed to test their skills with math puzzles. There is a competition at each school in the…

The Riverside Lions Club has kept busy over the past several weeks, raising funds, distributing supplies, and earning a prestigious award according to King Lion Chip Campbell. The Club had the opportunity to distribute school supplies to five different schools in our area. Pictured below are Riverside Middle School Principal Alicia Dwyer, Lion Lynn Campbell, and Elementary school Principal Dr. Emily Smith. The club received these supplies through Project Homefront. The Lions Club also hosted a Basket Luncheon fundraiser with a “Back to the Fifties” theme. The event was dedicated to Sue Westlund, although not a club member, she was…

The Riverside Lions recently got involved in two noteworthy causes. The club got to help distribute a large amount of donated leftover Christmas candy, cookies and bake goods to six different organizations. “We were able to give to Riverside Angel Fund, Ellwood City School District, Beaver Falls School District, Central Valley School District, Holy Redeemer Social Services and the Portersville Food Bank,” says King Lion Chip Campbell. A final amount of candy was distributed at the club’s anniversary party. “That was a pretty rough time, we had a tremendous amount of candy in two thirds of our living and dining…

The Riverside Lions Club made its presence known in the local community with several good deeds over the past several weeks. The club volunteered to ring the bell to help the Salvation Army collect donations at the Franklin Giant Eagle, on Friday December 17. Volunteers covered the shifts from 10 am until 6 pm. This is the second year the club has volunteered to help with this event with the intent of keeping most of the money local according to King Lion, Chip Campbell. The club also celebrated Christmas with the Ellwood City Lions at the Country Club. During the…