Belton Lions’ Happenings!
2024 Thanksgiving
We are so blessed and thankful to be able to serve and give back to our community and families! Belton Lions delivered Thanksgiving baskets for Friends for Life families less fortunate – thank you Susie Marek. Thank you Belton Lions for your caring and generous donations to the food baskets. And, thank you H-E-B for your supporting contribution. Proud and Humbled to be Belton Lions. We SERVE because We are LIONS ~ We are LIONS because We CARE!
Thanks to all 2024 5K Participants, Vendors, Boat Entries, Sponsors & Supporters. See all pictures on Facebook: Lions on the Leon-Wacky Boat Race
Here’s the Wacky Open and Cardboard categories Winners:
Cardboard Category: 1st Place: Love Boat; 2nd Place: Come Take It; 3rd Place: Belton PD Explorers / Wacky Open Category: 1st Place: Belton Fire Department; 2nd Place: Mini Pearl; 3rd Place: The BLC Pearl / People’s Choice: Belton PD Explorers / President’s Award: Bin Spa
2024 Lions on the Leon 5K RunWalk Registration
2024 Lions Leon Student 5K RunWalk Reg (3)
2024 Wacky Boat Race Entry Form
2024 THE RULES Wacky Boat Race
2024Lions on the Leon Small Business Vendor Agreement (2)
2024 Lions on the Leon Food Truck Application
2024 Lions on the Leon Sponsorship (2)
2024 Lions on the Leon In-Kind Donation
Lions on the Leon Captain “D” 5K Fun Run/Walk (runsignup.com) online sign up
2024 STAMPEDE on the Chisholm Trail Bicycle Ride
Highlights!
New for 2024: Lions on the Leon Wacky Boat Race now has it’s own event Facebook page.
2023: LIONS on the LEON Cardboard and Wacky Boat Race & Picnic in the Park 2023
Belton Lions, Temple-Belton Lady Lions, Temple Founder Lions and Temple Breakfast Lions, pooled time and resources to provide free eye screenings to students at a recent Mt Zion UMC and Belton UMC Back to School with God Backpack Giveaway – Go Team Lions!
July 20th, 2023: Each year, Belton Lions Club awards two (2) $1,000 Scholarships to high school seniors pursuing a college degree in memory of Belton Lions. Congratulations to our 2023 Scholarship Award Recipients:
July 13th, 2023: Gene Ellis hosted (for Sam Listi) Matt Bates and Joseph Dyer who presented an update on the Heritage Park / Leon River improvements. Our Club is honored to present our annual Heritage Park $5,000 partnership check to the City. Thank you!
SAVE the DATE … UPDATED July 19, 2023
THE RULES Wacky Boat Race (Updated May 2023)
Wacky Boat Race Entry form (Updated July 2023)
2023 Wacky Boat Race Supporter Agreement (Updated May 2023)
Make your plans early! Join Belton Lions on Carnival Jubilee in January for a Roaring Good Cruise!
Marek-Smith Teacher Training Center – Rebecca O’Banion, Ed. D. Vice President for Advancement, UMHB; and Aaron Rodeffer, UMHB Gift Officer – presented an update – transforming special education training in Texas – scheduled for completion in the Fall. This new state-of-the-art 11,000 sq. ft. facility will lead the way for training and educating special education instructors. After the Program, Belton Lions Club Foundation presented a $2,500 check in support of the Marek Smith Training Center at UMHB. Marek-Smith-Center-Brochure-2022.pdf (umhb.edu)
HOCTIL Easter Baskets 2023
We are so blessed and thankful to be able to serve and give back to our community and families! Belton Lions delivered Easter baskets for HOCTIL families less fortunate. Proud and Humbled to be Belton Lions. We SERVE because We are LIONS ~ We are LIONS because We CARE!
HOCTIL Pictures with Santa Claus
Belton Lions had the pleasure to host “Pictures with Santa Claus for Children with Special Needs and their Families”. Thank you to HOCTIL – Susie Marek for organizing this incredible opportunity to SERVE, and to, Michelle Renchler for all of your amazing help. Thank you to State Representative Hugh Shine for joining us during the festivities. We also want to extend our Thanks to Providence Preparatory School students, Amanda Maroney Photography, United Healthcare, Beloved and Beyond, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, Maximus, Go Team Therapy Dogs, the wonderful Harris Community Center Staff, the City of Belton, Bell County Expo Center, our very talented Christmas Decorators, Cookie Bakers and Cocoa Makers (Belton Lion Members), Ted and Pat Duffield, and last, but not least, Santa and Mrs Claus!
HOCTIL Christmas Baskets
Serving Youth: B.I.S.D. Project Heartbeat Angel
The Club partners with BISD to help Project HEARTBEAT by providing Christmas for students and their siblings in the homeless program.
HOCTIL Thanksgiving Baskets
Happy Birthday Belton Lions – April 29th – Charter Night Review