About Us - Bartlett Lions Club

Lions Club International is the largest Community Service Organization in the World.

Lions Club International extends their mission of service every  day – in local communities, in all corners of the globe. The needs are  great and their services include sight, health, youth, elderly, the  environment and disaster relief.

In 1917, Melvin Jones founded the Lions Club in Chicago, Illinois.  The first cities to host a local Lions Club were Chicago, IL, Dallas,  TX and Memphis, TN.

In 1920, the first international Lions Club was founded in Canada.

There are now over 46,000 Lions Clubs in over 200 countries and  geographic areas. In those Clubs, there are over 1.4 Million Club  Members. You can read more about Lions Clubs International at lionsclubs.org.

In 1925, Helen Keller challenged Lions to become “Knights of the Blind in the Crusade against Darkness”.

Lions Clubs International is the world's largest  service club organization with more than 1.4 million members in  approx. 46,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical  areas around the world.

The Bartlett Lions Club consists of local Men and Women who are dedicated to serving the people of our community. We have been serving  the Bartlett Tennessee area since 2010. 

We support the following Zip  Code: 38113, 38134, 38135, 38128, and some of 38002.

Our primary objectives are to help the less fortunate by supplying  sight and hearing exams as well as glasses and hearing aids. Our  primary focus is on helping the children and the elderly. And we do this  all free to those we help.

We are more than just a club, we are a Pride of Lions that care for one another and care for the people in our community. The Bartlett Lions Club is part of the Lions Club International,  District 12L Lions Club (West Tennessee) and MD12 Lions Club (State of  Tennessee).

The Bartlett Lions Club runs the Bartlett Lions Foundation, which  is a 501c3 Not-For-Profit Charitable organization. 

Federal Tax ID Number  is 62-1107993.

The Bartlett Lions Club’s primary focus is helping the Visually and Hearing Impaired in the Bartlett Tennessee area.

LIST OF OUR SERVICE ACTIVITES

• Provide free Eye Exams and Glasses
• Provide free Hearing Exams and Hearing Aids
• Provide free Cataract Eye Surgery
• Provide free On-Site Vision Screenings at Day Cares, Schools, Churches, Businesses and Community Events
• Recycle Used Eye Glasses and Hearing Aids
• Help Needy Families and Veterans, especially around Christmas
• And So Much More… 

OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WE HELP

• Lions Club International Foundation
• Leader Dogs for the Blind
• Mid-South Lions Sight and Hearing Services
• West Tennessee Lions Sight Van
• Special Olympics of Greater Memphis