Frankfort Lions Club

P.O. Box 223

Frankfort, IL 60423

Meetings:

1. Board meetings are on the first Tuesday of the month. Meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Kitchen Room of Founders Center, 140 Oak Street.

2. Regular Member meetings are on the second Monday of the month. Club meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. Socializing begins at 6:00 p.m. in the large meeting room of Founders Center at 140 Oak Street.

On special occasions  the member meeting is at a local restaurant, and will be announced in the Lions Roar newsletter and/or this website.

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Club Background

Organized on December 27, 1940 by Lion Bryan B. Blalock. The club became a Charter Member on February 25, 1941 with 27 members. The founding officers were:

President –     Albert H. Krusemark, Jr.

Secretary-      George Brandau

Treasurer-     John Luhring

Charter Members:

Arthur Bauch, W.H. Baumgartner, George Brandau, Burton Briedert, Henry Breidert, Herbert P. Folkers, Dr. W.V. Hedges, Adam Heusner, Fred Heusner, J.C. Knight, Albert Krusemark, Jr., Herbert Lambrecht, Henry Luhring, John Luhring, Leroy Mager, Henry Mark, Charles Pfaff, Joseph Priani, Chris Sangmeister, George Sangmeister, William Semmler, Clarence W. Scheer, L.C. Soucie, Emil R. Tewes, Harold F. Weber, J.C. Weitendorf, Alfred Zechlin

We celebrate 70 years of continuous service to the Frankfort, Illinois community.

We are proud of our record, and work hard to live up to the Lions Motto, “We Serve.”

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The Lion’s Prayer

When I attend my Lions Club and break bread at the table,

I give a million thanks to God to know that I am able,

To meet there with my fellowman, relax, and play, and sing,

To hear speakers of the day, the fine thoughts that they bring.

I realize that I have a part in caring for the blind.

Also the underpriviledged, let’s keep them in mind.

Now as we do our daily tasks, pray God we do them greatly,

Then liberty and intelligence will be our nation’s safety.

(Lion Tom F. Warrillow–Gary, Indiana)

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Lions Clubs International Objectives

TO CREATE and foster a spirit of understanding among the peoples of the world.

TO PROMOTE the principles of good government and good citizenship.

TO TAKE an active interest in the civic, cultural, social, and moral welfare of the community.

TO PROVIDE a forum for the open discussion of all matters of public interest, provided, howeveer, that the politics and sectarian religion shall not be debated by club members.

TO ENCOURAGE service-minded men and women to serve their community without personal financial reward, and to encourage efficiency and promote high ethical standards in commerce, industry, professions, public works and private endeavors.

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LIONS CODE OF ETHICS

TO SHOW my faith in the worthiness of my vocation by industrious application to the end that I may merit a reputation for quality of service.

TO SEEK success and to demand all fair remuneration or profit as my just due, but to accept no profit or success at the price of my own self-respect lost because of unfair advantage taken or because of questionable acts on my part.

TO REMEMBER that in building up my business it is not necessary to tear down  another’s; to be loyal to my clients or customers and true to myself.

WHENEVER a doubt arises as to the right or ethics of my position or action towards my fellow men, to resolve such doubt against myself.

TO HOLD friendship as an end and not a means. To hold that true friendship exists not on account of the service performed by one to another, but that true friendship demands nothing but accepts service in the spirit in which it is given.

ALWAYS bear in mind my obligations as a citizen to my nation, my state and my community, and to give them my unswerving loyalty in word, act and deed. To give them freely of my time, labor, and means.

TO AID my fellow men by giving my sympathy to those in distress, my aid to the weak, and my substance to the needy.

TO BE CAREFUL with my criticism and liberal with my praise to build up and not destroy.

Lions Clubs International website