October 12, 2024

 

South DistrictFire Station Health Fair

On Saturday, October 12, 2024 Members of the Middletown Lions Club once again held a KidSight eye screening at the South District Fire Station Health Fair from 9:30AM until 2:30PM.

Members present were: Lee Heckstall, Marty Knight, James Beyer, and Dr. Kristy Macarenhas.

The photo to the left is of (from left to right) Dr. Kristy Mascarenhas, Club President, Marty Knight and Lee Heckstall setting up for the KidSight eye screening.

 

The photo to the rightt is of Dr. Kristy Mascarenhas performing a KidSight eye screening of a child.

 

We were so pleased to have sccanned 50 children at this event.

Thanks Jim for taking the photos.

 

October 13, 2024

 

Candy Prep for the Kiddies

On Sunday, October 13, 2024 Members of the Middletown Lions Club and Cromwell Lions Club got together to create 700 “Ghost Pops” from 11:30AM until 2:30PM.

The pops were created by taking a Tootsie Roll Pop® placing a tissue on top of it andplacing a ruber band around it to hold it in place.

The photo above shows Middletown and Cromwell Lions preparing ghost pops.

Members from both clubs inclubed Tom healey, Marty Knight, Tammy Heckstall, James Beyer, and Cromwell Lions Ppat Scully and Petronella Martyn.

The image above shows Middletown Lion Tom Healy displaying a completed ghost pop as Tammy Heckstall looks on.

 

October 19, 2024

 

Calling All Ghosts and Gobblins

On Saturday, October 19, 2024 Members of the Middletown Lions Club participated in theHalloween on Main Street sponsored by the Middletown Department of Recreation and Youth Services from 10AM until 2PM.

Members present were: Lee Heckstall, Club President,Marty Knight, Tom Healy and a MMidStateCT Leo, Cromwell Lion Pat Scully, and James Beyer.

The photo above shows Lee and Tammy Heckstall, Marty Knight, Tom Healy and a MidStateCT Leo at our table ready to hand out ghost pops.

The photo to the left is of kids in costume geting some ghost pops.

 

The photo to the rightt is of two kids in spiderman costumes and another as a whale.

We all had a blast with the trick or treaters.

 

the image above is of the Lions Recycle for Sight color logo

Recycle Unwanted Eyeglasses

The Middletown Lions Club maintains a number of eyeglasses collection containers where you can donate unwanted used eyeglasses to be recycled. They are:

 

Connecticut Eye Physicians, PC
Dr. Thomas Beggins, MD
535 Saybrook Road
Middletown, CT 06457
(860)347-9377

Middlesex Eye Physicians
Dr. Kristy Mascarenhas , MD
400 Saybrook Road
Middletown, CT 06457
(860)347-7466

Palmer Eyecare Center, LLC
Dr. Jeffrey M. Palmer, OD
240 Middletown Avenue
Chatham Corner Building
East Hampton, CT 06424
(860)346-2020 or 860-267-2222

Tax Collectors Office
Municipal Building (City Hall)
245 Dekoven Drive
Middletown, CT 06457

Heritage Commons Retirement Community
38 Boston Road
Middletown, CT 06457

Senior Center
61 Durant Terrace
Middletown, CT 06457

We thank you for your kind donations.

 

Meeting Info

Athenian Diner Restaurant
864 Washington St. ((RT. 66)
Middletown, CT 06457
(860)346-2272

3rd Tuesday of month.
Meeting starts at 6:30pm.
Arrive by 6:20pm to place
meal orders.

 

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