Cooperstown Lions Club Celebrates 75 Years
By ERIC SANTOMAURO-STENZELCOOPERSTOWN
On Saturday, October 4, the Cooperstown Lions Club celebrated its 75th anniversary at The Otesaga Resort Hotel. The volunteer service organization received a $1,000.00 check from the Cooperstown Rotary Foundation to mark the occasion.
“For three quarters of a century,” Rotarian Dr. Bertine McKenna told the well-dressed club members, “the Lions have consistently shown what it means to care for others and to strengthen the heart of the community.”
Cooperstown Lions Club projects over the last year alone have included offering student scholarships, doing river cleanup, a pancake breakfast, supporting a SNAP match plan that doubles the value of vouchers at the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market and more. At a time when many volunteer service organizations have seen declines across the nation, Cooperstown remains an engaged community. The club also has a youth wing, the Leo Club, at the high school.
