The South Country Lions Club's 2011-2012 Incoming Board Members

Contact: Nick DePalo
Phone: 631-286-1134
Address: PO Box 422, Bellport, NY 11713

2011-2012 Officers
President: Ken Searles
1st Vice President: Frank Cornacchiulo
2nd Vice President: Don Minikel
Recording Secretary: Joseph Sanci
Corresponding Secretary: Ralph Gallo
Treasurer: Joseph Murphy
Tail Twister: John Kalant
Lion Tamer: Gerry Flora
1 Year Directors: Gene Garruppo, John Albin
2 Year Directors: Robert Gomes, Nick DePalo
Membership Chairman: Richard Rieb
Immediate Past President: Robert Gomes

Formerly known as the Bellport Lions Club, the club was organized in 1949. The name was subsequently changed to South Country Lions Club to better reflect the communities it serves: East Patchogue, Bellport and Brookhaven.

The Lions Club’s primary purpose is service to the community. Members believe that quality of life can be improved when people are willing to work to make things happen. They reject apathy as a response to problems and choose instead to work individually and together to provide health, community, educational and international services. The Lions Club strives to create and foster a spirit of understanding among all people for humanitarian needs by providing voluntary services through community involvement and international cooperation.

Members only dinner meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at Sunset Harbor, Colonial Lane, East Patchogue. Meetings start at 7:00pm.

Some of the club’s recent events and charitable contributions include:

March: Cigar Dinner- Proceeds were used for purchase of a seeing eye dog.
July: Golf Outing- Proceeds supported food baskets for needy families at the holidays and scholarships for deserving Bellport High School graduates.

Recent Events

	Newly installed Lion President Ken Searles with his wife, Leigh, and parents Richard and Dolores Searles.		Outgoing Lion President Robert Gomes presents incoming Lion President Ken Searles with the Melvin Jones Award for outstanding service in Lionism.