Happy Patriots’ Day on April 21st

Cheer the Boston Marathon Runners Along Rt.135 on April 21st

Our annual Quiz / Trivia Night will be held on April 11th at the VFW Hall on Pleasant Street (6:30pm start time). Form a team (8 people maximum) for this fun and friendly trivia competition and win a Cash Prize. There will also be Raffles, Dessert Table, and a Cash Bar. Contact Lion Ro at 508.881.4743 or Lion Nicole at 781.718.6478 for tickets ($20/per person). 

Here is a sample of a General Knowledge answer and question: “This TV series, set in 1600 Japan, won the 2025 Golden Globe for “Drama TV Series.” Don’t know the answer? No need to jump the gun, the answer will show itself”.  See the Question below.

We will be having a Pasta Night on May 9th, 2025 at the VFW Hall. Tickets are $25 per person. For your entertainment we will have Tony Funches, former lead vocalist for The Platters singing golden hits like Only You, Smoke Gets in your Eyes and Great Pretender. For tickets, please contact Lion Mary Pimentel at 508.881.5515.

The Greater Ashland Lions Club will again be working with the fourth grade teachers of the Mindess School with their Arbor Day (4/25) curriculum. Each fourth grader will receive a Douglas Fir Seedling.

Are you an Ashland High, Keefe Tech or home-schooled Ashland student? Apply for the Greater Ashland Lions Scholarship. Contact your guidance councilor for more information.

Do you have any used eyeglasses hanging around? We’ll take them! Please bring them to the Police Station (located in the Public Safety Building at 12 Union St), Market Basket (Pond Street / Rte.126), the VFW (at 311 Pleasant Street), or the Town Hall (Main Street).  

Wanting to get involved in the community? We’re a low-pressure group of service-oriented folks always looking for new members. If you’d like to learn more about the Lions and our club, please contact Lion Alexis at [email protected]. 

For more club information, please check us out on Facebook: Greater Ashland Lions Club. #weserve #kindnessmatters.

Some April observances: April Fool’s Day (4/1), National Rainbow Day (4/3), National Beer Day (4/7), Passover begins (4/12), Easter Sunday (4/20), Tax Day (4/21), Earth Day (4/22), World Penguin Day (4/25) and National Pretzel Day (4/26).

We are the Lions in Purple. We Serve!

Submitted: Lion Rosalie Porter, 2nd VP