Christmas trees are coming!

It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving is only a month away. But do you know what opens the day after Thanksgiving? The Lions Christmas Tree lot! This will be our third year selling trees at our new location - the Ashland Farmers Market on Front Street! We’ll have lots more surprises in store this year as well. Please consider buying your fresh Christmas tree from the Ashland Lions this year and donate to a great cause. Cash, credit cards and Venmo are accepted. Remember, Lions give back 100% of fundraising to eye research and the local community. Hope to see you soon!

Ashland Leos Around Town

Ashland High School Leos Club has been busy! At Ashland Day they were hard at work raising money for the Ashland Emergency Fund, with games and prizes for kids. Then on Wednesday, Oct. 15 the Leos helped with the weeding and trimming at the Oak St./Cordaville Rd. island, and planting a tree at the Farmers Market in memory of departed Lions. Thank you AHS Leos for your hard work and dedication to service of out community.

  Ashland Lions Meat Raffles

Ashland Lions is kicking off another great year of meat raffles! Our raffles are held on the first Saturday of each month at 12 p.m., at TJs Food and Spirits in Ashland, and continue throughout the winter. As always there will be great food, fun people and great meat to choose from.  

Senior Breakfasts

Seniors, why not join us and other members of the community for breakfast? Senior Breakfasts are on the first Thursday of each month (weather permitting), held at the Ashland Senior Center, 162 West Union St in Ashland. This event runs through May. Contact the Senior Center to sign up no later than the Monday prior to the event.

Coats for Kids and Families

Ashland Lions Club is partnering again with Anton’s Cleaners for the Coats for Kids and Families Drive. We are collecting warm winter coats for adults and children. CFK&F accepts warm winter coats that are gently used, good quality and all sizes. Coats should not have rips, tears, broken zippers or permanent stains. They will be cleaned by Anton’s Cleaners and made available to local nonprofits, social service agencies and schools to ensure that the coats are given to those who really need them, free of charge. Coats may be dropped off at the Ashland Public Safety Building (12 Union St.), in Ashland at Focus on Fitness (290 Eliot St.) and Cleaner’s Choice and Tailor (193 Main St.).

Become a Lion and Give Back

Do you love the feeling of giving back to your community, while meeting some new people and having some fun? If you’re interested in becoming a member of the Ashland Lions, please reach out to our membership chairperson IPP Betsy Andersson  via email at [email protected] for details, or message us on Facebook! You can also find several Ashland Lions members at Honeydew on West Main Street most weekday mornings.

Eyeglasses and Cellphone

Collection

Eyeglasses and cellphone collection is a year- round project with collection of used prescription and nonprescription eyeglasses, sunglasses, hearing aids and cell phones. Since September year we have collected over 300 pairs of glasses! WOW! Thanks Lion Warren Wales for your tireless efforts in collecting these glasses!

Collection boxes are located at:

Ashland Post Office

Ashland Senior Center

Old train station – Ashland

Moody Optical – Ashland

Middlesex Bank – Ashland

Fayville, MA Post Office

Studio Optics – Framingham

Southborough Senior Center

Southboro Post Office on Rt.85

TJ’s Food and Spirits

The Residence at Valley Farme Residence at Valley Farm

Stay up-to-date on Lions

happenings

To see the latest status of our events, please visit our Ashland Lions Facebook page. Click the Like button and you will be automatically notified of changes or cancellations. While you’re at it, be sure to follow Ashland Town News too!

Lion Dan Mitchell,

Ashland Lions Club