Leos
High school students interested in community service, as well as developing leadership and social skills, are invited to join the Leos Club, a branch of the Lions Club. The Leos Club meets monthly during the school year, usually on a Wed. or Thurs. evening, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Saratoga Springs High School. All students in grades 9-12, no matter what schools they attend, are welcome to join. Refreshments are served.
The Leos’ service-oriented activities include:
- Sponsorship of two kids for Give a Child a Christmas
- On-ice assistance with Gliding Stars, a Lions Club co-sponsored ice skating program for visually impaired and physically handicapped children and young adults
- Fund raising and participation in the Relay for Life to benefit cancer research
- Assistance with the Saratoga YMCA’s First Night Celebration
- Assistance with the SS Lions Foundation’s Duathlon
- Assistance to the Salvation Army at Christmas time
- Attendance at the Lions Day at the United Nations
The Leos Club is sponsored by the Saratoga Springs Lions Club and Lion John Grady serves as faculty advisor.