Ridgefield CT Lions Club

We have a had a very busy summer so far! Our monthly dinner in July was packed full of scholarships, speakers and new officer installations for 2027!

Congratulations to our new President, Cheryl Boyd! We’re so luck to have you lead us, we’re all looking forward to 2027! Mike, than you so much for all your headship in the past year, we all appreciate all that you have done for our club.

To our scholarship winners, we are thrilled to have you all start new chapters in school, best of luck to all of our winners!

Tess Coakley - Michael J. Liberta Scholarship Clarabelle Sutjito - Harold Hval Scholarship Maria Caban - Trade School Scholarship

And to our June speaker Nick Germano, thank you so much for taking the time to speak to our group, you reminded all of us about the importance of our shared mission which is - vision 👀

Ridgefield Lions believe you are never too young to learn the value of serving and being kind! Lion Teri Liberta’s beautiful grandchildren, Jack & Kate are seen here packing eyeglasses donated via one of our Lion’s Club drop boxes. If you too want to BE KIND, you can donate your gently used eyeglasses at our town drop box located at:
The Marketplace at Copps Hill
109 Danbury Rd, Ridgefield
(Just outside 109 Cheese and Wine)

A very sincere thank you to all those who came to support us last month for our Michael J. Liberta Memorial Golf Tournament 🏌⛳️

We also would like to thank our corporate sponsors as well - with your generosity we are able to give back and provide to those here in our community! It was a beautiful day to celebrate the memory of Michael J. Liberta, and we are lucky to have such a strong business community to support our causes.

Just in and big news for 23A! Congratulations to DG Mark and the 23A and MD23 teams that worked to bring two new Lions clubs to our district for the 2025-2026 year: Danbury NextGen Lions and the first Leo-Lion Club in Connecticut, Greater Danbury Leo-Lion Club!

The Lions Club of Ridgefield Blood Drive is coming up!
First Congregational Church
103 Main Street, Ridgefield
June 25th
8:30am - 1:30pm
(More details on photo)

MD23 GLT Lori Beninson is inviting all MD, district, club leadership as well as any interested Lion and Leos to attend on Monday, May 4th from 7-8 pm: Lion Portal Boot Camp - Do It Right the First Time. Our guest instructor is Lion Joshua Smith from MD20-K2 (Nassau County, NY) who does an amazing job teaching the ins and outs of Lion Portal.

Please join us! https://suny-ow-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/1quC83rxSh2IfvTWD5vv_Q #/registration

Thank you everyone who came out to support The Lions Club of Ridgefield at their Shred Day fundraiser! All of that money is going back into the town and surrounding area. It was a beautiful day and it was great to see so many familiar faces as they drove up to drop off their boxes. If you are interested in becoming a member of one of the oldest service organizations in the country please do not hesitate to reach out!

🗓️ SAVE THE DATE!
📄 Document Shredding Day hosted by the Ridgefield Lions Club

📅 Saturday, April 18, 2026
⏰ 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Parking lot behind Starbucks (94 Danbury Rd)
✅ Secure onsite shredding
💲 $10 per box (18”x10”x11”) — cash or check only
❌ No binders, clips, or folders
♻️ Eyeglasses & hearing aids accepted for recycling

All proceeds support local community projects.
Spread the word and bring your boxes! 🦁