Since its inception, the Henderson Lions Club has been dedicated to fullfillung the motto of all Lions Clubs: "We Serve". The club has always been active in all aspects of community service, with the primary goal being all areas which will promote the conservationof eyesight.

The Henderson Lions Club has been very active in promoting the growth of Lionism throughtout this area. The club has been the sponsoring club for the Henderson Breakfast Lions, Henderson County Lions, Corydon Lions and Smith Mills Lions, and has assisted numerous other clubs in their organization and growth.

The leadership and dedication of Henderson Lions extend beyond the boundries of our club. We are proud to have had these outstanding Lions from our club elected and serve as Lions District Governors:

1945-46 G. Palmer Belcher

1947-48 Lee Allen Rhoads

1956-57 Sol Bernstein

1962-63 Furman Lester

1977-78 Russell Gawthrop

1982-83 James R. Hayes

1984-85 James B. Morton

The membership and the community service activities of the club have steadily grown over the years. The club membership has averaged

 between 70 and 100 members for the past several years. The club has sponsored a little league baseball club for over 50 years; has conducted its annual fundraising auction for over 30 years; and has, since its inception in 1940, assisted needy men, women and children in henderson County to obtain vision examinations and eyeglasses. This latter function has expanded during the last 25 years to include assistance to individuals in obtaining cataract surgeries, cornea transplant surgeries and support for programs combatting diabetic retinopathy.

The success and growth of the Henderson Lions Club throughout its long history has been the result of a membership comprised of outstanding and active community service oriented indivduals, which has been continuously augmented and replenished. The club has flourished over the years under consistent strong leadership by dedicated Lions:

Past Presidents:

2007-08 Greg Hagedorn

2006-07 Bill Loney

2005-06 Steven R. Gold

2004-05 Sandy Hester

2003-04 Phillip Fowler

2002-03 Barbara Jones

2001-02 Philip Thompson

2000-01 Donald Wathen

1999-00 Mike Burgett

1998-99 Patrick Morgan

1996-97 Ed Brady

1995-96 Pam Specht

1994-95 Myrle Partridge

1993-94 Terry Posey

1992-93 Jim White

1991-92 Walter Olson III

1991       John White

1990-91 Larry Book

1989-90 Michael Wilke

1988-89 Walter B. Mcgee

1987-88 Tony Strawn

1986-87 Larry Dixon

1985-86 Jerry Bernstein

1984-85 Bill Rideout

1983-84 Allen G. Kenney

1982-83 Gerald Croft

1981-82 James Morton

1980-81 James R. Hayes

1979-80 Norris Priest

1978-79 George Carr

1977-78 Bob Park

1976-77 Walter Shaw

1975-76 Don Gravette

1974-75 Dick Hanle

1973-74 John Causey

1972-73 Jack Sasse

1971-72 Russ Gawthrop

1970-71 Jay Coursey

1969-70 Bill Edwards

1968-69 Bob Pruitt

1967-68 Clark Jacobs

1966-67 C.B. West

1965-66 Jess Kitchen

1964-65 Bailey Martin

1963-64 James H. Pullen

1962-63 Jack Taylor

1961-62 Donald E. Jones

1960-61 Oliver Van Meter

1959-60 Furman Lester

1958-59 Fred Halle

1957-58 Harry Breamer

1956-57 Julian Heilbroner

1955-56 John S. Palmore

1954-55 George L. Moss

1953-54 Sol Bernstein

1952-53 Ralford R. Severns

1951-52 Waverlie Crafton

1950-51 Marlin Watson

1949-50 Robert M. Springer

1948-49 James Dan Lloyd

1947-48 P.A. Melton

1946-47 Richard Staples

1945-46 L. Allen Rhoads

1944-45 G. B. Belcher

1943-44 Clarence Geibel

1942-43 Walter Server

1941-42 Archie Riehl

1940-41 Henry Lain

****           Leon Pickle

****           Hillary Pruitt

Charter Members: Henry L. Laire, Charles G. Snyder, William R. Humber, Paul B. Moss, Sam P. Wilson, E. Howard Hutcheson, P. Sights, Hillary W. Pruitt Sr., DR. H.W. Pruitt Jr., Archie Riehl, Landern Childers, Robert M. Springer, H. Heilbronner, L.C. Houoy Jr.