Edmonds Lions Club: Youth

Leos Clubs provide young people between the ages of 12 and 28 opportunity to perform service to their communities. There are more than 5,600 Leos Clubs in 138 countries.

The Leos Objective
"To provide the youth of the world with an opportunity for development and contribution, individually and collectively, as responsible members of the local, national, and international community."

Each Leos Club is sponsored by a Lions Club. The sponsoring Lions Club guides and directs the Leos as follows:

- to offer young people the opportunity to help others through organized and productive service activities;
- to provide young people with the opportunity to develop leadership abilities;
- to alert young people to the circumstances of persons who are less fortunate than themselves.

Meadowdale High School
Leos Club

The Edmonds Lions Club is proud to sponsor the Meadowdale High School Leos Club.

Club History
The Meadowdale Leos Club got its beginning in the fall of 1994 when Edmonds Lions President Charles Brady presented the idea of sponsoring a Leos Club. Lion Tom Snyder volunteered to help sponsor a club. Lion Ron Robinson volunteered to be the Leos Club advisor.

Lion Tom approached his daughter Tamara, a Junior at Meadowdale High School, about recruiting some students to start the club. Tamara explained that the National Honor Society had a requirement for 90 hours of community service; she had no trouble finding interested students. On March 29, 1995, Leo Club President Tamara Snyder, Lions Club President Charles Brady, and Leo Club Advisor Ron Robinson signed the Leo Club Organization Report and the club was born.

The official charter night was May 8, 1995 at Panzini's Restaurant on the Edmonds waterfront. District Governor Harold Rector and District Leo Chair presented the banner and bell. Multi-District Leo Chair Lynn Perkins (Simons) presented the club certificate.

Projects
Over the years the Leos have participated in numerous community service projects beginning with the Edmonds Beach cleanup in the spring of 1995. Here are some of their many projects:

City of Edmonds Easter Egg Hunt
City of Edmonds Bunny Breakfast
White Cane Days
Food Bank Raffle
Taste of Edmonds
Coloring Books for Children's Hospital
Perrinville Flower Garden
Clothing drive for needy families
Northwest Harvest Warehouse
Northwest Harvest Canned Food Drive
Ushers at the Kingdome Barney Show
Everett Gospel Mission
World Concern
Spinoza Bear
City of Lynnwood Haunted Lagoon
City of Edmonds Writers Workshop
Louis Braille Center Christmas Party
Lions Corn Booth Evergreen County Fair.

Past Presidents
1995-1997	Tamara Snyder
1997-1998	Nicole Goddard
1998-1999	Erica Snyder
1999-2000	Christina Cayetano
2000-2001	Kelly McMahon
2001-2002	Carley Jansen
2002-2003	Erin Straube
2003-2004	Mallory Erickson
2004-2005	Mitch Kiriluk

Charter Officers
President:		Tamara Snyder
1st Vice President:		Evin Harano
2nd Vice President:		Kelli Bustos
Secretary:		Jamie Russell
Treasurer:		Dana Little
Directors:		Erica Engle, Celina Fung, Sara Smith
Other Charter Members:		Melissa Brown, Gabriella Calleja, Kerstin Calleja, Jeanette Chen, Sean Leaf