The Brandywine Lions Club was chartered originally as the Brandywine-Waldorf Lions Club on February 1, 1944. The Brandywine Lions Club was incorporated in 1973. The Brandywine Lions Charities Foundation was incorporated in 1982. The Foundation is a non-profit corporation under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and therefore is tax exempt. All contributions to the Foundation are tax
deductible. The Brandywine Lions Club has been devoted to the task of helping the needy in the Brandywine and surrounding areas. The Brandywine Lions Club, through the Brandywine Lions Charities Foundation, Inc., serves the needy in many ways. Here are just a few:
-- At the International level the Brandywine Lions support programs such as the Lions Clubs International, Campaign Sight First II, and Leader Dog Foundations.
-- At the District level we have built and maintained a cabin for handicapped children (blind, deaf, and diabetic) at Lions Camp Merrick, in Southern Maryland, a summer camp on the Potomac River and provide ongoing support to the Camp’s operation and development. We also support the Lions Community Outreach & Low Vision Research Foundations, and the Wilmer Institute.
