Croton Lions Club

06/11/2026

You are invited to join your neighbors on Wednesday, July 29, 6-8 PM at Senasqua Park for a delicious sunset barbecue feast. The food will be prepared by the staff of Croton's very own Croton Colonial Diner. This event is the Croton Lions' way of giving back to the community that supports us. There will be door prizes and a 50/50 raffle.

For those already scooping up toys for Christmas, we will have a collection box for Toys for Tots - entirely optional. Every year at Christmas, the Croton Lions Club supports the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program. Their mission is to collect new, unwrapped toys and distribute those toys to economically disadvantaged children at Christmas.

In addition, we will be collecting used eyeglasses for recycling at this time.

Please be sure to RSVP via email to [email protected] or our web site contact form with the number of adults and children so we know how many people to expect. There is a suggested donation amount of $10 per adult for this event. Children under 12 are free.

Please note that this event is rain or shine. There is no rain date.

06/11/2026

The results are in for the Pasta Wheel Jar Guessing Game at this year’s Summerfest. It was a 3-way tie! Congratulations to Leslie, Mikaela and Nadia who all guessed 450 wheels! The actual count was 452. Impressive! You each have won a $20 gift card to Piato Greek Kitchen. The prize was split 3-ways and we added a little to make it even. Thanks to everyone who participated and a BIG thanks to Piato Greek Kitchen for their generous donation!

06/08/2026

A big thank you to all of the local businesses who contributed to the Lion’s Club Give-a-Ways at Summerfest. We appreciate their support in making the day a success!

Black Cow
Harmon Deli
Hudson Oven
Little Star
Mini Deli
Nella's
NK Electric
Piato Greek Kitchen
Pronto Pizza

06/08/2026

CONGRATULATIONS to Krissy Gilligan….winner of the Croton Lions Club 50/50 Raffle at 2026 Summerfest! AND, thank you to all who participated in the Raffle. All proceeds go back to supporting our community! (Note: Krissy has already been notified…she was so happy 😊)

05/30/2026

The Croton Lions recently inducted new member Valeria Hunter. We asked Valeria why she was interested in volunteering and why she chose the Croton Lions Club.

“I was looking for volunteer opportunities in the area to become more involved in my community and make an impact. The Croton Lions stood out to me because of their commitment to giving back to the community in a variety of ways, from park clean ups to charity donations to medical equipment lending. I look forward to helping make Croton a better place and to connect with my town as a Lion.”

We are happy to have Valeria as a new member!

Photo: Valeria Hunter (center) being inducted by President Bob Anderson (right) with sponsor Leslie Anderson looking on.

05/27/2026

The Croton Lions were busy again last weekend at CVS and Bagels on the Hudson selling 50/50 Raffle tickets. Last year the winner received $1400 and the club the other $1400. Those funds went back to the Croton community through the local disaster relief effort (fire victims), scholarships, LionsSEE vision program, Croton boosters, police and EMS, free medical equipment loans and almost 30 more charities.

This year, the Lions were able to increase the amount of their three scholarships to deserving graduating CHHS seniors from $3,000 to $5,000 thanks to the generosity of our village.

There is still time to purchase raffle tickets. They are on sale at the Croton Diner anytime and at Summerfest, June 7th all day until the drawing at 5pm.

“We Serve” and we thank you all for your donations to the services we provide.

Donations and generous volunteer work are the things that make the Croton Lions Club possible. We are a 501c3 charitable organization. Your donation is tax deductible.

Photos: Lions Pete Tsagarakis and Pete Rogers at CVS, Lion Sharon Kullberg selling raffle tickets and Bob Anderson with Membership Chair Leslie Anderson in front of Bagels on Hudson and Croton Vision.

05/24/2026

The Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct are hosting the first Annual Garlic Mustard Removal Extravaganza on the First Saturday in June, at the start of Invasive Species Awareness Week. The Croton Lions will be there. Please join us! Learn more at the "Friends" web site. https://aqueduct.org/event/?id=444

05/06/2026

The Croton Lions are busy again helping out. This time a contingent of nine Lions including the youngest Lion volunteer McKenzie Anderson, went to work on the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail removing invasive plants to provide room for native plants to thrive.

The event, I Love My Parks Day, was sponsored by NYS Parks and Trails on May 2, 2026. The statewide event included approximately 5,000 volunteers, including about 100 locally. They arrived ready to work, removing Japanese honeysuckle, multiflora roses, wineberries, barberry, burning bush and garlic mustard.

The younger brigade became the “mustard musketeers” and they removed many of these highly invasive plants. It was a productive and satisfying day for all involved.

A raffle was held during the lunch break with prizes and gift certificates provided by local businesses including Feed the Birds and Robbins Pharmacy.

Pictured below are the Lions receiving instructions and getting their tools, working on the path and raffle winners, Lions president, Bob Anderson and granddaughter, McKenzie with their prizes.

Come join us.

05/02/2026

BluePath's tenth annual Walkathon, Saturday, May 9, will raise funds in support of their mission - to provide autism service dogs, offering safety, companionship and opportunities for independence.

The Croton Lions are a Gold Sponsor of this event. Please check out our information table where we will be selling tickets for our mega 50/50 raffle. All proceeds will be donated to Croton area charities and organizations including BluePath.

04/29/2026

So long, Vic and Linda Conte!
Vic has said that Italians say “So long” and not “Goodbye” implying “until til we see each other again.” And so, with much love and thanks, the Croton Lions say “So long” to Vic and Linda Conte who are taking a huge leap and moving to Seattle.
On Tuesday, we were hosted by Pete Tsagarakis at the Croton Diner to honor them and thank them for their many years of service to the Croton community. Michael Balter of the Croton Chronicle was in attendance and had this to say Lion of Croton Vic Conte leaves our little village for a big city in the Great Northwest.
Thank you, Michael. We could not have said it better.

At age 90, the Croton Lions Club leader is off to Seattle with his wife Linda.