The Derby Lions Club

06/19/2026

Kansas weather strikes again! Due to unseasonably cool temperatures and the potential for thunderstorms, tonight's Military Appreciation Night has been canceled.
We appreciate your understanding and look forward to honoring our military community at a future event. Stay safe, and keep an eye on our page for updates on upcoming activities.

06/13/2026

Come out earlier and grab an ice cold beverage and watch the show before the storm rolls in.

06/09/2026

We had a great time over the weekend helping set up and serve pizza for the Challenge Games celebration. Always impressed by the level of volunteerism needed to pull this event together. If you have not checked out the challenge games you should! We always leave this event with full hearts! Challenge Games https://www.challengegames.org/

Our fearless leader Brock Stuhlsatz coordinated with them and worked to gain volunteers from the club. Kiel Mangus brought his daughter and a friend who were very helpful and hard working. Kendra Fernandez is a new member this past year and has already accepted a board position and is an active volunteer! Anne Phillips, USD 260 Board of Education spent all day working at the Rotary Club of Derby, KS community garage sale and then showed up big for the club to help us at this celebration.

06/04/2026

What a blast from the past! We are proud to carry on the tradition of supporting our community. We are always looking for new members and would love to have you attend a meeting or an event to see how the Lions Club makes an impact right where we live and work.

PICTURE FROM THE PAST: In honor of America's 250th birthday, we will be sharing old photos of Derby's Independence Day parade over the years, ahead of the celebration. Feel free to comment below with your own!
This photo is from the 1980s and shows the Derby Lions Club float going south on K-15 during the parade.

05/22/2026

We had the honor of presenting our 2026 scholarship to Jeana Jacobucci. Jeana is a graduate of Derby High School and is planning to attend The University of Kansas in the Fall. Rock Chalk!

05/13/2026

We had a great time at the Derby Lions Club program meeting today. Here are the highlights!
- We inducted our new Lions Member Anne Phillips, USD 260 Board of Education to our club. Anne is active in the community and we are so excited to have her join! Anne is pictured with the fantastic Brock Stuhlsatz who is finishing up his presidential term.

- We heard from Butch at the Derby Historical Museum who shared some Derby (El Paso) history. I was struck during the meeting at how quickly we could lose our roots without the intentional efforts of that group. They are in a capital campaign right now to preserve our access to that valuable information. There is an anonymous donor match until June 1st (up to a limit). Send us a PM if you need help connecting with them.

- Heather Bohaty was with us today and reminded us of the extraordinarily popular Community Garage sale. There are a few days left to donate items and they need volunteer help during the garage sale. Rotary Club of Derby, KS has a slam dunk partnership with Derby Schools to impact food insecure children!

04/12/2026

Derby Lions Club has had a great start to the year! Unfortunately we had to say goodbye to our Founding Lion, Charlie Cadwell. Charlie helped start the Derby Noon Lions Club in 2009. Since that time, he has provided guidance to the Club and has helped build it into what it is today.

Charlie is moving to Minnesota to be closer to family and we wish him all the best in his future endeavors. He will definitely be missed in the community and in our Club.

Lion Austin made this beautiful charcuterie board with signatures of our members as a going away gift for Charlie.

03/13/2026

Derby Community Family Services serves the most vulnerable people in our community. We are proud to partner with Derby Public Schools and Derby Chamber of Commerceto support their efforts with a charitable financial drive. If you were not contacted and you want to help please reach out Sean Smith for details! If you are looking for volunteer opportunities please reach out and we can connect you with something you are passionate about. A special shout out to the man, the myth, the legend Donny Sechrist (AKA Donny Dollars) for his efforts to pave the way! Take a look to see the list of generous businesses who made this possible! Thank you for helping us make a difference.
Derby Community Foundation Derby, KS Chatter Derby Voice Lions Clubs International Foundation

03/12/2026

A reminder to our area graduating Seniors to submit your application by 3/31 for consideration for a scholarship that considers both your volunteer efforts to impact others as well as your academic work! Please reach out if you have questions! The link to apply is here https://e-clubhouse.org/userfiles/2603/file/011626080831Derby_Lions_Club_202.pdf?fbclid=IwY2xjawQfwKpleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFlck8yUnI3YldWR0E3MWNOc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHo-xBmFfggp9FQNqTzv_M78kmvq5Z974lQxxc6QpznQ71lR9jN4cIZ6rW8S0_aem_Bf47xXhy88TluwKypuLI_Q
Derby Public Schools Derby Voice Derby, KS Chatter Derby Chamber of Commerce

It’s time! Please encourage your graduating senior to complete our scholarship application. It’s a simple one that puts emphasis on service to others. The application can be found with this link and essays will be submitted via email.
*must reside in USD 260 boundaries
Essays are due by 3/31/26
Derby Public Schools
Derby Chamber of Commerce
Derby, KS Chatter

https://e-clubhouse.org/userfiles/2603/file/011626080831Derby_Lions_Club_202.pdf

01/16/2026

It’s time! Please encourage your graduating senior to complete our scholarship application. It’s a simple one that puts emphasis on service to others. The application can be found with this link and essays will be submitted via email.
*must reside in USD 260 boundaries
Essays are due by 3/31/26
Derby Public Schools
Derby Chamber of Commerce
Derby, KS Chatter

https://e-clubhouse.org/userfiles/2603/file/011626080831Derby_Lions_Club_202.pdf