What Is the Lexington Park Lions Club and How Can You Get Involved?

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The Lexington Park Lions Club is a community service organization in St. Mary's County, Maryland, chartered in 1946 and operating as a local chapter of Lions Clubs International. It falls under District 22-C, which covers St. Mary's, Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, and Prince George's counties in Maryland, plus Washington, DC. If you live in Southern Maryland and want to volunteer, support vision or hearing programs, or join a service club with a long local history, this is the organization to look at.

What the Club Does

The club's work centers on community service, with recurring attention to health and civic causes. Based on the club's own community updates, its service themes include:

  • Vision care — the club highlights healthy vision and children's eye care as a focus
  • Hearing loss support — listed among its service areas for St. Mary's County
  • Childhood diabetes assistance — another stated cause in Maryland
  • General community service — encouraging neighbors to help each other, support veterans' families, and take part in local cleanups and observances

The club also uses national observances as prompts for local action. Its weekly community updates have referenced National Good Neighbor Day, World Heart Day, Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, and Maryland pride and clean water themes — each tied back to a practical way to help in Southern Maryland.

Who the Members Are

The membership reflects a broad cross-section of St. Mary's County. According to the club, members include farmers, business leaders, government officials, and retirees. That mix matters if you're considering joining: you don't need to fit a single professional profile, and the club positions itself as a place where different parts of the local community come together around service.

How to Get Involved

The club's website is the main entry point for participation. Here's how to approach it:

  1. Check the events page first. The site has an "Upcoming Events" section and a "View All Events" link. At the time of the site's current content, no events were listed — so if the calendar is empty, don't assume the club is inactive; check back or reach out directly.
  2. Read the community updates. The club publishes weekly posts describing service themes and observances. These give you a concrete sense of what the club is currently promoting and where volunteers might plug in.
  3. Reach out about membership or volunteering. The site is the official contact point for the club. Use it to ask about joining, volunteering at an event, or supporting one of the service causes (vision, hearing, childhood diabetes).
  4. Ask about donations or sponsorship. If you'd rather support the work financially than volunteer time, the club is the right place to ask what it currently needs.

A Practical Note on Timing

Because the events calendar can be empty between activity periods, the most reliable path is to contact the club through the website rather than waiting for a listed event. That also lets you ask directly which of the focus areas — vision, hearing, diabetes, or general community service — needs help right now.

Why It Might Be Worth Your Time

Three things distinguish this club from a generic volunteer listing:

  • Longevity — chartered in 1946, it has served the community for decades
  • Structure — as part of Lions Clubs International and District 22-C, it connects local work to a larger service network across Maryland and DC
  • Local roots — its members are drawn from St. Mary's County itself, so the service stays close to home

If you're in Southern Maryland and want a service organization with a defined cause areas and a long local track record, the Lexington Park Lions Club is a reasonable place to start. Go to the website, check the current community update, and use the contact options there to ask about joining or helping with the next project.