RSS 2.0 FeedJuly 22, 2010, Wantagh Seaford Citizen
Seaford Lions elect first female president
Christine Paulson assumes leadership of Seaford's Lions Club.
For the first time in their 59-year history, a woman has been unanimously elected President of the Seaford Lions. Christine Paulson immediately assumes leadership of a Lions Club whose annual agenda embraces a wide range of cultural and charitable fundraising programs and civic volunteerism.
A Seaford resident for 25 years, Ms. Paulson is a graduate of Queensborough Community College. With husband Don Paulson (immediate past Lions president) she is the mother of two children, Beth, 30, and DJ, 22. Prior to joining the Lions almost six years ago, Ms. Paulson has been involved in many local activities, including the Seaford PTA, while for many years assuming the role of “class mother.”
She was a member of Seaford Manor’s Shared Decision Making team, a Girl Scout leader and committee member for Seaford’s Boy Scout Troop 239. She is also a member of the Seaford Historical Society. As in years past, the Seaford Lions have raised funds in 2010 for sending local diabetic children to a specialized summer camp; scholarships for five Seaford High School seniors, and sponsorship of Seaford Boy Scout Troop 239.
These Lions will again co-chair the Seaford Community Annual Blood Drive; help underwrite the Seaford Library Children’s Halloween Party; and raise funds for an outreach program providing necessities for needy local families. But their primary mission is the ongoing battle to conquer blindness. In fact, it was the Seaford Lions Club that provided the initial impetus for the establishment of the Eye Bank of Long Island.
With the motto “We serve,” the Lions of Seaford will continue their most ambitious program of pro bono activities, now with a woman’s touch.