History
Lionism happened in Mount Carmel on May 1, 1944.
The election of the first officers was held in the Marble Hall Hotel with M. R. (Mike) Bodnar elected as our first Lion President. The 38 member club was chartered in Masonic Hall by Lions District Governor Fuhrman F. Bailey on June 22, 1944, with dignitaries from Pottsville, Schuylkill Haven, Milton, Mahanoy City, Kulpmont and other Lions Clubs assisting. The Kulpmont Lions Club was our sponsoring club.
Over the years, the Mount Carmel Lions Club has met in various locations:
Marble Hall Hotel (In the old Union National Bank building)
Emilio's (Skinny's) Lounge (The former Marble Hall dining room)
Mattuccis' Willow Street Cafe (We continue to have our installation and Christmas dinners here)
Visintainers' Restaurant
The Pine Burr Inn
The Mount Carmel Elks Club
Fraternal Order Of Eagles Aerie 464
Knights of Columbus (Our present meeting place)
Past Presidents
1944-1945 M.R.
Bodnar* 1945-1946 Robert Gibson* 1946-1947 Elmer Albertini* 1947-1948 Dr. Paul Schneider* 1948-1949 Chester Schneider* 1949-1950 Leo W. Schu* 1950-1951 John Lapinski* 1951-1952 Ralph Menapace* 1952-1953 John Fracalossi* 1953-1954 Enoch Kornaski* 1954-1955 Edward Brosius* 1955-1956 Edwin Witkoski* 1956-1957 Clem Patrick* 1957-1958 Norman Hect* 1958-1959 Al Shulski* 1959-1960 Anthony V. Miscavige* 1960-1961 W. John Singer* 1961-1962 Karl L. Schu* 1962-1963 Alex Kozlowski* 1963-1964 William Lippman* 1964-1965 Max Sparber* 1965-1966 Edwin Weisbond* 1966-1967 Martin Solomon* 1967-1968 Frank Miller* 1968-1969 Donald Miller* 1969-1970 John Kersten* 1970-1971 John Kaminski* 1971-1972 Ted Matlow* 1972-1973 Gerald Malinowski* 1973-1974 Lewis Stibitz* 1974-1975 Joseph Kozlowski* 1975-1976 John Shields* 1976-1977 Robert Harring* 1977-1978 Rodger McFall* 1978-1979 Deno Langis 1979-1980 John Kondisko* 1980-1981 Thomas J. Kondisko* 1981-1982 Perino Bevivino* 1982-1983 Albert Green |
1983-1984 Donald Hildenbrand* 1984-1985 J. Kevin Jones 1985-1986 Francis Filardo* 1986-1987 Dennis Stone 1987-1988 Robert Marinelli* 1988-1989 Bryant Ferrence* 1989-1990 Ray W. Rothermel 1990-1991 Jeff Kanezo 1991-1992 Joseph McDonnell 1992-1993 Frank Alba* 1993-1995 J. Kevin Jones 1995-1996 Jim Hogan 1996-1997 Michael Rovito 1997-1999 David Shulski* 1999-2000 Christopher Kanezo 2000-2002 Hugh A. Jones 2002-2004 Warren Altomare* 2004-2005 Anthony Candelora 2005-2006 Tim Gundlach 2006-2008 Kevin Moncavage 2008-2010 Frank Zaleski 2010-2011 Michael Romance* 2011-2012 Mike Shannon 2012-2013 Bob Lapinski 2013-2014 David Berezovske 2014-2015 Jeff Kanezo 2015-2016 Kerri Kondisko 2016-2018 J. Kevin Jones 2018-2019 Sheila Zanella 2019-2023 Nevin Balliet 2023-2024 Laura Alderson *Deceased
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