Zionsville Alpha Leo Club seeking service-oriented teens

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Members of the Leo Club include Lauren Stone, Rachael Stone, Emma Seward, Alex Perry, Will Hobick, Madeline Myers, Tori Hanshew, Sara Van de Sandt, Sierra Allen, Kaci Fugate, Cam Bohl, Nicole Prior, Erick Herrera, Cale Phillips, Tyler Klein and Jack Johnson. (File photo)
Members of the Leo Club include Lauren Stone, Rachael Stone, Emma Seward, Alex Perry, Will Hobick, Madeline Myers, Tori Hanshew, Sara Van de Sandt, Sierra Allen, Kaci Fugate, Cam Bohl, Nicole Prior, Erick Herrera, Cale Phillips, Tyler Klein and Jack Johnson. (File photo)

By Renee Larr

The Zionsville Alpha Leo Club is looking to add hard-working teens who want to give back to their community to its ranks. The organization is a teen-focused version of the Zionsville Lions Club and seeks to encourage teens to immerse themselves in community service projects.

The club recently received a Youth as Resources grant from the United Way of Central Indiana. It plans to use the funds to help donate two books per teen in the Indiana United Methodist Children’s Home.

“They provide homes for kids from troubled families,” said Tyler Klein, Alpha Leo Club president. “These kids are behind on their education, so they are taken in by IUMCH and are given adoptive parents, so-to-speak. They help them lead better lives and become productive members of society while also providing an education.”

The Alpha Leo Club will also be volunteering with the Zionsville Brick Street Market in May. Group members participate in a lock-in style park cleanup project each June.

“We clean up the park but also play games like capture the flag. It’s a service project. Once it starts to get dark, we usually have s’mores and a cookout,” Klein said. “We just have a really great bonding experience.”

Club members do not have to be from Zionsville. Teens from Boone or surrounding counties can also join. The group meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month. Meetings usually include dinner and a speaker or activity.

“Charlie Kimball, the race car driver, was one of our speakers,” said Michelle Shepherd, Alpha Leo Club lead advisor. “We want kids that want to do good and have fun while doing it.”

For more, or to sign up, visit zalc.org.


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