It may have been over 74 years ago that Bill Fenwick, Easton Lions first "King Lion" shared his vision with 20 other service-minded men of Easton, but that dream of humanitarianism is kept alive today by more than 180 women and men - The Easton Lions are the largest Lions Club in the state of Massachusetts since September 1, 1999.

Looking back for a moment to September 16, 1931 . . . the Gillette Brothers appeared in the Easton area as paid organizers of Lions International to put Easton into the Lions camp.

Possibly they arrived at the depot to be greeted by Station Master Bill Fenwick. Ironically the Easton Lions Club framed charter is kept in the depot by the Easton Historical Society. This charter was originally presented to King Lion Bill at the Minnetonka Restaurant located at routes 138 and 123, South Easton; the present site of the CVS Drug Building.