Avon Lions Club with Heidi Zacchera

About this episode

The episode discusses the historical significance of the Lions Club International and its connection to Avon, CT during the era of American industrialization.

What does the heyday of American industrialization have to do with Avon, CT? The answer is in Lions Club International. In 1917, the Lions Club was first founded in Chicago, Illinois in response to the height of American industrialism where widespread disease, poor living conditions, and endemic child labor ravaged many dense, metropolitan areas. It wouldn’t take long for the club to extend its impact throughout the United States and across the world, eventually playing a crucial role in form...

People in this episode

Hosts: Jim Pabich, Terri Wilson

Guest: Heidi Zacchera

Topics covered

• American industrialization
• Lions Club
• community service
• history of Avon
• social issues

Keywords

• Lions Club
• industrialization
• Avon CT
• community service
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lions Club International

Places: Avon, CT, Chicago, Illinois

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