Every Friday during Lent, members of the Honey Brook Lions Club can be found at the club's Community Center, 14 Mount Pleasant Road, Honey Brook, preparing homemade takeout dinners as part of their annual Lenten Fish Fry. Meals, which began on March 7, will be offered from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on March 28 and April 4, 11 and 18.

The dinner includes a choice of a 6-ounce haddock fillet or fried shrimp, homemade macaroni and cheese with stewed tomatoes and a dinner roll. Additional quantities of each item can also be purchased.

The fish fry started several years ago, and it has become very popular, one Friday serving 200 diners.

"It started before COVID, and people could dine in. So, once COVID hit, we started the carryout, and we have been doing that ever since," explained Lions Club member Dave Deihm.

About 20 volunteers work in shifts to prepare and serve the dinners and then complete cleanup tasks.

Proceeds from the fundraiser, as well as the club's chicken potpie and chicken corn soup sales, benefit organizations that the Lions Club supports, including the Honey Brook Community Library, the Honey Brook Fire Company, Steeple to People Ministries and the Honey Brook Youth Center.

"The money goes to our charity giveaway at the end of the Lions Club year to local and international Lions Club (charities)," noted Lions Club member Alfreda Labs.

She added that the Lions Club holds a check presentation ceremony at the Community Center on the second Thursday in June. In 2024, the club gave away grants totaling $16,595.

The club also sponsors a Leo Club at Twin Valley middle and high schools, as well as Honey Brook Boy Scout and Cub Scout Pack 9, which meet at the Community Center.

The club collects eyeglasses, which are repurposed for people in need, as part of a Lions Club International program. There is a collection box at the Lions Community Center and one at Eby's General Store, 3801 Horseshoe Pike (Route 322), Honey Brook.

In addition, the club presents an annual Halloween Parade, a Breakfast with Santa and an Easter egg hunt. This year's Easter egg hunt open to children age 12 and under will be held at the center on Saturday, April 12, beginning at 10 a.m.

Upcoming events include the fifth annual Curtis R. Mimm Memorial Golf Tournament, set for Monday, June 2, at Honeybrook Golf Club, 1422 Cambridge Road, Honey Brook.

The Lions Club meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Center. The meeting also includes dinner. New members are welcome.

For more information about the club and upcoming events, visit http://www.facebook.com/HoneyBrookLionsClub. A link to register for the golf tournament is also available on the Facebook page.

The Lions Club Community Center, which was once a Grange hall, is open for rental for those interested in hosting an event. Anyone wishing to rent the community center may call 484-703-7646 for details.