Lye(noun) a strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium salts, obtained by leaching wood ashes. It is much used in making soap, etc. Lye(noun) a short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding. Lye(noun) a falsehood.
Lions Clubs International is the world's largest service club organization, with 1.35 million members in more than 46,000 clubs and countless stories of Lions acting on the same simple idea: let's improve our communities. Through SightFirst, Lions are restoring sight and preventing blindness on a global scale.
The first Boys' Club was founded in 1860 in Hartford, Connecticut by three women, Elizabeth Hamersley and sisters Mary and Alice Goodwin. In 1906, 53 independent Boys' Clubs came together in Boston to form a national organization, the Federated Boys' Clubs. In 1931, the organization renamed itself Boys' Clubs of America, and in 1990, to Boys & Girls Clubs of America.