For Information Contact:
Haverhill Lions Club President Daniel Hickey, Jr.
c/o Haverhill Lions Club
133 Eighth Avenue
Haverhill, MA 01830
(978) 372-2337

For Immediate Release

HAVERHILL, MA, October 25, 2005 -- The Haverhill Lions Club's web site (www.HaverhillLionsClub.org) won first place in the 2005 Lions Clubs International Web Site Contest in the Lions Club category. The announcement came at the 88th Annual Lions Clubs International Convention in Hong Kong, June 27 through July 1, 2005.

Haverhill Lion Gary Albanese designed the Haverhill Lions Club's web site.

The announcement appeared in the October 2005 issue of THE LION Magazine.

Honorable Mentions Awards were given to: Hammonton Lions Club, District 16-C, New Jersey, USA; and Santa Fe Lions Club, District O-2, Argentina.

Web sites were judged for quality and content by members of the Public Relations Committee of the International Board of Directors at the Lions International Convention.

Lion Gary Albanese said, "With nearly 1.35 million Lions members in 46,000 clubs in 194 countries and geographic areas, it is an honor for the City of Haverhill to be recognized as a global leader in supporting and positively effecting its fellow citizens."

"Congratulatory messages have been received from Lions throughout the United States and from around the world," said Lion Albanese.

Key features of the Haverhill Lions Club web site include: Club News, Calendar, Bulletins, Search Engine, Translation In 9 Languages, Anniversary Years Sections, Expanded About Us and Past Presidents Sections, Text Only Version and much more!

The Haverhill Lions Club web site was designed to make its content accessible to everyone, including people with disabilities. The "Text Only Version" of the web site makes the content accessible to all users despite any physical, sensory or cognitive user disabilities, work constraints or technological barriers that a person may have.

Lion Albanese said, "The ultimate winner of the 2005 Lions Clubs International Web Site Contest are the residents of Haverhill and the global users who visit the web site." He continued, "As with any organization, communication is one of the major keys to that organization's success. The Internet has given our Club a great communication tool."