The Haywood Snipes Society is the most prestigious honor the Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation can bestow upon a Lion or Lions Club. The Society was formed in honor of the late Past District Governor Haywood Snipes of Poplar Bluff, MO. PDG Snipes chaired the Missouri Lions Sight Committee through the 1960s and early 1970s, during this time he helped raise funds to expand the Missouri Lions Eye Bank and to build what is today the Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation. We are happy to honor his memory and legacy to the Missouri Lions through this distinguished award.

The legacy of Lion Haywood Snipes is continued through the Society, which recognizes clubs that make exceptional financial contributions to the Foundation, the Lions State Sight Project. Any Lions Club accumulating $10,000 in donations since July 1, 1987, is allowed to elect a person to this society. A plaque inscribed with the name of the person being honored is presented to the club. Click here to view members of the Haywood Snipes Society.