PATCHOGUE, NY – MAY 16, 2007 – St. Joseph’s College Lions Club, in cooperation with the Patchogue Lions Club, will host a carnival weekend from May 31 through June 3, 2007 to benefit the Long Island Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. along with various other local charitable organizations.

The St. Joseph’s College Lions Club offers its members the opportunity to give back to their communities by involving them in local projects to improve upon their neighborhood’s surroundings. Today, Lions Clubs all over the world have expanded their focus to the global community as a whole, with their efforts catering to the challenges that they face on a daily basis, never wavering from their motto of: “We Serve.”

The St. Joseph’s College Lions Club Carnival will be on the College’s Long Island Campus on Thursday, May 31 from 6:00-10:00 p.m.; Friday, June 1 from 6:00-11:00 p.m.; Saturday, June 2 from 2:00-10:00 p.m.; and Sunday, June 3 from 2:00-10:00 p.m. Tickets for Thursday are $20 per person; tickets will be sold separately for each attraction Friday through Sunday. For more information, please call (631) 277-2481 or visit www.sjclions.org

St. Joseph’s College is located at 155 W. Roe Blvd. in Patchogue, and is accessible via the South Service Road of Sunrise Highway, just east of Exit 52 (Waverly Ave.).

About St. Joseph's College

St. Joseph’s College has been dedicated to providing a diverse population of students in the New York metropolitan area with an affordable education rooted in the liberal arts tradition since 1916. Independent and coeducational, the College provides a strong academic and value-oriented education at the undergraduate and graduate levels, aiming to prepare each student for a life characterized by integrity, intellectual and spiritual values, social responsibility, and service. With campuses located in the Clinton Hill area of Brooklyn and in Patchogue, Suffolk, Long Island, the College offers degrees in over 22 majors, special course offerings and certificates, affiliated and pre-professional programs through its School of Arts and Sciences and its School of Professional and Graduate Studies.