March 2018 Newsletter

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1 My fellow Fife Lions, Newsletter Lisa Ikeda Newsletter It s that time of year again that we elect new officers for our club and pay our $65.00 club membership dues. Please bring your cash or check to an upcoming meeting. Elections for next year s Club Officers - Board of Directors will be held on March 6 th. Nominations from the floor were held February 20 th. Please let us know if you are interested in any of the positions before Tuesdays election so we can vote. Our Lion year runs July 1 st through June 31 st annually and new officers/board will take over July 1 st. We still need folks to sign up to bring dinner on May 1 st, May 15 th, June 5 th and June 19 th. If anyone is available to bring dinner on any of those dates, please let us know. * See: page 2 for Sign-up dates. This years our Special Needs Fishing Derby at Auburn Mill Pond Park will be held May 12 th, 9am to 1pm and cleanup efforts will take place on Parks Appreciation Day April 21 st 9am to Noon. I m excited about being elected as our next Zone C3 Chair, the position starts July 1 st I m looking forward to the Zone Chair Team Training Vancouver, BC. this May. I enjoyed our Districts Leadership Training on February 17 th and this weekends Lions Learning Forum in Vancouver, WA. Hosted by District G. Our annual Easter Egg Hunt is Saturday, March 31 st at Dacca Park. Join us for breakfast at the Poodledog at 7:00am. Our Leos will be on hand to help, hopefully the T-shirts for Surprise Lake Middle School will be ready by then. T-shirts for Columbia High School were presented at our last meeting. See page 3 for the photo. This years MD19C District Convention is just around the corner. Please sign up to attend on page 6. The last two conventions I ve attended have been enjoyable and worth the time and money. This years event will be in Bremerton and runs Friday and Saturday, April 27 th and 28 th most people just attend Saturday, the 28th. Thank you for being a Fife Lion and for all you do. Keep on Roaring! ~Lion Lisa Ikeda Cell# lisaikeda@aol.com From the Fife Lions President The Fife Lions Meets the 1 st and 3 rd Tuesday Monthly. Join us at 6:00pm Social and 6:30pm Meeting, Dacca Barn th Ave East Fife, WA fife.lions@aol.com 1

2 Upcoming Fife Lions Calendar March 6 th Meeting Club - Officer Elections March 20 th Meeting March 31 st Easter Egg Hunt April 3 rd Meeting April 17 th Meeting April 21 st Parks Appreciation Day/Arbor Day April 27 th & 28 th District 19C Convention May 1 st Meeting May 12 th Fishing Derby May 15 th Meeting June 5 th Meeting June 9 th Zone Social at Emerson s June 19 th Meeting July 3 rd Meeting Sunshine Report: March Celebrations: Happy Birthday to Lion Bills Wife Sharon who celebrates her birthday on March 5th. Are you or do you know a fellow Fife Lions member who needs a little cheer or is celebrating a big event? Please let Lion Lisa know, you can her at: lisaikeda@aol.com Did we forget anyone? Please let us know, we want to help celebrate and acknowledge our members. Information used, is found in the birthday calendar and from Facebook. Leos T-Shirts Save the Date April 27th & 28 th District 19C 2018 Convention This years District 19C Convention will be held at the Bremerton Convention Center. See page 7 for the registration form. There is a 50/50 Raffle, tickets are $5.00 each and are being sold to off set the cost of the convention. Please contact Lion Bob Johnson, 1 st VDG Sharon Sikes or 2 nd VDG Pat Burch, for tickets. Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Dacca Park Saturday, March 31 st 8am Set up to 11am Clean up First event for Ages 3 and up starts at 9:45am Join us at 7:00am for breakfast at the Poodle Dog. Thank you to both Tom Erker/Erkers Auto Repair and Jim Nicholson/NW Embroidery for agreeing to sponsor the Leos T-Shirts See page 3 for photo Fife Lions Dinner Sign up March 6 th Mike March 20 th Alex April 3 rd Lisa/Peter April 17 th Kirsten/Wally May 1 st May 15 th June 5 th Lisa/Peter June 19 th July 3 rd July 17 th August 7 th 2

3 The Fife - Milton Food Bank Non-Perishable Food Donations Needed Located at the Red House at St. Martin of Tours Parish th Ave East Fife, WA Serving Fife, Milton and Edgewood Please contact Fred Mitchell for more information Upcoming Events Around from the District Spanapark Annual Bowling Tournament: March 18, 2018 at Pacific Lanes off of 72 nd and Pacific Ave. 9-Pin - No tap tournament $25.00 per person. Pre-Registration is available or you can register by 11am. Bowling begins at Noon. Bonney Lake Death by Chocolate: April 21, pm to 10pm. Doors open at 5:30pm. $35 pre-pay and $45 at the door. Project New Hope NW Charity Golf Tournament Benefit: Hosted by the Bremerton Central Lions June 29, 2018 at McCormick Woods $129 per person. 4 person Teams 4 Ball Scramble Shot Gun Start. Club Officer and Board Training Open to All- Free to Attend All in person classes are held in the Classrooms at St. Clare Hospital in Lakewood. No host meals are available in the cafeteria. There are 96 training opportunities available on different dates and times. Please RSVP to PDG Al Hedstrom. Our Columbia Leo Club T-Shirts Are HERE We are now waiting for Surprise Lake Middle Schools Leo Club T-Shirts. Fife Lions Officer and Board Positions up for election. President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Membership 2-2yr Board 2-1yr Board (Last years - Moves Up) Club Service Chair Non- Elected Positions: Lion Tamer Tail Twister Columbia Leo Advisor Surprise Lake Leo Advisor Committees: Ham Dinner, Chili Cook -Off, Easter Egg Hunt, National Night Out, Fishing Derby, School Health Screenings, Newsletter, Website, Sunshine, Student of the Quarter, and Summer Event Membership Booths are some of the committees our members over see. We have 21 members and only 8-10 members that attend meetings on a regular basis. Please consider taking on a board position. In order for us to keep the Fife Lions Club going, be active in the community and take care of important Lions business, we need members to step up and take an active role and we also need help recruiting new members. 3

4 14 th Annual Zone C3 Special Needs Youth Fishing Derby. Volunteers Needed!! Fishing Derby May 12 th 9am to 1pm and Parks Appreciation Clean-up Day April 21 st. 9am to Noon. Auburn Mill Pond Park 600 Oravetz Road, Auburn, WA Open to all children with special needs, their siblings and families. Children will special needs will first opportunity to fish. May 12 th, 9:00 am to 1:00pm Free event for children with special needs. All fish must be taken home, no catch and release. Includes a T-shirt, Certificate of Participation and a keepsake photo. 4

5 Auburn Mill Pond Park Special Needs Fishing Derby Parks Appreciation/Cleanup Day Saturday, April 21, am to Noon Auburn Mill Pond Park 600 Oravetz Rd. Auburn, WA Community Members are welcomed to come volunteer with our Lion volunteers. Be sure to wear sturdy boots/shoes, work gloves, long pants and your bring tools. Our Special Needs Fishing Derby will be held May 12 th. Sponsored by the Zone 3 Lions: Auburn Noon Lions, Bonney Lake Lions, Enumclaw Lions, Federal Way Lions, Fife Lions, Kent Lions, Mill Creek Lions, Puyallup Lions, Puyallup Valley Lions and (xxx) yyy-yyyy Sumner Lions 5

6 District 19-C 70th Spring Conference Set Your Sails for Bremerton Celebrating 70 Years of Service April 27th 28th, 2018 Kitsap Conference Center, Bremerton, WA 100 Washington Av, Bremerton, WA REGISTRATION FORM (Please fill out one form for each person attending) Name: Club: Zone: C- Lion Leo Guest First Conference Special Meal Request Please Explain Special Meal Request: Address: City: Phone: State/ Province: Current Lions Position Held: Zip/Postal Code: (Separate sheet required for each attendee) Price Total $ Registration Fee (when ordering meals) $25.00 Registration Fee (with no meals ordered) $35.00 Registration Fee for Leo s $15.00 Friday Fun Night: (5:30 PM Social 6:00 PM Dinner) Please Select Dinner Entrée: Three Cheese Mac and Cheese with Watermelon Wedges Honey Barbeque Chicken with Roasted Ranch Style Potatoes $29.00 $31.50 Saturday Lunch 12:15PM Please Select Lunch Entrée: Chef Salad Chicken Caesar Salad $21.00 Saturday Evening Dinner (5:00 PM Social 6:00 PM Dinner) Please Select Dinner Entrée: Whole Seed Crusted Wild Alaskan Ling Cod Hot Roasted Beef Medallions with Mushroom Demi-Glaze $39.50 TOTAL Room Reservations available till March 31st, 2018 Call and identify yourself as a member of the District C Lions Convention. Fairfield Inn and Suites - Rates - $ per night Phone: (1 block away - on 4 th Avenue) Hampton Inn & Suites - Rates - $ per night Phone: (across street from Convention Center) (Room Rates do not include Parking) Please make checks payable to: Lions District 19C. Mail your check and Registration Form to: PDG Marilynn Danby, 4323 S Warner Street #B, Tacoma, WA or by to: mdanby@comcast.net Registrations must be received by: April 15th, (NO meals can be purchased after this date!) Transaction Number (District Use Only) 6

7 14th Annual Special Needs Youth Fishing Derby sponsored by The Lions of District 19C, Zone C-3 Auburn Noon, Bonney Lake, Enumclaw, Federal Way, Fife, Kent, Maple Valley Centennial, Puyallup, Puyallup Valley, Sumner The Lions of Zone C-3 cordially invite pre-school and school age special needs youth to the 14th annual Special Needs Youth Fishing Derby. Bring your fishing rod, some bait and a smile and be ready for great fun. Siblings and friends welcome. Special needs youth will have the first opportunity to fish. A limited quantity of fishing poles will be on hand to borrow. The State of Washington stocks the pond with over 1,000 legal, healthy, hungry fish! Lions Club members will clean and package your prize fish for you. No adult fishing. Adult assistance to aid a child fishing is okay. The limit is 5 fish per individual child. The Sumner Lions will provide food and beverage at a nominal cost. This will be a great event and we look forward to seeing you and your family. When: Saturday, May 12, 2018 Where: Time: Auburn Mill Pond Park 600 Oravetz Rd., Auburn, WA 9:00 am 1:00 pm Cost: Free Directions: From I-5 or Hwy 167, take Hwy 18 East. Take the Auburn - Enumclaw Exit. At the end of the ramp, continue through the light to the next light at A St. SE. Turn left. Continue on A Street. Turn left onto Lakeland Hills Way. Take the next left onto Oravetz Rd. Go.5 miles to the stop sign at Mill Pond Dr. Turn right on Mill Pond Drive. Make the first left into the parking lot adjacent to the tennis courts to unload or disabled parking. Others park in High School lots on Oravetz Rd. For More Information about the event contact: Norm Wilcox (253) or Bob Darrigan (253) Our Sponsors Troop 401 South Sound This event/ac vity is NOT being sponsored by any school district and the district assumes no responsibility for the conduct at, or safety of the event/ac vity. In considera on for the privilege to distribute these materials, the school district shall be held harmless from any cause of ac on, claim, or pe on filed in any court or administra ve tribunal arising out of the distribu on of these materials, including all costs, a orney's fees, and judgments or awards. 7

8 SIGN-UP LIONS DISTRICT 19C, ZONE C-3 14 th ANNUAL FREE SPECIAL NEEDS YOUTH FISHING DERBY SATURDAY,, :00 am 1:00 pm Mill Pond Park 600 Oravetz Road Auburn, Washington ALL PARTICIPATING CHILDREN MUST BE PRE-SCHOOL TO SCHOOL AGE YOUTHS ACCOMPANIED AND SUPERVISED BY A RESPONSIBLE ADULT. THE PRIMARY PARTICIPANT MUST BE A SPECIAL NEEDS YOUTH. SIBLINGS AND FRIENDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND. Bring your own fishing rod, bait and equipment. No fishing license required. No boats will be allowed on the pond. Free Expert Fishing Lessons available. Just ask a volunteer for help. A limited amount of bait, poles and fishing gear will be available for use. Rods must be returned by 1 pm. Mill Pond Park is a youth only fishing pond. Adult fishing is not permitted. Adults may assist a child who is actually fishing. Limit 5 fish per individual child. Please use one stringer for child s catch, so they may be photographed holding their fish. Stringers are available. There is no catch and release. All fish caught are to be kept or donated. While this is a free event, there will be low cost concessions available for purchase. Please return this completed form to April Young by at Aprilyoung44@comcast.net or mail to: April Young, Bonney Lake Lions, th Street E, Bonney Lake, WA by April 21 st, 2018 to insure easiest registration. You may also bring it filled out to the event. Pre-registration is NOT mandatory to participate, but all participants must be registered at the derby. Registration will open at 8:30 am the day of the derby. If you have questions about registration, you may call April Young at (253) If you have any other questions, please contact Norm Wilcox, or Bob Darrigan, REGISTRATION APPLICATION I/We, the undersigned, as parent/guardian of the below named participant, give my/our permission for him/her to take part in the FREE LIONS ZONE C-3 SPECIAL NEEDS YOUTH FISHING DERBY to be held at the Auburn Mill Pond Park in Auburn, Washington, Saturday, April 28, 2018,. Furthermore, I/We will hold harmless the City of Auburn, the Lions Clubs of Zone C-3 and Lions International. I/We further give permission to publish pictures of my/our child participating in the derby on our Lions Social Media page. Participating Youth Information Please Print Legibly T-shirt Size (mark X) Child s Name Age Date of Birth Youth Adult Participant First Last (yr) (mm/dd/yy) S M L S M L XL 1. Special Needs 2. Additional Parent or Guardian Information Mailing Address (House no. Street) Apt. Phone Number City State Zip Code First Last Parent/Guardian Name (Print legibly) Parent/Guardian Signature Date Would you like to be notified of future Lions Club Events? If so, by which: Phone mail This event/activity is NOT being sponsored by any school district and the district assumes no responsibility for the conduct at, or safety of the event/activity. In consideration for the privilege to distribute these materials, the school district shall be held harmless from any cause of action, claim, or petition filed in any court or administrative tribunal arising out of the distribution of these materials, including all costs, attorney's fees, and judgments or awards. 8