July 2018 Volume 4, Issue 1 UPCOMING! July 7 FISH food collection at Safeway July 11 4:30 p.m. Board meeting. 5:30 p.m. General Meeting at Harbor Place July 23 Banner Passing 5:30 p.m. See pg. 3. July 25 5:30 p.m. General Meeting at Harbor Place. Speaker: Paul Spadoni American Dream/Italian Dream August 7 Lions go to Rainiers. 11:35 a.m. Tickets still available for $13. Contact Dave Tucker. August 11 Lions picnic at Kirry Cabin on Lake Nahwatzel. August 22 4:30 pm Board Mtg. General Meeting at 5:30 at Harbor Place. October 24-28 MD 19 Annual Convention Whistler B.C. From the President Dave Tucker President Hello Lions, Thanks to everyone who attended the installation dinner on June 27. Part of the program at the dinner was the induction of a new member, Marcie Wright. Welcome, Marcie. We look forward to getting you involved in our club activities (she already signed up for the FISH Food Bank collection on July 7). Also at the dinner Sharon Kirry was named Lion of the Year. She wears many hats and does each task happily and with enthusiasm. Thanks to every one of you for your continuing service to our community. Our biggest goal for 2018-19 is increased membership. I would like to end the year with at least 5 new members. Lions Bill McMonnies and Al Aosved are co chairs of the membership committee this year but we all need to be involved in the process. JUST ASK! Our other goal for the year is to become more involved in the Maritime Festival. We need to think of some kind of a fundraiser or other activity to be more visible in this community celebration. Please let me know if you have any ideas. The Applebee s flapjacks fund raiser resulted in over $700 profit all of which will benefit the Pediatric Cancer Fund for Mary Bridge Children s Foundation. Thanks to everyone who participated in this project. There are 8 tickets left for the Tacoma Rainiers game on August 7. The game starts at 11:35 AM. Tickets are $13 which includes a hot dog, chips and a bottle of water. Parking is $10 so carpooling would be a good idea. Contact me if you want to attend. We will be assisting FISH Food Bank on July 7. Happy Fourth of July! Photo by Diane Fetzner
Welcome Marcie Wright! Inducted by Sue Schmidt Sponsored by Dave Tucker Welcome new member, Marcie! She joined our club on installation night. Some of you know her from her long time work with the FISH foodbank. We are happy to have you join us, Marcie, and promise you will have many opportunities to help others through Lions. July 7th 10-11 a.m. Al & Carolanne Aosved 11-12 p.m. Joe & Elaine Morales 12-1 p.m. Sue & Marcie 1-2 p.m. Sue & Marcie CONTACT: Dave Tucker dptucker2@gmail.com
Let s have a good showing at the Banner Passing this year at the Old Spaghetti Factory. Our club will be presenting a big check (from funds earned at Applebee s) for Childhood Cancer to be given to Mary Bridge Foundation. It would be great to have a bunch of us in the picture! Make a reservation prior to July 18th. See below. From District Service Chair, Patti Lovell: District 19C Lions. You have raised $418,040 and have donated $201,244 this Lion year. We have worked 62,882 hours serving 635,297 people. And that was with one month to go! Membership: Just Ask is the motto for membership recruiting. The strength of our membership and the health of our club depends on constantly receiving new members with fresh ideas, energy and willingness to help. We Serve is the motto for Lions. As we plan for the next Lion's year lets keep this in mind and begin the new year strong. Thanks for your support this year, let's all get behind Bill and Al and have a great 2018-19. Lion Sue
at the Kirry Cabin 260 W. Lake Nahwatzel Dr, Shelton WA August 11th from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. World Famous Croquet tournament, games & prizes, boating, swimming, food, campfire & smores! Games & Fun: 2:30 PM-5PM Dinner: 5 PM Campfire: 6:30 PM (if no burn ban) RSVP: Number coming and what you will bring: Sharon Kirry: skirry@comcast.net, 253-225-1823 or cabin 360-426-3942 WHAT TO BRING: Please bring a snack to share and ONE of the following: salad, side dish (hot or cold), fruit salad or fruit platter, baked beans, dessert and, beverages of your choice. Lawn Chairs, swim attire, beach shoes, sunscreen, coolers. Also if you can bring serving utensils for your dishes it will be appreciated. We will provide: HAMBURGERS, BUNS and CONDIMENTS, plates, napkins, & utensils. Bring your own drinks. Directions: Drive to the middle of downtown Shelton and find the big train Tollie. You are now on Railroad Ave. Proceed west on Railroad through town which becomes Dayton-Matlock road. Go approximately 10 miles to Lake Nahwatzel. Drive just past the lake and make a right on W. Lake Nahwatzel Drive. (not to be confused with Nahwatzel Beach Drive on the east end of the lake). Go about1/2 mile and turn right at our driveway. Look for the round sawblade hanging with our name. Carpooling is recommended as there is limited parking.
Installation Night 2018 Melvin Jones Recipient Sue Schmidt was joined by all the other previous award winners! Congratulations Sue! Lion of the Year: Sharon Kirry Officers were installed by PDG Chuck Waid Distinguished Service to Dave Tucker It was a great night as we all celebrated awards given, a new member inducted, officers installed and an auction and raffle for the admin fund. John Kirry gives back Ruth s fathers award Ruth Peterson
Dear Club LCIF Coordinator, What an incredible year we have had! Your dedication to Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) has helped us to share our stories, increase our visibility and advance our humanitarian work. We could not have done it without you and for that we are incredibly grateful. During the 2017-2018 year, we have raised more than US$38 million. We have awarded more than 475 grants totaling more than US$45 million. We supported innovative service projects that are saving sight, combating measles, empowering youth providing disaster relief and addressing humanitarian needs. And we are moving into the next century of service with exciting new grant and service opportunities. We are proud of all you have done to help us make the world a brighter place and we cannot thank you enough for your sharing your passion for service. Sincerely, LCIF Development
Go to: www.lionsmd19.com for registration & hotel info.
Officers & Committees President: Dave Tucker dptucker2@gmail.com 1st VP: John Kirry jkirry@comcast.net 2nd VP: Doug Johnson dojo1950@gmail.com Secretary: Sharon Kirry skirry@comcast.net Treasurer: Bill Arness billacpa46@gmail.com Membership & Retention: Al Aosved, a.aosved@gmail.com Bill McMonnies lbmcmonnies@comcast.net Newsletter: Sharon Kirry skirry@comcast.net Leadership: John Kirry jkirry@comcast.net Programs: Rotational LCIF Coordinator: Sue Schmidt, suki0645@gmail.com Service Chair: Moose Ianke, ksianke@gmail.com Zone Chair: Heather Gosney-Smith, hgosney@gmail.com District Governor: Sharon Sikes, dogreatthings.net Lions Clubs International: www.lionsclubs.org 300 22nd St. Oak Brook IL, 60521 630-571-5466 MD19: www.lionsmd19.com 4141 W. Maplewood Ave, Bellingham, WA 98226 360-733-4911 District 19-C: www.md19clions.org Northwest Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center (LERC)9013 Mullen Rd SE Olympia WA 98513, 360-923-2075 www.lionsnwlerc.org Raffle: Ruth Peterson diamondruthie@yahoo.com Sight : Joe Morales joemm@centurytle.net Hearing: Sue Schmidt suki0645@aol.com Tail Twister: Bill McMonnies lbmcmonnies@comcast.net Website & Facebook: John Kirry jkirry@comcast.net Scholarships: Elaine Morales artzlady@centurytel.net Projects: Adopt-a-Street: Moose Ianke ksianke@gmail.com Dictionaries: Sue Schmidt suki0645@aol.com Santa Backpacks: Elaine Morales, artzlady@centurytel.net Christmas Giving Tree: Ruth Peterson, diamondruthie@yahoo.com Environment (Finholm Climb) Moose Ianke, ksianke@gmail.com Hunger (FISH) Dave Tucker dptucker2@gmail.com Vision Diabetes Send pictures, articles and important dates for the newsletter by the 25 th of each month to be included in the following monthly publication. Sharon Kirry skirry@comcast.net 253-265-1466