First of all, we still need Lions to help with the raffle sales on Thursday, July 3 from 2:30 – 5:00 and on July 19 at E.M. Heath’s! Please call Eileen Zewski (253-7825).
The July business meeting will be held at 7 pm on Monday, July 7. This will be preceded at 6 pm with a Board of Directors meeting.
The July dinner meeting will be held on Monday, July 21. All of this year’s scholarship recipients have been invited and we are looking forward to meeting them and their parents.
At the June dinner meeting, all officers were sworn in by PDG Wayne Bowden. They are as follows: President – John Menken; Secretary – Pat Strickland; Treasurer – Joe Keegan; First Vice-President – Jen Williams; Board of Directors — Don Trudeau, Jack Weinmann, Sally Sibulkin, and Mike Lancor; Membership Chair — Kate Lancor; Lion Tamer – Pat Keegan; Tail Twister – Anne Forts; Bicentennial Trustees: Marion Powers (Chair), Pat Strickland, Sally Sibulkin.
Also at the meeting five Moultonborough Lions who have died this past year were remembered: Ed Dobson, Barbara Conery, MaryAnn Weinman, Pat Eastman, and Jim Zelek.
In addition to perfect attendance pins to several members, three awards were presented:
The Good Shepherd Award to Naomi Strickland.
The Lion of the Year Award to Marion Powers.
And the prestigious Melvin Jones Award to Joe Keegan.
As you all know, the annual raffle is the main fundraiser of the Moultonborough Lions Club and the source of the majority of the community scholarships given by the Club.
The dates for selling tickets at E.M. Heath’s are as follows:
Pat Strickland has already volunteered to sell tickets at the 4th of July Cookout at the Lions Club.
And we will need four people to volunteer ago sell on Saturday, December 6 at the Moultonborough Holiday Fair at MCS.
Do the math; if we can get 24 people, each would only spend two and 1/2 hours on this project. Remember to sign up at the dinner meeting, business meeting, or by contact Eileen Zewski
We will also need volunteers to stamp return addresses and put stamps (and perhaps address labels) in advance of the “Stuffing Party” which will be held on Friday, October 24 when we put together all the envelopes for mailing, followed by a pizza lunch. Signs up for this will happen in September and October.
The June dinner meeting will be held on Monday, June 16. This is the installation of officers meeting, and Past District Governor, Wayne Bowden, and his wife Minabell will be our honored guests. Heading the menu is roast pork.
The Moultonborough Lion’s Club is giving 12 scholarships to deserving high school seniors from the communities it represents. Award ceremonies at Inter-Lakes High School and Kingwood Regional High School have not yet been held. However, Tuesday evening, May 27, Moultonborough Academy held its annual Senior/Parent/Scholarship Banquet at Geneva Point. Nine Moultonborough Academy students (pictured below) each received a $1,000 scholarship. Two of scholarships were from the Bicentennial Scholarship Trust Fund; the other scholarships were funded by the annual Lion’s Club Raffle.
Moultonborough Academy Scholarship Recipients
The monthly business meeting will be held on Monday, June 2, starting at 7PM. The dinner meeting will be on June 16.
Memorial Day Weekend
Remember this Memorial Day weekend is also White Cane weekend. Lion’s Club members and members of the Moultonborough Scout group will be collecting money at both Heath’s Supermarket and Heath’s Hardware. Stop by from nine to three on Saturday and contribute to this worthy cause.
Hope Auction
Saturday, May 31 brings the Annual Hope Auction, the benefits of which go to area food pantries. As always there will be plenty of good items in both the regular and the silent auctions. Early viewing of the items offered begins at 4:30.
At this past Monday’s dinner meeting, the Moultonborough School District’s School Psychologist, gave an interesting and thought-provoking talk on the history of Moultonborough Health and Suicide Prevention Coalition and provided some useful hand-outs on sources to contact and signs to look for. While this is a serious topic, Peter managed to inject his own brand of positiveness and include several Lions while making his points.
At the April dinner meeting, three new members of the Moultonborough Lions Club were inducted. They are Jenni Williams, Larry LaPoint, and Pat Eastman. Truly a great celebration for the Club.
The March Dinner meeting will be help on Monday, March 17. How appropriate as the menu will be corned beef and cabbage and the program will be a slide show of the Lancor’s latest trip to Ireland. Appetizers at 6, followed by dinner at 7:00. Come and wear green!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day