| NEWS RELEASE: Chittenango Lions Club | CONTACT: Warren "Pat" Jerome 687-9585 |
| DATE OF RELEASE: September 25, 2007 | TOPIC: "Lions Provide Community with Services" |
CHITTENANGO LIONS PROVIDE COMMUJNITY WITH FUNDS AND SERVICES
The Chittenango Lions club in its 36th year of service to the community, recently summed up its report to its membership for 2006-2007. The 40 member organization of men and women worked in three ways.
One, the Lions took part in a least 14 Work Projects that included (1) sponsoring a senior citizens dinner, (2) providing maintenance at the Madison County Children's Camp, (3) taking part in the OZ day parade, (4) cooking dinner for the Dollars for Scholars annual fundraiser, (5) working Community Betterment Day, (6) maintaining the village gazebo, (7) participating in the Memorial Day ceremonies, (8) holding a children's pumpkin face painting event, (9) collecting used eye glasses, (10) helping on Christmas Basket program, (11 holding children's Christmas Party, (12) conducting a pre-school vision screening program, (13) providing Village with assistance in its new trail project, and (14) planting new trees in Village parks.
Secondly, the Lions conducted 6 Fundraising Projects in 2006-2007 to help provide funds for some of the above work projects plus making donations to several worthwhile causes listed below. These fundraisers included: (1) each Spring the club sells the Lions Lucky number calendar, (2) sells Christmas trees, (3) throughout the year it conducts a mint sale in cooperation with local merchants, (4) every Fall and Spring the club conducts raffles, (5) sponsored the Yellow Brick Road Run, and (6) the club accepted donations from the public to be used toward specific projects.
Thirdly, the Lions assisted with 51 Financial Donations in 2006-2007 to organizations for worthwhile causes and to individuals for specific needs. The majority of the donations are returned to the community. However, some contributions beyond the community had to do with District and International causes pertaining to sight, hearing, speech and health needs. Overall the club provided over $16,000.00 to the following:
| Eye exams and glasses for the needy
Leader Dog for the Blind Canine Working Companions Empire State Speech and Hearing Clinic CNY Assoc. for the Blind & Hearing Impaired Madison Cnty. Sheriff's Child Safety Program Macular Degeneration Research Jim Marshall Foundation Lion's Clubs International Foundation Lion's Reading machine repairs Canine Helpers Chittenango Fire Department Chittenango Fire Department Auxiliary Dollars for Scholars Sullivan Food Cupboard MD 20 Youth Band Heritage Farms Banner Patch program CCS Music Boosters Stonehedge Nursing Home SCC Youth Fishing Derby OZ Day Munchkin Sponsorship Golisano Children's Hospital Building Fund World Peace Poster Contest Hospice of CNY Madison Council on Alcohol &Substance Abuse |
Camp Badger for Sight & Hearing Impaired Guide Dogs for the Blind Foundation Finger Lakes Regional Hearing Foundation Madison County Children's Camp Aurora of CNY District Governor 20Y-1 activities MD 20 Lions Foundation North Chittenango Fire Department Boy Scout Troops 11 & 33 CLCBM Children's Pumpkin Painting CLCBM Membership Student sponsorship to NYDEC Lion's Night baseball game Muscular Dystrophy Eagle Scout Project CCS After Prom Party House fire victims Sight First II Project Village Creek Walk Project Chittenango H.S. Scholarships National Glaucoma Research Sullivan Community Council Ronald McDonald House Orbis Sight Flight Madison Cnty. Office of the Aging |
The Chittenango Lions Club wishes to thank the community for supporting its efforts over the years. Further, the club is always interested in acquiring new members. If any man or woman would like to inquire about becoming a Lion, please feel free to contact: Charles Grover (510-6642), Marg Montross (687-9433), Linda Llewellyn (637-2852), Jerry Vaikness (687-6757), Jim English (687-6740), or Jack Kern (687-9547).