Club President Holiday Message

Message from Lion Brian -


Thank you to all the club members who took a little time out of their schedule on Saturday, December 3rd. We collected $157.40 for the Salvation Army, which is a solid amount.


Don't forget to attend the Lions Club Holiday Party on Tuesday December 13th. Social time starts at 5:30 with dinner right around 6:00.

Also, the All Service Club Luncheon will be held Monday December 12th.

Please remember in your holiday prayers Lion Rich Montgomery who will be having back surgery the morning or 12/12 in Clearwater FL.

I look forward to seeing everyone soon.

Lion Brian Burke

President Freeport IL Lions Club

It's Brat Time Again!

Remember how good a grilled brat tastes on a cool fall day? Remember the guys in the Lions Club who served you?

Master griller Lion Dennis Zimmerman grilled brats just right in 2013

Freeport Lions Club will be serving brats, hot dogs, hamburgers and steak sandwiches to hungry shoppers in front of Cub Foods on October 23^rd and 24^th, 2015.

2013 chow-hounds Lions Bert Kersten, Darla VanBuskirk and Rich Montgomery

Community service organizations like Lions Club put their names in the Cub Foods chef’s hat to be able to raise funds for charitable causes by selling sandwiches in front of the store for a couple of days during the spring, summer and fall. When an organization’s name gets chosen, its volunteers get busy preparing to serve you some of the area’s best-known fares. Fresh-grilled meats.

Stop by on 10/23/and 10/24 and share a story or a joke with us.

Bring your shopping list and a big appetite!

Roses as Treats

Want a nice treat on Halloween?

Freeport Lions Club designated October 31, 2015, as its popular Rose Day for delivery of roses according to Lion Joe Serafini, Rose Day Chairman and Club Secretary. Like last year, a donation of $18 gets 12 roses delivered to the person or persons of your choice. A variety of favorite colors such as white, red, yellow and peach are available. Lion Serafini orders hundreds of dozens of roses based on the previous year's donations. 2014 was a good year because people ordered roses for spouses, staffs at nursing homes, office secretaries, city clerks, bosses, and good friends.

Print and complete the coupon below or call any of the Freeport Lions to place your order.

 
ORGANIZATION: Freeport Lions Club was chartered on April 7, 1936, to serve the sight and hearing needs of the community. Lions furnish or subsidize eyeglasses and hearing devices for school children and adults, provide free diabetic retinopathy screening, furnish special aids for blind and visually impaired persons, and provide for free hearing tests. Freeport Lions contribute to The Center for Sight & Hearing, Leader Dogs For The Blind, Salvation Army, RAMP, Highland Community College Scholarships, American Diabetes Association, United Way of Northwest Illinois, Freeport Boys & Girls Club, and many others.

MEMBERSHIP: If interested in joining the Freeport Lions Club, contact: Brian Burke (815) 238-6613, Rick Eastman (815) 233-56577, or Roland Caruso (815) 291-4253 for more information.

Candy Day Jamboree Attended

Freeport Lions had a good time at the 2015 Candy Day Jamboree held on August 29^th in Leaf River. The event is held each year to kick off the fundraiser for all district clubs. 60% of all donations received by the Freeport club go to the Lions of Illinois Foundation to support their many programs such as Camp Lions for children and adults, Low Vision Clinic, Diabetic Eye Center, mobile diabetic eye clinic, mobile hearing services and vision screenings, infant hearing screenings, cochlear implant program, used hearing aid and eyeglass collections, social services and referral, and Lions of Illinois Funds for Emergency (L.I.F.E.)   

Photo submitted

 

Clockwise from far right: District 1D Governor Gary Meyers, Freeport Lions club president Bert Kersten, Lions of Illinois Executive Director, Mario Gumino, LIF Trustee, David Waller, Freeport Lions Sandy Janicke, Andy Skinner and Terry Anderson, in back Dennis Zimmerman and Lion Joe Serafini (in suit). photo submitted

Spirits are high as we get ready for our club’s fundraiser next month on October 9^th and 10^th. We will be accepting donations in front of Cub Foods, ShopKo and Sullivan Foods in Freeport IL in exchange for a roll of candy.