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.)   

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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.