Club News:
Gary Emerson gave us a great presentation in March regarding the Chemung Canal, and this Editor has been noticing fragments of the canal around Big Flats ever since. For more information, please visit Gary's website at http://chemungcanal.netfirms.com/
Lion Bill Powell announced an honor that our Club received recently from the Food Bank of the Southern Tier. In his year as President, King Lion Marshall Updike challenged the members of our Club to help the Food Bank repackage food on a weekly basis. Several Lions answered the call and have been working there ever since. According to the Food Bank, they have packaged over 45,000 pounds to date!
April is shaping up to be a busy month with 3 major projects, two of them being new projects! Our Rest Stop this month at Kanona will be the first time we've attempted one of these in April, and while our April Blood Drive will actually be our second one, the Blood Drive itself is a new initiative this year. Finally, there will be a work party at Camp Badger on the 14th, and this is a continuation of one of our longstanding service projects. Thanks to the organizers of these activities: Lion Lance Muir for the Rest Stop; Lion Al Draht for the Blood Drive, and Lion Gary Bernhardt for the Camp Badger project.
Slate of Officers for 2007-2008:
President: |
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Lion Pat McKenzie |
Lion Tamer: |
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Lion Ed Rhodes |
1st VP: |
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Lion Mike Yanak |
2yr Dir: |
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Lion Don Williams |
2nd VP: |
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Lion Judy Zimmerman |
2yr Dir: |
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Lion John Hoos |
3rd VP: |
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Lion Bob Byland |
1yr Dir: |
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Lion Rita Dery |
Sec/Treas: |
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Lion Sue Brinthaupt |
1yr Dir: |
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Lion Tom Rhodes |
Tail Twister: |
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Lion Lance Muir |
Past President: |
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Lion Mary Ann Balland |
Board Action:
The Board did not meet in March. Our Club has been approached by Community Days to assist in building a gazebo, and this will be discussed at the April Board meeting.
Activity Report for March:
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Youth Services:
* Boy Scouts - 25 hours.
Sight Services:
* Eyeglass Collection - 2 hours.
Community Services:
* Big Flats Historical Society - 4 hours.
* Church - 38 hours.
* Corning Museum Guide - 16 hours.
* Food Banks/Pantries - (8) 29 hours.
* Meals on Wheels - 3 hours.
* Nutrition Site-Office for the Aging - 12 hours.
* Town Committees - 2 hours.
* Steele Memorial Library/Horseheads - 3 hours.
Environment:
* Tanglewood Nature Center - 125 hours.
Health:
* Red Cross - 28 hours.
Club Activities:
* Two dinner meetings
* 2007-2008 slate of officers presented
Donations:
* Daisy Girl Scouts - $100; Food Bank/Pantry-$200
Membership:
Transfer from Hunter-Tannersville Lions Club - Ralph Marino, new Horseheads Superintendent of Schools.
TOTAL HOURS 287
(we are resting up for Club Projects-April-June!!
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Sue Brinthaupt, Club Secretary |
Editor's Note:
News items and other submissions from Club members are always welcome! Please feel free to send any announcements or other items of humor or interest.
Award from Food Bank of the Southern Tier:
"In Recognition of your dedicated volunteer work at the Food Bank of the Southern Tier. In 2006, the Big Flats Lions Club repackaged over 45,000 pounds of bulk food for our neighbors in need. The Food Bank could not repack and distribute bulk food to our network of over 180 hunger-relief agency partners in a timely manner without your help. Thank you, Paul A. Hesler, President & CEO, Food Bank of the Southern Tier."
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