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Grants Total $18,766
Although down by $2,700 from last year, Brown County Lions Club
charitable grants for 2008 still total $18,766.50. Last year it was $21,480.
Finance Chair and Treasurer John McKune showed at the February
board meeting that grants so far in 2008, in addition to $7,000 in education
awards, are:
-- $850, including $500 to Prevent Blindness Indiana, replacing
grants previously used with Dr. Merle Pickel, plus $250 for eye care with
Dr. Pickel, and $100 for Lions eye tests by a team led by Lion Richard
Halladay.
-- $950 COMMUNITY AGENCIES: $500 to buy diabetes test strips for
Brown County Health Support Clinic; $200 for 4th Grade Soil & Water
Conservation Education Field Day; and $250 Sheriff's Department TRIAD Smoke
Detectors for the Elderly.
-- $1,000 FIRE DEPARTMENTS: $500 each to Hamblen Township
volunteers for radios, and Jackson Township for Fire Preparedness Program.
-- $700 SENIOR CITIZENS: $400 for Sycamore Valley exterior
lighting, and $300 for Hickory Ridge monthly meat and supplies.
In addition, the following grants also were approved by club
directors:
-- $1,000 each to Habitat for Humanity for a 12th house, and to
the Mother's Cupboard program to address hunger.
-- $600 to Turning Point shelter for victims of domestic
violence.
-- $500 to Humane Society to a replace fire door.
-- $300 for Boy Scout Troop 190 for CPR training dummies
-- $250 to Literacy Coalition for outreach to students and
volunteers.
-- $275 Karl E. Kelley for a youth camp scholarship.
-- $250 to Big Brothers/Big Sisters for activities.
-- $200 each to Bean Blossom Boosters for street lights and
covered bridge; to the Community Band for its Fourth of July fireworks
concert; to the YMCA for day-camp supplies; to Cub Pack 193 for Soap Box
Derby track; to Cub Pack 190 for Parent & Pal camp, and to Indiana Deaf Camp
canoe trip for children ages 7-9.
-- $151.50 to repair an Aladdin monitor/magnifier.
-- $100 to Purdue Extension Service to assist the needy.
Circus and Parade Coming May 2 & 3
A double-barreled Lions weekend is ahead May 2 and 3 - with two
circus shows May 2 at 4:30 and 8 p.m. by the Kelly Miller Circus, then the
Lions Spring Blossom parade stepping off at 11 a.m. May 3.
Circus tents will go up by 9 a.m. May 2, as they did in 2005, to
give local school children a free look at circus life on the Brown County
Schools' new athletic field west of the north gate to Brown County State
Park off Road 46.
Lions also opened their Night-Before Barbecue dinner to the
public at Mike's Dance Barn, west of the foot of the Schooner Valley Hill.
Barbecue tickets are $10 and for adults only.
Tales of circus life will be told by the circus' grounds
manager, Chris Beckett of Washington, Ind.
Circus tickets are $9 in advance ($12 on show day) but only $5
for children, and may be used at either show.
Attention, Lions!
If you would like to receive this newsletter and the minutes of
the most recent dinner meeting via e-mail instead of "Snail Mail," let Lion
Secretary Jan Harker know.
You may e-mail her at jan.harker@att.net
(or phone her at
988-9902).
Apply Now for Lions Club Scholarships
Applications for Lions Club scholarships are available to high
school seniors and last year's graduates for five $1,400 academic or
vocational scholarships.
Applications are in the Brown County High School guidance office
or may be downloaded from the Lions Club website,
www.browncountylions.org
Details are on the website. Deadline for completed applications
is March 5. Applicants must reside in Brown County. Students also may
contact Donna Alwine, BCHS guidance counselor.
The scholarships are for students planning to seek either a
four-year college degree or a two-year vocational degree at a community
college or trade school. Scholarships will be awarded during a high school
honors assembly in May.
Recipients and their guests also will be invited to a
recognition ceremony at the monthly Lions Club meeting May 20 at the
Parkview Church of the Nazarene.
Lions Club awards scholarships annually for Brown County
students. The scholarships are funded by Lions community projects and from
memorial gifts honoring Daily F. Hill, Samuel G. Johnson, and Louis E.
Macon. Lions Club charitable giving totals nearly $20,000 each year in
support to the local community.
The Brown County Lions Club was organized February 5, 1943, with
20 prospective members. Today, 114 local Lions join 1.35 million Lions
members in 197 countries and geographic areas serving their local
communities.
Lions Rated 'Best NGO'
Whether or not you've heard of "Non-Governmental Organizations"
and their like as part of "new world" government, Lions Clubs International
got a boost in a Wall Street Journal ad as the "Best NGO."
"Lions' signature program, 'SightFirst,' fights preventable and
reversible blindness around the world," says the Lion ad, appearing Dec. 10.
"Support 'Campaign SightFirst II' today and give sight to those who would
otherwise live in darkness." "100% of all funds donated . reach people and
places in need. (All) costs are paid by interest on investments."
The rankings assessed 34 global organizations ranked by 445
companies involved with NGOs and international agencies. "LCI was rated most
highly, and ranked first for program execution, communication, adaptability,
and accountability in the fast-growing world of non-profits."
Ways to Save
Two ways to save:
-- If each U.S. household installed one low-flow sink faucet or
aerator, it would save 60 billion gallons of water annually. - From:
www.epa.gov/watersense
-- Take a reusable tote bag when you go shopping. Making plastic
bags requires energy equal to 4 million barrels of oil each year, while
paper bags use up 14 million trees. Besides . the local IGA grocery even
give you 6 cents off for every bag you bring to use for your groceries. -
From: "The Green Life," Sierra Club
From Lion President Jim Oliver:
Take the Effort to Welcome a New Lion
I'll confess that I can't walk into a room without instinctively
shaking every hand in the place. Some attribute that to politickin', but we
all know it's because of our Lions tradition of shaking hands at meetings.
We are a friendly bunch and enjoy each other's company.
I'm not sure that we effectively communicate that friendliness
to our new members. We have our groups we tend to sit with at dinner and it
is tough for a new Lion to break into one of those six-somes. This leaves
our newer members floundering to find somewhere to fit in, both literally
and figuratively.
We've taken some great strides to include new members: Lion Mel
Hoefling's introductory meeting for new Lions and the chairpersons'
commitment to involve new Lions in projects are a beginning.
But that's not enough. Each Lion needs to make a personal effort
to welcome our Lion "cubs" into the pride.
So, at the next meeting, make sure you invite a newer member to
join your table. Greet him or her warmly and make sure they know they're
welcome and valued as the future of Lionism in Brown County.
And by greeting your fellow Lions, maybe you'll win $10 in the
raffle. Or a seat on the County Council.
-- Lion President Jim
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