Box 71, Grand Island, NY 14072
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Lions Club News Page 2007
Local people with a concern for helping others
are the people who join the Lions Club.
Club President Diane Dubiel (716) 773-3465
Membership Chairman Tom Rusert (716) 773-2439
Mission: "We Serve" is the Lions' Motto. The mission of the Grand Island Lions Club is to help those in need in our community with
special emphasis on the vision and hearing impaired, and children with disabilities. Major fundraisers include a spaghetti dinner
in the spring and a "White Cane" drive in August. Our major event is the "Special Kids Picnic" in July when over one thousand
special needs children from the Erie-Niagara area are treated to a picnic that includes a lunch along with boat rides, pony rides,
and other entertainment. We also perform MTI Photo-screening of children's eyes (for early detection of eye disease) coordinated
through the local school systems. In addition we collect eyeglasses and hearing aids for the disadvantaged and have a "loan
closet" for distribution of walkers, wheelchairs and other durable goods. Our Club is also active in a number of drives both
locally and internationally to help the vision impaired. Our Club also recognizes the importance of youth in our community. We
participate annually in a Peace Poster Contest, which encourages our middle-school age children to creatively express
their concept of world peace. We award scholarships to high school graduates, based on their community involvement, scholastic
achievements and other criteria.
Campaign Sight First II
The Lions are in the midst of Campaign SightFirst II, a global initiative to raise $200 million for our blindness prevention and sight retention efforts around the world. Thirty-seven million people are blind with 80% losing their vision needlessly. With current growth, 41 million more individuals will lose their sight by 2020. We have pledged not to allow this to happen. Eleven adults and one child lose their sight forever every minute. Please help us in this cause - every donation will be welcomed!
For more information about The Grand Island Lions contribution to Campaign Sight First II and how you can help, call (716) 773-4437, or email at liontom20n@roadrunner.com .
Lions Club Spaghetti Dinner - April 2008
The Lions Club's 38th Annual Spaghetti Dinner will take place at the Holiday Inn Ballroom from 5-8 p.m. Monday, April 14th 2008. This major Lions fundraiser supports the annual Special Kids Picnic at the Bufalo Launch Club. Cost of the dinners are Adults/$7.00, Childern 5 - 12/$4.00, Under 5 FREE. The event will feature a Chinese Auction, Bake Sale and Face Painting. For more information contact Lion Dick Crawford at (716) 773-4121 or email at rcrawjr@verizon.net
Lions Club "Special Kids Picnic July 16, 2008
The Lions Club's 50th Annual "Special Kids Picnic will take place at the Buffalo Launch Club from 9AM to 2PM Wednesday July 16th 2008. Over one thousand special needs children from the Erie-Niagara area are treated to a picnic that includes a lunch along with boat rides, pony rides, and other entertainment. For information on the "Special Kids Picnic" Contact the Chairman, Lion Mike Steinagel at (716) 713-6205 or email at steinagel@roadrunner.com
Grand Island, New York is one of the world's most
unique locations. To those who live here, it is much more. It shares the natural brilliance of neighboring Niagara Falls, as well as the vibrancy and vitality of nearby Buffalo. Grand Island is located on the Niagara River, an international border between the United States and Canada. While serving the Community of Grand Island and Western New York, Our Club interacts and shares in activities of our "Sister Club" the Merritton Lions Club of St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada. To visit our "Sister Club" go to:
Merritton
Lions Club
Taken by Mark Dettmer - Angel Arts Publications
Available as postcard, Chamber Office (5/$1.00)
If you are a member of this organization, we need your help. GIECOM.Net has partnered with the Connections program to help Grand Island as a community "Get it Together." Please visit our website G-I-Together.ORG and fill out our SURVEY. Every group on Grand Island will have its own FREE web page showing: meeting times and location, contact persons, your Mission Statement and a listing of events. We will also be linking your news events that appear in the local media and on IsledeGrande.Com, Grand Island's E-News Source, to your page, maintaining an archived journal of pictures and news. This is the perfect opportunity for your group to connect with potential new members and the community.
