Local people with a concern for helping others are the people who join the Lions
Club.
2010-2011 Club President Dave Chervinsky (716) 773-7185 Membership Chairman Paul Bassette
(716) 773-1367
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.
Lions Journey For Sight -
April 2009 The Lions Clubs of Western New York
is hosting the 20th anniversary of the Lions Journey For Sight on Saturday,
April 25, at Tuscarora State Park, 3371 Lake Road (Route 18), in Wilson, NY.
Registration begins at 10 a.m. with the walk underway at 11 a.m. The Walk is
from 0 to 4 miles with a route suitable for any age or physical ability.
Entertainment will be provided by the Niagara Experience Players and the
Strawberry Festival Idol winners. There will be free food and refreshments for
the fee of just $5.00. If a commemorative tee shirt is wanted, fee is $15.00.
All information is available on line at www.20nlions.org or call 773-4437.
Beneficiaries are Canine Helpers for the Handicapped, Niagara County food
pantries, Vision Beyond Sight, SEE Program, and Lions Camp Badger. This event is
being promoted by the Grand Island Lions Club.
2009
Grand Island Lions Spaghetti Dinner is a Huge Success!
On Monday March 30th the Grand Island Lions had their 39th annual Spaghetti Dinner at the Grand Island Holliday Inn.
The event, thanks to the tremendous participation from our Grand Island community, was
a resounding success and raised money for the "Special Kids Picnic" to
be held on July 15th at the Buffalo Launch
Club.
Lions Sight Night (Halloween) October 31st
2008 The Grand Island
Lions, with the help of children from the community, volunteer each year to
collect eyeglasses and hearing aids, and recycle them to help the disadvantaged around the
world to see and hear again. If you would like to volunteer or for more
information Click
Here ________________________________________________________
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 msteinag@ycp.edu
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
To see an enlarged view of the above photo click
here
Photo courtesy of Paul McCarthy and the
Grand Island Chamber of Commerce 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.
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