July 2010 Newsletter - Winthrop Harbor Lions Club

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The Winthrop Harbor Lions Club
The last year of service
was extremely difficult
as our membership endured many changes.
We lost a key advocate
for the Winthrop Harbor Lions, as well as a
revered community
leader in S.A. Jimmy
Harris. We endured
many growing pains as a
club.
As your leader, I vow to
steer the ship in a
course of action and direction that ensures we
maintain the vision of
Lions Club International,
as well as the Winthrop
Harbor Lions Club.
Community Service is at
the core of this, as this
will ensure our voice
rings strong and has a
steadying influence on
the surrounding community.
As we move forward, I
feel it is important to get
back to basics as a club.
Join me in looking forward to a bright future
as we prepare for the
A message from Jeff Storey, our president.
We’re celebrating our 56th year!
Winthrop Harbor
Lions has contributed over $2 million to help members of our local
communities.
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Senior Scholars 2
2010
Installation
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BINGO
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Our Proud
History
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Lions
International
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challenges that we will
face in the coming year.
We should encourage
each other to shine the
light of service as we
rededicate ourselves to
becoming Beacons of
Hope for the community.
Lion Events...Come Join the Fun!
Annual District 1-F Golf Outing
August 21st: Traditions Country Club at Old
Orchard
700 Rand Road, Mt. Prospect, IL
Zion Jubilee Days Festival Parade—
September 6
Illinois’ largest Labor day Parade, Zion
1:00 parade kick-off
Registration: Noon
Dinner: 7:00 pm
Annual Lions of Illinois Candy Days
Come for 18 holes of golf and dinner at $99
October 8th and 9th
or just for dinner at $35
Congratulations Seniors!
From left to Right:
Jessica Adypoju
$500.00 Jim Linne Scholarship
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Andrew Sandine
• $1000.00 PDG S.A. Jimmie
Harris Scholarship
Sabrina Cashin
• $500.00 Jim Linne Scholarship
Maggie Potter
• PDG Paul Pushee Scholarship
How to Catch a
Lions Award Scholarships to Benton-Zion HS
Seniors. Presented by Jeff Storey, Club President.
2010 Installation of Officers
Lion?
Find us on the fourth
Thursday of every
month at:
2010 Officers
Stone Creek Grill
President— Jeff Storey
Secretary— Sandy Bradbury
Treasurer—Hayden Evans
1st Vice—Mike Winheim
2nd Vice— Terry Morrison
3rd Vice—Judy Hirshuck
Tail Twister—Mike Damko
Lion Tamer—Jack Whitmore
Bingo Chairman—Al Alexander
Publicity—Chris Redic
206 Sheridan Road
Winthrop Harbor, IL
7:00 pm
WINTHROP
HARBOR
LIONS
CLUB
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BINGO—Get Involved!!
The majority of the funding used for
community service and projects
comes from the weekly
BINGO games sponsored by the Winthrop
Harbor Lions Club.
4:30. Office workers arrive.
Set up office. Sell cards until
BINGO starts at 7:00.
answer questions, call
back numbers, and deliver
payouts to the winners.
7:00. BINGO starts.
4:45. Sellers arrive.
8:15. Pull tab sales stop.
3 hours a month—this is
what we ask members for to help
run Bingo. 3 hours a month can
make an enormous impact. Do any
of these opportunities fit into your
schedule?
2 Pull tab and raffle sellers
are needed. Raffle sales stop
at 6:45.
9:40. Games end.
Clean up.
Pull tab sales go later, depending on attendance and
sales.
3:00. Set up.
6:45. Callers arrive.
Set-up boards, bingo machine
and monitors. Update chalk
boards with new game information. Start coffee.
Raffle calling starts right
away.
3:30. Players begin arriving.
Workers cover the floor,
6:45. Floor workers arrive.
If you’d like to get involved, please call:
Jack Whitmore.
1.847.336.8740
Our Proud History
On September 23, 1954, a
small group of Winthrop
Harbor businesspeople met
to establish an organization
that could help the community, be of service to the less
fortunate, while providing
social opportunities to make
friends and build business.
Our original organizers explored and learned about
different organizations and
unanimously agreed that the
community needs could be
best served with a Lions
Club.
Through the years, the
members of the Winthrop
Harbor Lions Club have
been involved in many projects for our local communities.
Today, the Winthrop Harbor Lions organize and run
many annual events: Steak &
Eggs breakfast, the Winthrop
Harbor Easter Egg Hunt,
Candy Days for the Lions of
Illinois Foundation, a Rummage sale, blind fishing, just
to name a few.
And, of course, there is our
weekly BINGO games held
at the Schlader Building each
and every Wednesday evening.
Because of our
combined
efforts, we have
been able
contribute over
two million
dollars to serve
the needy in
our community
and further
Lionism around
the world.
Come and join
us. We’re
making a
difference and
you can too!
Winthrop Harbor Lions is part of Lions Club
International, the largest service organization
in the world.
Winthrop Harbor Lions Club
P.O. Box 222
Winthrop Harbor, IL 60096
We’re on the Web
www.whlions.com
Lions have more than 45,000 clubs and 1.3
million men and women in 200 countries and
geographic areas who work together to answer the needs that challenge citizens of the
world.
Founded in 1917, Lions are best known for
fighting blindness – it's part of our history as
well as our work today. But we also volunteer for many different kinds of community
projects – including caring for the environment, feeding the hungry and aiding seniors
and the disabled.
Lighting the Way Since 1954