AUGUST'S VERY
SPECIAL GUESTS
Claiming to be from the hills of Tennessee, the “Apple Sisters”, Corrie (in Farmer Lion’s
seed cap) and Seedie (in a cooler, summer straw hat), gave special insight to the
Freeport Lions Club members into the sister’s fundraising efforts “back home in
the hills.”
Corrie
Apple did all the talking as she explained that her sister, Seedie Apple, is hearing impaired
(deaf), and that she could only smile a big-toothy smile and respond to certain
hand signals.
Sister Seedie then signaled to her sister Corrie with either her hands or the flyswatter, nobody was certain which, that she wondered
if Lion Terry
Anderson might “be available”, as she apparently found him quite
attractive.
But alas, the answer was a solid “no” in both verbal and
hand communications from all parties. So Seedie just stood there, dejected, silently clutching her
flyswatter for support, for which all members were grateful.
Fun-raising
Finery
The sisters brought with them their special “wind-chimes-for-the-deaf” prototype. Recycled from paper plates and empty bathroom tissue rollers, and secured with the finest bailing twine and yarn, it appeared to work flawlessly as it silently swung back and forth.
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The Apple Sisters demonstrated how their
"wind-chimes-for-the-deaf" prototype actually work as Lion Paul Rampanthal and others LOL'd (laughed out loud) in unison
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| Suspense was high for eager bidders |
As the Apple Sisters proceeded to lead an auction for the prized prototype, Lion Roland Caruso
roared an opening bid of $1, then a $2 bid from Lion Rich Montgomery, and last-but-not-least, Lion Bert Kersten ended the bidding with a top bid of $3.
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The Apple Sisters auctioned their
wind-chimes-for-the-deaf as Lions Rick Eastman (in back), Liz Mosher and Bert
Kersten look on.
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Lion Bert Kersten collects his very first
wind-chimes-for-the-deaf from the Apple Sisters Auction after a winning $3 bid. Afterwards, Lion Bert was quoted as saying, "I'm pretty sure it won’t bother my neighbors when I hang it
outdoors."
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The Apple Sisters Auction donated all proceeds to the
Freeport Lions Club, for which all members gave a hardy round of applause as
the sisters made a hasty retreat for the door.
A big “THANK YOU” to Lion Sandra Janicke and her dinner guest, Debbie Wilhelms, for sponsoring travel arrangements for the Apple
Sisters to be our special guests for the evening.
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