We are excited to announce that we are back to meeting in person.  The Freeport Lions Club will be meeting the second and fourth Tuesday of every month at 6:00 pm.  Please, join us at the Freeport Eagle's Club for our next meeting.  (Masks are requested for anyone who is not fully vaccinated.)  We look forward to seeing you soon!

DISTRICT 1D 2017 GOLF OUTING

Aug. 26, 2017 - Park Hills (East) Golf Course, Freeport IL

A huge “Thank You” goes out to all Lions clubs in District 1D, to all volunteers and to 1D District Governor Steve Boettger and Lion Kelly Boettger who stepped up to support this year's fundraising event.

Special thanks to organizations/individuals who donated items for our bags & prizes:  Freeport: Dairy Queen; RAMP/ITAC; Mrs. Mike's; Hulsebus-Gehlsen Chiropractic; School District 145; YMCA; A. O. Elliott in Savanna; The Center for Sight & Hearing in Rockford; and Lions Terry Anderson and Joe Serafini for their organization skills.

13 Teams registered for the best-ball shotgun start scramble. 52 golfers represented clubs from Freeport, Kirkland, Lena, Roscoe, Byron, Shannon, Polo and Rockford Noon Lions.

Big thanks the following 15 Lions Clubs that sponsored $100 each for 15 different holes on the Park Hills East Course:  Amboy, Byron, Cedarville, East Dubuque, Freeport, Forreston, German Valley, Kirkland, Leaf River, Lena, Rockford Noon, Rockton, Oregon, Polo and Winnebago.

The following 18 Lions Clubs contributed to the prize fund at $25.00 each: Rockton (2), East Dubuque, Lena, Orangeville, Durand, Cedarville, German Valley, Leaf River, Rockton, Kirkland, Byron, Oregon, Polo, Dixon Evening, Rochelle, Amboy, Mt. Carroll and Freeport.

Each golfer was given a goodie bag which included DG Steve's "koozie" drink holder, items from Leader Dog, bags of Mrs. Mike's Chips and Pretzels made in Freeport, golf tees, a Park Hills logo golf ball, suckers from The Rafter's restaurant in Lena, along with other assorted items.

 

Brats, hot dogs and liquid refreshments were provided during the outing. Afterward, 60 Lions enjoyed grilling their own ¾ -pound Top Sirloin steak with all the trimmings. 

After dinner, the following trophies and prizes were awarded.

·        1st Place (62):  Shannon Lions: Aaron Kaney, Dale Kaney, Tim Deets & Brett Woessner
·        2nd Place (66): Freeport Lions: Roland Caruso, Terry Anderson, Andy Skinner & Joe Serafini
·        Last Place (89) : Lena Lions: Jim Brenner, Steve Gerbode, Gerald Curran & Tim Gordon
·        Longest drive (to get to course):  DG Ray Parrish - Moline
·        Putting Contest (13"):  Ryan Block - Kirkland
·        Ball in trap (drawing):  Don Reis - Rockford Noon
·        Ball in water (drawing): Richard Holmes - Lena

·        Longest Putt on green, men: D J Mumma - Byron
·        Longest Putt on green, women: Lynn Meyer
·       Shortest drive, women:  1st VDG Barb Stewart - Orangeville
·        Shortest drive, men:  2nd VDG Richard Delp - Mt. Carroll
·        Longest drive in fairway men >age 70:  Roland Caruso - Freeport
·        Longest drive in fairway men <age 70: Tim Deets - Shannon
·        Longest drive in fairway women: Alexa Williams
·        Closest to pin men - Hole #5: Ryan Shetler- Polo
·        Closest to pin women - Hole #10: Rose Rienstra - Stillman Valley
·        50/50/Drawing Winner – Rose Rienstra – Stillman Valley

 Lion Joe Serafini and his committee of volunteers want to thank DG Steve and Lion Kelly for allowing Freeport Lions Club to host this year's annual District Golf Outing. 

Thank you all Lions and non-Lions volunteers who helped make this year’s District 1D Golf Outing event a huge success:

·        Lions Joe Serafini, Gary Hutmacher, Dave Marcum, Paul Rampenthal, Terry Anderson, Liz Moshure, Rebecca Shriver, Duane Smith Andy Skinner and Dennis Zimmerman and Rich Montgomery (photography).
·        Cheryl Anderson, Anita Caruso, Nancy Serafini, Mary Jane Zimmerman, the entire Park Hills Golf Course staff.

This District 1D fundraiser netted $2,400.01. Comparison to last 3 years:

·        2017-2018 - DG Steve Boettger - $2,400.01 (host - Freeport)
·        2016-2017 - DG Pamela Graney - $1,759.31 (host - Lena)
·        2015-2016 - DG Gary Meyers -     $2,017.09 (host - Lena)
·        2014-2015 - DG Jim Kloepping -   $1,484.00 (host - Amboy)

All attendees enjoyed the day and look forward to a repeat in 2018.

Follow this link to the photo album: https://goo.gl/photos/kb2Ymg7sLyagSfm57

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FREEPORT HELPS FLOOD VICTIMS

CLEANING SUPPLIES DONATED

August 12, 2017 - The Menard’s Store in Freeport IL donated a large cache of drinking water and cleaning supplies for the Freeport Lions Club to distribute to Freeport citizens who suffered flood damage to their homes during devastating July floods.

Club President, Roland Caruso, picked up donated supplies from Menard’s Assistant Store Manager, Michael Chernick. (Photo courtesy of Anita Roland)

Supplies donated included: drinking water, mops, buckets, bleach, vinyl gloves, scrub brushes, paper towels and trash bags.

 

Freeport Lions Club President, Roland Caruso, and Club Secretary, Joe Serafini, unload supplies from the trunk of Lion Caruso’s car prior to distribution to flood victims. (Photo courtesy of Anita Roland) 

 

Once again, Freeport Lions Club give a BIG ROAR of "THANKS" to all in our community, private citizens and service organizations alike, who have repeatedly come together during stressful times to improve the quality of life for their neighbors.

More information about Freeport Lions Club is available on these web sites:

https://freeportlionclub.blogspot.com

https://facebook.com/pages/Freeport-IL-Lions-Club

FLOOD VICTIMS ASSISTANCE - WATER & BLEACH

Freeport Lions Donate to Flood Victims

The need for fresh drinking water and household bleach became apparent when the flood waters of the Pecatonica River entered citizens' homes during torrential and successive rainstorms.

Freeport Lions Club members personally donated 11 cases of bottled drinking water, 5 gallon jugs of drinking water, and 11 gallons of bleach at their business meeting on Tuesday, July 25, 2017.

On Wednesday, July 26, 2017, several Lions delivered the donated water and bleach to The Salvation Army headquarters at 106 West Exchange Street.

Salvation Army Captain Lee Brickson, the “Official Vehicle” for distributing to flood victims, accepted water and bleach donations from Freeport Lions Club members, Rich Montgomery, Roland Caruso and Terry Anderson. (Photo thanks to Kelsey Lewis)

Flood victims Kevin Toepfer, Henry Quintero, Donald Griffin, and David Lee help Lions Rich Montgomery and Lion Terry Anderson (in vests) unload water and bleach at Salvation Army headquarters for flood victims. (Photo by Andrea Montgomery)

Member Awards Presented

Several Freeport Lions Club members were recognized at the July 25, 2017, business dinner meeting by being presented awards.

Lion Liz Moshure received a Centennial Award for sponsoring a new member, Lion Stacie Dixon, during the 100-year anniversary of Lions Club International.
 



Attendance Awards were presented to Lions Roland Caruso, Richard Montgomery and Dr. Nick Wells for constant participation in Lionism.

 Freeport Lions Club President, Roland Caruso, attempted to get all members’ attention at the start of the meeting by wearing his "Get the Big Picture" glasses.

 

 

 

SPONSOR AWARDED CENTENNIAL PIN



Club Treasurer, Lion Dennis Zimmerman (left), was presented with a gold Centennial Award pin at the May 23, 2017, business dinner meeting for sponsoring new member Lion Sandra Janicke. The award was presented by then-Club President, Lion Brian Burk.