2016 PEACE POSTER CONTEST WINNER

Rosa Solis, seventh grader from Carl Sandburg Middle School, Freeport IL is the Freeport Lions Club 2016 Peace Poster Contest Winner.

The theme of the 2016-17 Peace Poster Contest is "A Celebration of Peace."


Students, ages 11, 12 or 13 on November 15, are eligible to participate.

As our club has done in the past, we approached Freeport middle schools and The Boys and Girls Club earlier this year to encourage participation in this annual, worldwide competition.

Winners selected locally advance to district, state, national and finally worldwide competition until one winner is chosen by Lions Clubs International.

For more than 25 years, millions of children from nearly 100 countries have participated in the contest.

Each poster is judged on originality, artistic merit and expression of the theme.

At the international level, judges from the art, peace, youth, education and media communities select one grand prize winner and 23 merit award winners.

Peace Poster Contest Awards

International winners will be notified on or before February 1.

• One international grand prize winner will receive US$5,000 and a trip to a special award ceremony.

• Each of the 23 merit award winners will receive a cash award of US$500 and a certificate of achievement.

We wish Rosa Solis the best of luck! Her favorite peace quote: "Peace is happiness and the world should live in that happiness". 12-year old Rosa is the child of Esteban Solis, and her teacher is Ms. Sommers.  

CELEBRATE PEACE!

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PROJECT: FHN EYEGLASS COLLECTION

Freeport Lions Club initiated an eleven-day eyeglass collection project with Freeport Health Network (FHN).

Club project chairperson, Lion Roland Caruso, together with Kimberly Wichman and Len Carter from FHN’s Human Resources Department, are hoping for great results.

 

FHN’s HR department sent the following message to all staff on Thursday, October 13^th.

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FHN Value Support Team

Lions Club Collection

Monday, October 17th - Friday, October 28^th

 

Denim Day

Friday, October 28^th

 

The Value Support Team is sponsoring a collection of eye glasses and hearing aids to support the Lions Club. The Lions Club turned in approximately 800 pairs of glasses last month alone. The glasses are sorted by prescription and then distributed internationally to those who cannot afford and/or who do not have access to but who are in need of eyewear.  So please donate to help this wonderful organization within our community help others around the world.

 

There will be bins at the following locations for easy drop off:

 

1)FHN Memorial Hospital Staff Entrance

2)Burchard Hills

3)Family Counseling Center

4)Highland View Drive

 

Off-site locations may send their supplies to Human Resources via FHN Messenger Services/Courier.

 

If you donate items and/or make a monetary donation you will then be able to wear your “JEANS” to work on Denim Day Friday, October 28^th. Stickers must be worn on Denim Day with your jeans. You may pick up your sticker at the drop off location based on the honor system. If you are located at an off-site location, contact Human Resources for your sticker.

 

Thanks for your support!

The Value Support Team

 

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Check back at this blog for an update on the success of this project.

2016 CANDY DAY WRAPPERS

2016 Candy Days

The Freeport Lions Club designated Friday, September 30 and Saturday, October 1 as Candy Days to collect donations to help fund the many programs of the Lions of Illinois Foundation. 

Lions Andy Skinner and Terry Anderson 2016 Candy Days co-chairpersons, thank everyone for volunteering and having another successful Candy Days; and a big "THANKS" to local businesses who graciously gave up  space for our club.

Thank you to the following Freeport High School Student Council volunteers who collected donations for this worthy cause on Saturday, October 1st: Adam Acevedo, Nadia DeCastris, Cassidy Grunewald, Jordan Kerr, Carly McAuliffe, Ella Redmore, Dan Rials, Montana Stewart, Carter Shockey, Payton Shockey and Kelly Van.

All volunteers worked a minimum 2-hour shift for an 8-hour day at 4 different business locations: Cub Foods, Shopko, Save-a-Lot Grocery, and Sullivan's Foods. Some Lions Club volunteers worked a shift of both Friday and Saturday, as noted: Terry Anderson (FS), Keith Brown, Brian Burke, Pat Davis, Gary Hutmacher, Sandy Janicke, Bert Kersten (FS), David Marcum, Rich Montgomery (FS), Paul Rampenthal, Joe Serafini (FS), Rebecca Shriver, Andy Skinner (FS), Duane Smith, Darla Van Buskirk, Nick Wells, Brian Wheelock and Dennis Zimmerman (FS).

 

Collecting donations at Cub Foods were Freeport High School Student Council members and brothers Carter Shockey and Payton Shockey. Our photographer just happened to stop by when their mother, Sara Shockey, was leaving the store with her groceries. She showed just how proud she is of her two sons for volunteering.



Happy to volunteer and collect donations for Lions in front of Sullivan’s Foods were Freeport High School student Council members Kelly Van and Adam Acevedo

 

Club President Brian Burke



Co-Chair Andy Skinner

Terry and Darla looking for donors at Cub Foods

A smiling Sandi Janicke greeted donors at Shopko

Dennis Zimmerman greeted Save-a-Lot shoppers

Rich Montgomery thanks the Save-a-Lot donors

Joe Serafini met Cub Foods shoppers with a smile

An anonymous donor gives $ to Andy Skinner



Co-Chair Terry Anderson helps Darla VanBuskirk don vest

 

 

 

NEW MAGNIFYING READER DONATED

Freeport resident Kathryn Lynch has a low-vision condition so severe that she must always use some sort of magnifier to bring objects and print into focus. It can take two to three times as long for her to read a simple newspaper article as it does someone with 20/20 vision.

On Wednesday, September 14, 2016, the Freeport Lions Club donated a new, modern, DaVinci HD Ultra 24 magnifying reader to Kathryn.



Lion Joe Serafini points to specific buttons and knobs on the magnifier control panel for Kathryn as Lion Terry Anderson reads about them from the operations manual.

Lions Terry Anderson and Joe Serafini unpacked and set up the reader for her in her home, and gave Kathryn some initial instructions with her at the controls.

“Oh my goodness!” Kathryn exclaimed, “Oh my goodness, this is just wonderful!”

When she saw all the amazing features of the machine she exclaimed over and over how wonderful it was to be able to see things like a grandchild’s picture, a simple cake recipe, and an old address book once again without the troublesome eye strain that it normally takes for her to see things that most people might take for granted, like writing a check to pay a bill for instance.

Once the basic training session was completed, the Lions Anderson and Serafini gave Kathryn the instruction manual so she could magnify it herself, continue becoming familiar with the machine at her own speed, and improve the quality of her reading and communicating.

 

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FREE HEARING SCREENING A SUCCESS

August 16, 2016 – Downtown Freeport IL 
 

Sunshine and the smiles of volunteers greeted 50 people who enrolled in a Free Hearing Screening clinic co-sponsored by the Freeport Lions Club and the Senior Resource Center at its 206 East Stephenson Street location.

Volunteers included Lions Joe Serafini, Rich Montgomery, Duane Smith, David Marcum, Terry Anderson, Dennis Zimmerman, and Roland Caruso. Lions Patrick Davis and Liz Moshure also supported the event by checking their own hearing as did Anita Caruso, wife of Lion Roland. Participants of the general public shall remain anonymous to protect their privacy.



FIRST CUSTOMER – (anonymous) completes the enrollment form as event sponsors look on. (L to R) Lions Joe Serafini, Dave Marcum and Roland Caruso, SRC Executive Director Sue Lambert, Lions Terry Anderson and Dennis Zimmerman. (photo by rmontgomery)

Asked if he thought this Lions Club event was a success, event chairperson Caruso, stated, “The event was scheduled to run from noon to about four o’clock, and there was a steady flow of active participants that tapered off during the last hour of the event. So yes, I think it was very successful.”

BUSY PLACE – Three anonymous people complete their registration forms for the free hearing screening with help from Lion Caruso as Lions Liz Moshure, Dennis Zimmerman, Duane Smith and Dave Marcum wait in the background. (photo by rmontgomery)

A second free Lions Club hearing screening was held the following day at the Senior Resource Center in Hanover IL co-sponsored with the Warren IL Lions Club.

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2016 CANDY DAY PREPARATIONS

Freeport Lions Terry Anderson, Sandy Janicke and Joe Serafini attended the District 1D Candy Day Jamboree in Leaf River IL on 8/27/16.  They also submitted over 800 pairs of eyeglasses, 4 hearing aids and 10 ink cartridges from the club’s collection points to the Lions of Illinois Foundation for recycling.

LIF Executive Director, Mario Gumino, gave the opening remarks and asked all clubs to work hard to make their Candy Day fundraiser a success.  Lunch was served to over 60 Lions from the District.

Candy Day funds raised by Illinois Lions Clubs help offset LIF expenses for Camp Lions and children who are vision and hearing challenged children.

Freeport Lions scheduled two days for their Candy Day fundraiser on September 30^th and October 1^st with Freeport collection points at Cub Foods, Shopko, Sullivan's Foods and the Sav-A-Lot grocery.

In the photo (L-R) are: Kevin Laminere, SE Central Zone Chairman, Immediate Past District Governor, Gary Meyers, Freeport Candy Day Lion (Joe Serafini), current District 1D Governor, Pam Graney, and NW Central Zone Chairman/2nd Vice-District Governor, Barb Stewart.