Ephrata Fair
Lion Bud Lewis wants to thank all those lions and their family for the help at this years Ephrata Fair. With the help of his committee and the help of fellow lions and family the Ephrata Fair was another successful event.
Fall Oyster Supper
Fall Oyster Supper will be held the first Saturday in November. The date will be November 3rd, Lion Jim Moser will bee contacting you after the Ephrata Fair, and he will be the Human Resources individual for this event as well. Just keep it in the back of your mind and mark your calendars.
Food Drive
Chairperson Lion Bob Weaver wants to thank all those lions that helped make the Food Drive another success. Between the two markets Weavers and Redner’s, on October 20 & 21 there were 178 boxes of food collected , which equals approx 3 ½ tons of food. In addition there was $450 collected all of which was donated to Ephrata Area Social Services. In with our food collection was the food collected from the Region III Rally.
Region Rally
The Region III Rally was held Thursday October 18th at the Reamstown Fire Company. The event offered many items, from a good meal, 50/50 drawings entertainment and opportunity for IPDG Lion Bruce to hand out many District awards. Some of the award winners from our club were PDG Lion Floyd Doner, the Rally MC was presented with a Progressive Melvin Jones, and Lion Rick Bates was awarded a 100% Secretaries award and a Melvin Jones. In addition to many other award recipients our own Lion Bud Eshelman’s wife Patricia received a Melvin Jones. Congratulations to all.
Sight First II Update
Congratulations to the East Cocalico Lions Club for becoming a “Model” Club. By pledging $400.00 per member to LCIF and Sight First II (Close to $25,000), we will be able to save 4,166 people from blindness. It takes only $6.00 to save one person from this dreaded disease! The Sight First II program is in its third and final year to raise 150 million dollars (with an additional 50 million challenge) through contributions and pledges by June 2008.
The club’s Sight First II committee had its initial meeting to come up and suggest ways that we as a club will be able to meet our commitment of about $5,000 a year for the next 5 years. Basically there are 4 ways to do this. We can ask for personal gifts or ask for donations from business or use funds directly from the club’s treasury or have a fundraiser(s). The committee is looking at each one of these options (or combination) to decide on their recommendation to the board and the club. The committee welcomes and encourages any suggestions and ideas from any and all club members. The committee is meeting again November 12th so please give any suggestions or comments to Committee Chair, Lion Bruce Carpenter by that date.
Just a Reminder
It is time again to pay dues. Dues are $33.50 for six months; you may also pay a full year of dues if you choose the cost you guessed it $67.00. Lion Secretary Rick will take any monies or checks for dues at the meetings or you may send to East Cocalico Lions P.O. Box 166 Reamstown, PA 17567. Note if you receive a past due notice and feel it is in error please contact Lion Rick as mistakes do happen.
If you have an email address please let the secretary know so that he can save the club some cost on mailings. Note that postage has now risen to $0.41.
Those Lions that are Chairpersons, please remember to get a tax exempt form from either the Club Secretary or Treasurer.
Let’s wish all those fellow Lions, their family and friends that are not feeling well or recuperating from surgeries a speedy and safe recovery. If you hear of anyone feeling ill or in the hospital, please remember to contact Lion Tom Lindauer chairperson of our Advisory Committee.
Lion Glenn Eidemiller
November 4
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