Altura Lions Club

Altura, Minnesota - United States

 

 

 

WE SERVE

Lions are active.  Our motto is "We Serve."  Lions are part of a global service network, doing whatever is necessary to help our local communities.  Altura has been serving the community since 1984.

Vision Statement:  To be the global leader in community and humanitarian service.

Mission Statement:  To empower volunteers to serve their communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace and promote international understanding through Lions clubs.

 

Congradulations to Lion John Miesch for recieving the Malvin Jones Award, presented by Lion Dale Moger

 

Congratulations to our Peace Poster winners who received their awards and their monetary winnings at our Dec, '22 meeting.  President Raelene Stanislawski is pictured with Violet Passow (1st) and Maddie Kiral (3rd).  2nd place winner , Autumn Fabian, was not able to attend. 

 

 

At our Nov. 7, '22 meeting, Lions District Governor, Susan Althoff showed us a short video from Lions International President, Brian Sheehan, who is from Bird Island, MN (!!).  We viewed it on one of our latest projects, an audio/video system we installed, along with Altura City and Altura Fire/Ambulance.  She explained her experiences as a Lion, and presented chevrons to Lion Mike Lovlien and Lion  Ron Gatzlaff (not pictured) for their 35 years as Lions members.  She also presented an award to Lion Yvonne Ruhoff, Altura Lions Secretary, for her many years of reporting our club news and minutes to our 5M1 District.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At our Oct 3, '22 meeting our guest speaker was Deb Nesbit who spoke on childhood cancer and showed us a blanket project she has been working on to give to children.  We donated to the  MN Childhood Cancer Foundation, of which she is co-chair in our District, and that amount will be matched if we have a child diagnosed with cancer in our area.  In the foreground is Pat Schlichenmeyer, an Altura Lion who is the Zone 1 Chair in our district.

 

 

 

CHICKEN Q '22

$10 Tickets at the door, eat in or take out

1/2 grilled chicken, baked beans, macaroni salad, roll, milk/water

at the community center on main street

11:30 till gone, benefit to help in our community.

 

 

NEW LIONS PRESIDENT

At  the end of our June meeting,  Lion Josh Barnard passed on the gavel to incoming President, Lion Raelene Stanislawski.

 

 

 

    Past District Governor Joe Schlichenmeyer of Altura Lions was inducted into the Multiple District 5M Hall of Fame, a most valued honor.

 

 

At the zone meeting we hosted in March, we gained 3 new members.  We welcomed Nathan, Bridget, and Cora Gibbs.  They are shown with Lion DG Kerry Bien who inducted them into our club.

 

 

 Lion John Ellinghuysen received the Everyday Hero Award from Altura Lions President, Josh Barnard at our March meeting.

 

 

At our Feb '22 meeting, we had a presentation by the chair of the MN Lion Diabetes Foundation, Lion Albert Horejsi.  Amazing work is being done by this organization.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At our Jan. '22 meeting, former DG Jack Krage presented info about the MN Lions Vision Foundation, of which he is co-chair, with Nadeen Lunde                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

                                                                                  

   At our Dec. '21 meeting, DG Kerry Bien was our guest speaker and he also presented the Altura Peace Poster winners with their certificates and cash prizes.  Pictured with DG Bien is the first place winner, Teagan Hartman ($100).  Alaina Barkeim was 2nd winner ($50), and Bailey Franzen was 3rd winner ($25).                                                                         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

 

At our Nov. 21 meeting, Gloria Dockter spoke to us about the Lions Can-Do Canines.   This Minnesota-created group trains dogs to aid their owner for health issues, such  as diabetes, epilipsy. and others.  It costs about $25,000 to train each dog, and Altura Lions voted to donate $100 toward their cause.

 

 

 

 

 

At our June meeting, new President Josh Barnard presented the Helen Keller Sight Award to Lion Mike Lovlien.  Congratulations to him.

 

 

 

 

The Altura Lions Club is having their annual Chicken Que on Sat. am from 11:00 till gone.  It will be a drive-through event in front of city hall, with some seating available inside the city hall.  Cost is only $10 for a grilled half chicken, macaroni salad, beans, rolls, milk, and ice cream.  Altura Lions use the proceeds toward helping  local people with medical needs, youth sports, scholarships,  Please come and help us to help others. 

 

DG Matthew Huggenvik was at our March 1 meeting and spoke about his year as district governor.  He told us about the Lions District 5M1 pursuit of a LICIF District and Club Community Impact Grant to be used to help 40 area food shelves.  We voted to help support this project and total amount raised will be divided equally between the named food shelves.

 

 

 

DRIVE-THROUGH SPAGHETTI MEAL

Show your love and support for the community on Valentine's Day, Sunday, Feb. 14.  Altura Lions will have a spaghetti meal drive-through at the  Our Savior's Moravian Church parking lot.  Serving will be from 11 am till 2 pm.  Spaghetti with or without meatballs, garlic bread stick, and a rolled cookie for only $10, and the proceeds from this benefit will help with scholarships, medical, etc. in our community.

 

 

Outgoing Altura Lions President, Tom Ties (on right) passed on the gavel to new President,  Josh Barnard  at our June 7, 2021 meeting.  Many thanks for our  skilled leaderships. 

 

 

 

At our June 2021 meeting, Joe Schlichenmeyer gave our group a wonderful presentation on Project New Hope which serves help to veterans of all ages with economic and emotional issues. Greatly needed service -- well done.

 

Altura Lions had not met since March because of the pandemic, so we met on May 19 in the open air at the park.  We needed to catch up with what we can do.  Altura Lions President Steve Pasche presented 2 awards to members.  John Meisch received the Hearing Foundation Fellowship award, and Julie Johnson received the Everyday Hero award.  A big roar from the Lions to them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guest speaker at our March meeting was Jerry Wohlers who did a presentation about 

 

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