CALUMET

CITY

LIONS

CLUB

**1939 - (Our 85th year of Community Service) - 2025**

We were chartered in November of 1939 and have provided help and served those in need in the community ever since. Our club is part of Lions Clubs International, the world’s largest service organization, with more than 1.4 million members in hundreds of countries and geographical areas. The proceeds from our fund-raisers are used to provide aid for the blind, visually-handicapped, deaf and hearing-impaired as well as many other worthwhile causes. Current members of the Calumet City Lions Club represent more than 1,000 years of community service through Lionism. (Click on PHOTO GALLERY on the upper left to view a picture of our current members.)

JUNE/JULY

We Did It Again!

Our annual $20,000 Raffle/85th Anniversary Party was held at the VFW on Friday, May 9. And, it was a "roaring" success. Once again we sold all 500 tickets, ensuring that we're fully-funded for yet another year of Community Service in 2025-26! Lion Steve Drew led the way with an astonishing 164 tickets sold!

And . . . the winners are:

1st prize ($20,000) - #254 (sold by Lions A. Labahn/S. Drew)

2nd prize ($2,000) - #487 (sold by Lion Jim Gigliotti)

3rd prize ($1,000) - #243 (sold by Lion Steve Drew)

4th prize ($500) - #381 (sold by Lion Steve Drewi)

5th prize ($250) - #392 (sold by Lion Steve Drew)

6th prize ($250) - #049 (sold by Lion Denny Halloran)

7th prize ($200) - #028 (sold by Lion John Kasperek)

8th prize ($200) - #411 (sold by Lion Jiohn Kasperek)

9th prize ($200) - #400 (sold by Lion Mike Woolsey)

10th prize ($200) - #338 (sold by Lion JJohn Kasperek

Congratulations to all the honorees and scholarship winners who were recognized at our annual Awards Night at the VFW on May 13. It was a great evening as Lions, families and friends gathered to thank our public servants and educators for their service and send deserving local students on to college with a bit of financial help! A fitting conclusion to our 85th year of Community Service.

New club leaders installed

The new officers and directors for 2025 - 2026 were formally installed on Friday, June 20, by past International Director Lion Bob Block.. They will assume their duties on July 1.

Congratulations and thanks for serving!

President - Brenda Morrison

1st Vice President - Robert Hubbird

2nd Vice President - Colleen Schutz

Secretary - Jackie Labahn

Treasurer - Katie Keilman

Tail Twister - Bob Lake

Lion Tamer - Brian Rucinski

Membership/Retention - Ashley Houlihan

Directors - Steve Drew, Dennis Halloran, Andrew Labahn and Leo Valencia

Past President - Tamara Young

Got books or magazines? Our Little Libraries could use some. Contact Lion Denny to donate.

Happy Birthday_________

July 2 -- Nyota Figgs

July 13 - Felicia Houston

July 18 - Kathy Halloran

Happy Anniversary_

July 11 -- Dave/Barb Kacanowski

July 12 - Larry/Terri Morrison

July 17 - Dwayne/Andrea Evans

Between the Lions

* * * Great news! Lion Jerry Hlinsky is home and recovering from his hip injury. He's looking forward to our first meeting in September!

P.S.We just received a beautiful thank you card at the club's PO Box. It reads:

Thank you for having us at the recent Mystery Trip in honor of our husband/dad! The shirts are amazing! It truly was a wonderful night and my husband/dad is smiling down from heaven. Thank you for all of your hard work that you put into that night. We appreciate it more than you'll ever know.

Love,

Josephine and Nancy Mik

* * * PLEASE NOTE: Lion Brenda Morrison has requested that we use her preferred e:mail address: bdee4810@gmail.com The club's online Member Directory has been updated to reflect this change.

Just Wondering:

-- How do you get off a non-stop flight?

-- How come noses run and feet smell?

-- Why is it called a TV set when there's only one?

-- Why do we put cups in the dishwasher and dishes in the cupboard?

Hi, Fellow Lions -- Welcome to YOUR very own club website where you can keep up-to-date on the latest club functions, view photos of recent events, make comments, share stories, etc. The link is --

http://www.e-clubhouse.org/sites/calumet_city/index.php

Just ciick on the menu in the upper left-hand corner to accesss information. The site will be updated after every club function. It's where you need to go to find out what's happening and how you can help. It's your link to our club, our District and Lions Clubs International. Add it to you Bookmarks. Make it a part of your daily routine. And, above all, ENJOY!!!

Lion Denny

Questions? Comments? Compliments? Complaints? News to share?

Lion Denny Halloran (708/862-4874 or e:mail - denhalloran@gmail.com).

Lions Clubs International is the world's largest service club organization with more than 1.4 million members in approximately 46,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas around the world.