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.)
JULY
Congratulations and many thanks to outgoing President Lion Tamara Young for helping guide us through our 85th year of Community Service. A job well done! And, a warm welcome and best wishes for a successful year to incoming President Lion Brenda Morrison, who will lead us during 2025-26.
The new officers and directors for 2025 - 2026 were formally installed on Friday, June 20, by past International Director Lion Bob Block.. They 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
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 KasperekCongratulations 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.
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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
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.