Clear Lake Lions Club
March 17, 2025
The Clear Lake Lions Club monthly meeting was called to order by President Cheryl Paulson. Twelve members and one guest recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. The first order of business was to present our guest, Wendy Schoggins, with the Citizen of the Year plaque for her service to our community with her various roles at the Clear Lake Area Community Center, Clear Lake Heritage Museum, Clear Lake Veterans Memorial, Civic and Commerce and the Community Education Department at Clear Lake School. Thank you, Wendy! Marian Olander was presented with the Lion of the Year award for her dedication and hard work starting and organizing the NexTrex plastic bag recycling program for our community. Every week she picks up bags of plastic from local businesses for recycling and works with volunteers in our community to sort, bag and weigh the plastic which she then delivers to plastic collection sites for recycling. Through this program we have already collected enough plastic to qualify and receive a Trex composite bench for our community. Thank you, Marian!
The meeting continued with the secretary’s report and treasurer’s report being approved. New Business discussed was Lions clothing orders can now be ordered online through St. Croix Apparel. April 28th is the annual Lions picnic at the Clear Lake Park Chalet at 6 pm. Highway 63 cleanup is May 7 with more details at our April meeting. Election of officers and directors will be in May. Lion Cheryl will share information on the duties and responsibilities of all officers at the April meeting. The Demo Derby is May 10th, and we will be serving brats and hot dogs at this event. Lion Joe Mara transported donor eye tissue from St. Croix Hospital to Baldwin Hospital. Lion Joe shared that throughout all Lions clubs 364,803 eyeglasses were collected, 59,623 were shipped to 55 missions, 76,823 children were screened and 9,243 were referred for follow up.
Motion to adjourn at 6:45 p.m., carried.
Respectfully submitted
Joe Mara, Secretary.
