** OUR 96TH YEAR OF SERVICE **
MEETING DATE – September 14, 2023
MEETING PLACE: Lion Mike Schmitt’s Car Shed at 8201 Delta Drive
MEETING TIME: 5:30 Social - 6:30 Dinner
MEETING CHAIRPERSONS: Lions Mike and Betty Schmitt
Tonight we will once again have a chance to look at Lion Mike’s car collection. Come and see what is new and what is being worked on. We will be meeting and eating outside (weather permitting) so bring a lawn chair or something to sit on. Also remember to bring your own beverages. Feel free to bring a spouse or guest, and please remember to be respectful of Lion Mike’s cars. Start studying up now for Lion Mike’s “Car Trivia”. Please let Lions Mike or Betty know if you plan to attend.
MEETING DATE – September 21, 2023
MEETING PLACE: Lions Park Shelter at 4310 Dublin Drive, St. Cloud 56301
MEETING TIME: 5:30 Social – 6:30 Dinner
Meeting Chairperson: Lion President Debbie Clausen
Our honored guest tonight will be this year’s Lion’s 5M8 District Governor Tracy Voight, a member of the Pierz Lions Club. Come out to meet and greet our new district governor and find out what her goals are for our district during the 2023-2024 Lions year. Please note that tonight’s meal will be a “Pot Luck”. Board Meeting at 5:30.
WE SERVE!!
Nearly 1.4 million Lions members in 193 countries and geographic areas answer the needs that challenge the communities of the world. Lions tackle tough problems like blindness, drug abuse prevention and diabetes awareness. Lions members "men and women" provide immediate and sustained relief in time of disaster and offer long-term assistance to those in need. Lions collect over 5.5 million pairs of recycled eyeglasses for distribution in developing countries and treat millions of people to prevent river blindness.
Interested in our 2022-2023 goals? https://e-clubhouse.org/userfiles/887/file/5M8Goals.pdf
Here are a few of the things that we do locally. The St. Cloud Lions Club...
...has FUND Raising
April: Pancake Breakfast ($3,000+)
December: Christmas Wreath Sale ($6,000+)
...has FUN Raising
June: Area Lions Clubs Golf Outing
July: Family Picnic in the Park
August: SCLC Golf Outing/Steak Fry
Steak Fry with St. Joe Lions
November: Mystery Bus Trip
December: Members Christmas Party
February: 5M-8 Midwinter Convention
On-Going: Programs and Fellowship
...has SERVICE PROJECTS
Adopted Cabin at Camp Friendship
Adopted Highway and Park Cleanups
Assist with City Tree Planting
Diabetes Awareness Testing
Leaderdog Puppy Socialization
Collect/Recycle Used Eye Glasses
Provide New Glasses and Hearing Aids for Citizens in Need
Project New Hope
Building Handicapped Ramps
Ring Salvation Army Bell at Christmas
...has DONATED Over the Years!!!
Boys and Girls Clubs: $20,000+
Boy Scouts: $40,000+
Camphill Village
Flood Victims
Friendship Ventures
Furnished Eye Glasses
Girl Scouts
Lions Diabetes
Lions District 5M-8 Hearing Foundation
Lions Eye Bank
Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF)
Lions Leaderdog
Lions MAC Center
Lions Park Shelter: $80,000
Lions Peace Poster Contest
Lions Youth Outreach
Mid-Minnesota Eye Clinic
Salvation Army Service Dogs of Minnesota
Volunteer Labor
Waite Park Fire Department
Waite Park Police Department
COMMUNITY LEADERS
Lions improve the quality of life in their local communities by building parks, supporting hospitals and establishing water treatment programs. For 85 years, whenever there is a need at home or around the world, Lions members are there to help. INTERNATIONAL MONTHLY NEWSLETTER:
http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/content/news_news_online.shtml
RECYCLED EYEGLASSES "DROP-SITES"
Below is a partial list of locations that old eyeglasses can be dropped off for recycling.
Benson Funeral Home - 1111 25th Ave S, St. Cloud
Billig Opticians - 20 9th Ave N, St. Cloud
Coborn's Grocery Stores
Denny and Kathy's Hardware - Centennial
Gaida Optical - 1545 Northway Drive, St. Cloud
GW Coffee & Tobacco - 21 Wilson Ave NE, St. Cloud
JC Penney Optical - Crossroads
Lantz Optical - 900 St Germain St W, St. Cloud
Lions Park Shelter - (by Bethlehem Lutheran Church)
Marketplace (breakroom)
Pinecone Vision Center - 2380 Troop Drive, Ste 201, Sartell
Deerwood Bank - Waite Park
St. Augustine's Church - 442 2nd St. SE, St. Cloud
Vision World - Crossroads
Wal-Mart Eye Center
Wells Fargo Bank - 400 S 1st St., Downtown St. Cloud
Whitney Senior Center - 1529 Northway Drive, St. Cloud
Any Lion Member
WEBSITE: DISTRICT 5M-8:
Check out the District's website for an up-to-date "Calendar of Events" at http://www.lions5m8.org
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.
