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2024 Ham and Eggs Breakfast Fundraiser
Thank you to all our volunteers, other Lions (including Governor Brenda), and the general public who came out for our Ham & Eggs Breakfast fundraising event. You all helped make it a big success. 🦁
Also, thank you to the volunteers from the Chicago Healthcare Alliance Lions Club who came to the event to do free blood glucose testing to check for possible diabetes as part of Diabetes Awareness Month.
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2024 Peace Poster Contest
Thank you to all the student artists, family members, and school faculty who came out on November 11th to help us celebrate the participants of this year's Lions Peace Poster Contest. The theme this year was Peace Without Limits. Everyone did a fantastic job. 🦁🌎☮️
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2024 Scholarship Application
Congratulations to Liliana Garcia of Stickney for being awarded the 2024 Stickney-Forest View Lions Club college scholarship. Liliana attends Morton West High School in Berwyn and has received summa cum laude and honor roll all four years of high school. She plans to pursue exercise physiology in college to become a physical therapist. Liliana also participated in varsity tennis, varsity wrestling, varsity badminton, varsity track and field, Best Buddies Club, Health Career Collaborative Club, and the National Honor Society.
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Lions of Illinois Foundation Candy Day 2024
Did you see our awesome Lions out collecting money during Lions of Illinois Foundation Candy Days on October 11th and 12th? They did a fantastic job and collected over $1,600 from the community. That money will go towards supporting multiple programs provided by the Lions of Illinois Foundation, including the Low Vision Program for Students, Adult Low Vision-Orientation & Mobility Training, Camp Lions Summer Camp for Youth and Adults, and the Mobile Hearing and Retinal Screening Unit. Great job, Lions! 
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PDG Jerry Novak Receives Ambassador of Goodwill Award
This past Saturday at the District 1A Lions 1st Cabinet meeting, PDG Lion Jerry Novak was presented the Ambassador of Goodwill Award by PID Lion Dan O’Reilly with District Governor Lion Brenda Stevens. The Ambassador of Goodwill Award is the highest honor that Lions Clubs International (LCI) can give to an individual. Congratulations, Lion Jerry!
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2024 Installation and Awards Dinner
Thursday night, July 18th, the Stickney-Forest View Lions Club held their annual Installation and Awards evening, where two new members, Lion Jean and Lion Kimberly, were formally inducted into the club, the 2024-2025 officers and directors were formally installed into their positions, and various awards were given to club members. Congratulations to our new members, officers, and directors. Let's make this new Lion year a fantastic one.
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A Thank You from the Village of Forest View
"Dear Stickney Forest View Lions Club: On behalf of the Village of Forest View Centennial Committee as well as the residents of Forest View, we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude for your incredible support in participating in our first Fun Run Pet Walk Parade and Block Party Event on May 18, 2024. Your assistance was invaluable in connecting us with the Lions Club, whose involvement greatly contributed to the success of our event. The collaboration helped enhance the community spirit and made the day even more special for everyone involved. Our residents enjoyed visiting your table and visiting with Jesse and the dogs were delighted to enjoy the tasty dog treats! Thank you for playing such an important role in making our event a memorable occasion. We look forward to your continued support and involvement in future events."
Respectfully, Laura D. McGuffey
Centennial Chairperson
Forest View Village Clerk
2024 Annual Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind and Disabled Picnic
Thank you to our Club members for coming out and helping with our annual picnic for the students and staff of the Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind and Disabled. They were all very appreciative. And we got to take a quick tour of some of their recent classroom renovations and see the Hall of Lions displays.
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2024 72nd Annual Pancake & French Toast Breakfast
Thank you to all our volunteers and supporters for making our 72nd annual Pancake & French Toast Breakfast a success. Here are photos from the event for those of you who aren't on Facebook.
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2023 Christmas Celebration
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2023 District 1-A Convention
The weekend of March 24-26, members of the Stickney-Forest View Lions Club attended the District 1-A Convention. The theme was “Revving it up in District 1-A”. Thank you to PDG Austin D'Souza for taking and sharing so many fantastic photos. Here are just a few of the photos from that weekend.
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2022 Candy Cane Hunt in Forest View
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2022 St. Pius X Hunger Dinner
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Feb. 7, 2022 Governor's Visit
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2022 Awards and Installation Ceremony
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2022 Annual Chicago Lighthouse Picnic
Members of our Club took part in the annual Chicago Lighthouse picnic. They prepared a delicious BBQ lunch for students and teachers in the Preschool and Children’s Development Center! Among the delicious offerings were burgers, hot dogs, cookies and fresh fruit. Here are a few of the photos from the event.
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2022 Scholarship Winner Brittany Vazquez
2021 Christmas Party
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2021 Pork Chop Dinner Drive-Through
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2021 Scholarship Winners Daniel Reiter and Silas Gudino
2021 Installation Ceremony
Thursday, August 26th, we held our 2021 Installation Ceremony where President Desi White gave her year in review, PDG Jerry Novak handled the installation and swearing in of President Desi for another year, PID Dan and ZC Maryanne O'Reilly swore in two new members, Lions Sonia Reppe and Jesse Ramos, President Desi and ZC Maryanne handed out perfect attendance pins including one to Lion Lou Kammerer for 62 years of perfect attendance, PDG Dave Hansen spoke about VOICES of Lions 1-A, PID Dan presented Lion Leighton Shell with an International President's Certificate of Appreciation for his work as the club Communications and Marketing Chairperson, and finally Lion Martha Gomez showed off the amazing mat she crocheted by hand as part of the Bags to Beds service project.
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Welcome New Members
We would like to introduce you to the newest members of the Stickney-Forest View Lions Club: Sonia Reppe and Jesse Ramos.
First Queen of Hearts Grand Prize Winner
If you don't have Facebook you can watch the Tuesday night live stream here, as well.
St. Pius X Family Assistance
On Friday, January 15th, the Family Assistance Ministry of St. Pius X Parish provided meals to families in need in the Stickney-Forest View Area. Members of our Club volunteered and assisted with purchasing the meals, prepping them, and packing them for pick-up. At the end of the evening, 22 families consisting of 98 people were provided a hot meal of roast chicken, baked potatoes, mixed vegetables, rolls, and chocolate chip cookies. Learn more about the Lions Club International Global Cause of Hunger here.
#EndHungerNow #WeServe #SFVLions
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Greater Chicagoland Food Depository Volunteering
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World Diabetes Day
World Diabetes Day was November 14, and the Stickney-Forest View Lions joined millions of Lions to help raise awareness and fight diabetes! lionsclubs.org/wdd #LionsFightDiabetes
2020 Scholarship Winner Cynthia Aguilar
Bags to Beds Project
Tuesday, July 20th, not only did we have a big winner in our Queen of Hearts Raffle, we also had a great turnout of Lions helping convert plastic bags to "plarn" (plastic yarn) and learning how to use a loom to turn the plarn into sleeping mats for the homeless.
Thank you to everyone who came out that night to pitch in.
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Thanking MacNeal Hospital Staff during 2020 Pandemic
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