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Towanda Lions Club"We Serve" |
Towanda Lions Club is looking for new members
The Towanda Lions Club, Towanda IL, is a group of like-minded men, joined in community service.
- National service is focused on eye health,
- Local service is focused on our community and our elementary schools.
Please consider joining our club. We are looking for new ideas, younger members, forming new friendships. Contact Bob Hancock at 309-282-1801 or email oldcars@frontiernet.net.
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Towanda Lions Small Change Project - July to September 2024
The Towanda Lions Club is proud to share the results of our Small Change Collection for the third quarter of 2024. From July through September, we collected a total of $228.96 at the Towanda BP station. This generous community support has allowed us to distribute checks of $57.24 each to the following local organizations:
- Towanda Elementary School
- Towanda Library
- Towanda Fire Department
- Towanda American Legion
These contributions help support the invaluable services these organizations provide to our community. With this quarter’s total, our overall collections have reached an impressive $10,994.28.
We would also like to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who joined us for the Towanda Lions Ham & Bean Dinner on October 11th. It was a beautiful evening filled with camaraderie and good food. We do apologize to those who were turned away when we ran out of ham and beans. Your understanding and continued support mean the world to us.
Lion Bob Hancock
Towanda Lions Announce 2024 Steve Liebenow Memorial Scholarship Winners
The Towanda Lions Club has awarded Steve Liebenow Memorial Scholarships for 2024 to Bailee Harmon and Ethan Leman in recognition of their academic excellence, community involvement, and personal achievement.
Bailee Harmon (pictured above with Lion's Club Scholarship Committee co-chair Randy Pierson) will be pursuing a business degree at Grand Canyon University.
Ethan Leman (pictured above with Lion's Club Scholarhisp Committee co-chair Randy Pierson) will be attending Illinois State University and will also work towards a degree in business.
Steve Liebenow was a valued Towanda Lions Club member and an educator in the Unit 5 School District. Annual scholarships in Steve’s name are a means of recognizing youth in the Towanda area and contributing towards their further success.
Lion Jerry Bersche
Towanda Lions Club Monthly Meeting Change
The Towanda Liions Club voted at their July 2024 meeting to change their monthly meeting location to the Towanda Fire Department, 203 W. Jackson St. in Towanda beginning August 2024.
Towanda Lions Small Change Project - April-June 2024
During the second quarter 2024 the Towanda Lions Small Change Project collected $358.16 from the BP Station and KICKS. Checks in the amount of $89.54 were distributed to the Towanda American Legion, Towanda Fire Department, Towanda Elementary School, and Towanda Library. Total collected since March, 2016 amounts to $10,765.32.
The Towanda Lions Club thanks all who contributed.
Lion Bob Hancock
Towanda Lions Club Sponsors Caring Cupboard
The Towanda Lions Club is proud to sponsor a Caring Cupboard which is located at the rear of the Community Building just south of the parking lot. This is a self serve cupboard open 24 hours a day providing nonperishable foods, personal care products, and paper products for anyone in need. NO GLASS ITEMS PLEASE. You can leave items or take what you need; however, please do not leave any items outside of cupboard.
Take a blessing when you need one, give a blessing when you can, but above all be blessed.
Lion Bob Hancock, Towanda Lions Club
Towanda Lions Small Change Project - January-March 2024
First quarter 2024 the Towanda Lions Small Change Project collected $302.92 from the BP Station and KICKS. Checks in the amount of $75.73 were distributed to the Towanda American Legion, Towanda Fire Department, Towanda Elementary School, and Towanda Library. Total collected since March, 2016 amounts to $10,407.81
The Towanda Lions Club thanks all who contributed.
Lion Bob Hancock, Towanda Lions Club
Lions meet the needs of local communities and the world every day because they share a core belief - to serve their community.
Lions Clubs International is the world's largest service club organization. We have 1.35 million members in more than 45,000 clubs in more than 206 countries and geographic areas.
Lions have a dynamic history. Founded in 1917, we are best known for fighting blindness, but we also volunteer for many different kinds of community projects - including caring for the environment, feeding the hungry and aiding seniors and the disabled.
Lions give sight. By conducting vision screenings, equipping hospitals and clinics, distributing medicine and raising awareness of eye disease, Lions work toward their mission of providing vision for all. We have extended our commitment to sight conservation through countless local efforts and through our international SightFirst Program, which works to eradicate blindness.
Lions serve youth. Our community projects often support local children and schools through scholarships, recreation and mentoring. Internationally, we offer many programs, including the Peace Poster Contest, Youth Camps and Exchange and Lions Quest.
Our Leo Program provides the youth of the world with an opportunity for personal development through volunteering. There are approximately 144,000 Leos and 5,700 Leo clubs in more than 140 countries worldwide.
Lions award grants. Since 1968, the Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) has awarded more than US$700 million in grants to support Lions humanitarian projects around the world. LCIF was also ranked the number one nongovernmental organization in a 2007 study by The Financial Times.
Lions help during disasters. Together, our Foundation and Lions are helping communities following natural disasters by providing for immediate needs such as food, water, clothing and medical supplies – and aiding in long-term reconstruction.
Lions are active. Our motto is "We Serve." Lions are part of a global service network, doing whatever is necessary to help our local communities.
For more about Lions Clubs, go to www.lionsclubs.org
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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.
