Please check out our new website https://sites.google.com/view/vergennesleoclub/home
launched on 11/27/2023
Started in February 2023 , the new Vergennes Leo Club is the teen program under the guidance of the Vergennes Lions Club. At the first meeting on March 1, 2023 the group set goals for projects for the year and wrapped up a project to collect 500.00 worth of medicial supplies to send to field hospitals in the Ukraine, partnering with another not for profit. The first officers and student leaders of the group are ( l-r) Secretary Megan Mentzer, Vice- President Collin Clair, and President- Ben Hargett. The group is excited to work with the community and the Vergennes Lions to help the community reach goals. Vergennes Lion Mason Charlebois and Lion Michael Davis serve as the adult mentors for the club.
Vergennes Leo's Club will hold its next regular meeting on Thursday, January 4th from 3:00-4:15 pm at Vergennes Union High School and on Thursday, March 28, 2024 in the basement of the Bixby Library. Please check out the LEO Club website at https://sites.google.com/view/vergennesleoclub/home
The Vergennes Leos are the proud recepient of a 5,000 Leo Service Grant from LCIF and are working to create a building for owl rehabilitation and to reclaim some land for soft release environments with the Otter Creek Wildlife Rescue in our area. This multi step process will involve first education and then work with wildlife rehabilitators, game wardens, tree specialists and Lions and volunteers. The project is now in the final phases and in addition to the planting of the ecosystems, the owls will move into their new building on Saturday, September 30th from 9:00-10:30 am.This photo show the beginning of educational opportunities where LEOS work with rehabbers who are licensed to teach about raptors.
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LEO Ben Hargett, LEO Megan Mentzer, DAR Officer Joy Minns, LEO McKenzie Flint, LEO Scout Jacobson and LEO Wilder Jacobson gather together at a recent Awards Ceremony. LEO members won local and state recognition in history essay contests and as the DAR Good Citizen.
Want to learn more about us? Please check out our site at https://sites.google.com/view/vergennesleoclub/home
UPCOMING LEO DATES
August LEO Dates
Tuesday, August 10th- Meeting of co-presidents with Cookie at Waltham Town Office @ 9:00 am
Friday. August 22- 8:00 am- Picking corn with Lions for Vergennes Day- Site TBD
Friday, August 22- 7:00-10:00 pm Street Dance in the Park
Saturday, August 23- Vergennes Day- 9:00am- 2:00 pm. LEOS sign up in shifts of 9:00-11:30 and 11:30-1:30 to man a dessert table in the park and to assist with Lion Barbeque
Monday, September 8- First LEO Meeting of the year - Bixby Library- 3:00-4:30 pm
( Also during the meeting, eye camera training for vision screening local school children)
Friday. September 12- American Legion Fish Fry- 5-7 pm- 100 Armory Lane- LEOS serving
Wednesday, September 17- Two LEOS accompany Lion Randy Bigelow to VUES to do vision screening- 8:30 am (X must attend Sept. 8 training)
Friday. September 19- Two LEOS accompany Lion Randy BIgelow to Rochester/ Stockbridge Elementary- 8:30 am to do vision screenings (X must attend Sept. 8 training)
Tuesday, September 23- Two LEOS accompany Lion Randy Bigelow to do vision screenings at Cornwall Elementary @ 8:00 am (X must attend Sept. 8 training)
Sunday, September 28 Otter Creek Wildlife Rescue- 10-2 pm. LEOS building owl houses and learning about wildlife rescue. ( 3438 Otter Creek Way- Addison)
Tuesday, September 30- One LEO accompany Lion Randy BIgelow to do vision screenings at Mount Abraham - 10 am-12 noon (X must attend Sept. 8 training)
Monday, October 8- LEO Monthly meeting- Bixby Library- 3:00-4:30 pm
Sign up for children’s books, reading to the Littles, making comfort bags for Families at Ronald McDonald House, and a work day at local cemetery with cleaning stones.
Friday, October 10- American Legion Fish Fry- 5-7 pm.100 Armory Lane- LEOS serving
