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Elizabethtown Lions Club
“We Serve
August 2005
President’s Message
Thank you!!!
Thank you Lion Bill for leading the Club through a terrific year! Among the successes last year was the addition of new members who have jumped right in to leadership roles in the Club. They have also been a tremendous resource in executing Club activities.
Thank you, members, for supporting our new officers as we embark on the journey to lead your club. The future looks bright, thanks to the solid foundation laid by our past leaders.
Thank you to the Lions who have been working hard on the Car Show and Bingo. Soon we will see those fields by East High transformed into the great Elizabethtown Fair. After enjoying the fun and fellowship under the bingo tent for a week, we have only a few days until we begin parking cars for our Car Show.
It's a busy time of the year, LIONS, but thanks to a great Club we will get it done!
. Lion Chris
Programs for August
Tuesday, August 9, 6:15 p.m. at the Fire Hall – Lion Bill has lined up a special program for this meeting. Our guest presenter at this meeting will be the Honorable Michael Eakin, a Pennsylvania Supreme Court Judge. Judge Eakin will speak about the judicial system in our state, relate some of his more interesting experiences from the bench, and perhaps
share with us some of his personal interests and hobbies. It will be a real privilege for us to have a speaker of this caliber so you won't want to miss this meeting. In the event of a last minute scheduling conflict, Heidi Eakin, a Lancaster County Assistant District Attorney (and wife of Judge Eakin) will be our speaker.
The second meeting of the month will be replaced by our working at the Bingo tent at the Fair.
(See article below for more details.)
Greeters for August
Our official Greeters for the meeting on August 9 will be Lions Derrick McDonald and Chuck Shaffner. Be sure to say "Hello" to these members as you enter the Fire Hall that evening.
Officers Installed
At our final meeting of the 2004-05 Lions year, the Club leaders for the current year were
installed into their respective offices. We extend our congratulations, and pledge of support to Lion President Chris Metzler, First VP Joe Ditzler, Second VP Dean Dochterman, and Third VP Bob Ardner. Lion Dale Horst will continue as Club Secretary, and Lion Paul Lesoine will again be our Treasurer. These Lions, along with all the others who will be serving in leadership positions, deserve our assistance and backing as they guide the Club this year.
Commendable Service!
You will recall that in May two of our members, Lions Bud Weaver and Charlie Metzger, were honored for their many years of service through Lions. In June, three more of our associates received similar honors. Lion Marty Risser was recognized for his 43 years of membership, Lion Phil Daubert's 49 years as a member was noted, and Lion Bill Moore was commended for his 64 years as a member of our Club. Lion Bill was a Charter member of this Club and has remained involved and active for all of those 64 years. What a commitment to service these five Lions represent! It is truly a privilege to have them as members of our Club. Each of these Lions received a certificate, and a congratulatory letter signed by (then) International President, Lion Clement Kusiak.
We Need Your Help!
If you want our Club to be able to help the less fortunate people, now is the time to step-up. Of course, I'm referring to the upcoming Bingo project. This is the major fund-raiser for our Club this year and although the work is
not difficult, we need lots of members to participate. Here's what is needed…
* We need additional tables. If you know of a possible place we could borrow tables
please contact President Chris ASAP.
* Sunday, August 21, 1:00 p.m. – meet at the Bingo tent to help set up
the tables and chairs. We still need a few more good Lions for this job.
* Monday, Aug. 22 through Saturday, Aug. 27 – from 6:00 p.m. until
approximately 10:30 p.m. we need Lions to assist with the bingo
games. We will need a minimum of 10 workers at any given time
throughout the evening. The task is simply to walk along the tables
at the beginning of each game and pick up the quarters of those
who are playing. There will be other Lions there to explain and
assist any member who has never helped with this project. You do
not need to work the entire evening. Whatever amount of time you
can give will be valuable and greatly appreciated. Sign-up sheets
will be circulated at our meeting on Aug. 9 in order to know when
we will have adequate help, and when we will need additional workers.
Right now, we need additional workers on Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday evening. We also need about six Lions to work the Senior
Citizens special on Wednesday from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. If you don't sign
up, you will be called because, if every Lion who is able to do this task
steps up to help, nobody will be required to work more than they want
to, but if members don't contribute their fair share, it will place a hardship
on those who do show up to help. We recognize that some of our members
are no longer able to work on this project and, of course, they are excused
but, if you can help, please do. Wearing your Lions Club shirt and/or hat
helps identify you as a worker in the tent so you are encouraged to wear
one or both, if you have them.
If you have any questions about anything pertaining to this project,
please contact Lion President Chris, who also serves as Chairman of this
event.
Ahhhhh….
* A Chief Petty Officer caught an AWOL sailor as he tried to sneak aboard the ship. Upon hearing the sailor's lame
explanation, the Petty Officer told him, "Sweep every link on this anchor chain by morning, or it's the brig for you!" The sailor picked up a broom, but before he could sweep, a tern landed on the handle. The lad picked the tern off and tossed it overboard. The bird again lit on the broom handle, and was again tossed away. On and on, through the night, they went through the same routine. In the morning, when the Petty Officer inspected, he found the chain still dirty. "What have you been doing all night?" he demanded angrily. "Honest, Chief," came the reply, "I tossed a tern all night and couldn't sweep a link!"