Carmel
Kent Lions Club
Carmel
Kent Lions Club
| Volume 1, Issue 4 October/November 2000 |
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Hello Fellow Lions,
I know… I know… I am late in getting out the October
newsletter. I apologize for
the delay. However, I am
right on time for a November issue. If
you want to know what kept me occupied when I should have been putting
this newsletter together … Yankees
win, thaaaaa Yankees
Win......
In September we had another successful Hospital Race. Thanks to all of you who turned out to help.
Special thanks go to co-chairs Dick Kahn and Mike Cohen and to Jay
Brown for collecting and organizing all the pre-registrations.
Our September guest speaker, Scott Friedman, gave us a very
informative presentation on the proposed YMCA for Putnam and fielded
questions from the attendees at the dinner.
Our next guest speaker, Carmel
School Superintendent, Dr. Marilyn Terranova, will discuss the proposed
Carmel School District budget.
I am collecting foods for the Putnam Community Action Program to
help some needy families enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner.
A list of foods acceptable to the program is attached. Please give it some thought and drop off any donations to me.
We will also be selling Entertainment Books to help our club and
the District to meet administrative expenses.
Details follow:
As you can see, we are building up some steam and could really use
your help. Don’t let the
other guy do it. Step up and
help us make a difference. Wishing
you and your family a great Thanksgiving.
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October Board
Meeting Motions:
The following motion was passed by the Carmel Kent Lions Club Board
Members.
Mr. Paul Grutzner has been accepted as a new member in our club.
Paul was sponsored by Lion Brian Whitfield.
The Carmel Kent Lions Club Board approved unanimously.
Congratulations, Paul. Induction
will take place at the November 9 dinner meeting and will be conducted by
PDG Lion Dick Kahn. Here’s our
“Fat Boy”
Motorcycle
Raffle:
The “Fat Boy” was bought and paid for at a cost of $19,500.
Flyers are being printed and we expect tickets to be available
soon. One of the co-chairmen
pretty much guaranteed a sellout of tickets this year because of the
“Fat Boy” style but I won’t put him on the spot by naming names.....
yet... Please give Lions
Cliff and Frank your support.
This is our biggest fundraiser each year and allows us to continue
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Putnam Hospital Race:
As mentioned previously, we had a good day.
Registrations raised approximately $2140 for the Hospital and
additional funds were raised through sponsorships.
We will have representatives of the Hospital as guests at a future
dinner to accept this year’s total Hospital Race donation.. Our second Guest Speaker for the year:
Thursday, November 9, we will have Dr. Marilyn Terranova,
Superintendent of the Carmel School District, at our dinner meeting to
give us some info on the proposed Carmel School District Budget.
This will include information on the proposed additions to the
school buildings. Please plan
to attend. Pancake Breakfast
We are planning to host a pancake breakfast this year. Lion Jay Brown is the chairman.
We are currently planning to have it at the Carmel Knights of
Columbus hall in late March. We
plan to have some health screening available and would like to attract as
many members of the community as possible.
The purpose of the breakfast is publicity.
We are not trying to raise money with the event and are hopeful we
break even. We want to get
more people in the community aware of who we are and what we do.
So, once again, please volunteer to help with this event. Membership
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Guiding Eyes
Recognition Guiding Eyes for the Blind held a recognition
day at their Yorktown Heights facility to recognize the many Lions clubs
who donated time and/or money to help them build a recreational walking
park for the students and staff. Our
club has been a major contributor to this effort. Our club members worked
through all sorts of inclement weather to erect the bridge to the park
pictured below.
Lions
Dick Kahn, Lorraine Cheney, George Baker, Ron Salomon seem to be enjoying
a moment’s rest on the bench our Club donated for the park.
If you have never had the chance to visit the
Guiding Eyes facility, you should make a point of getting there.
It is a great place and a great cause for our Club to support. |
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November is
Lion’s Diabetes Education Month It is estimated that more than 200 million people are now afflicted with diabetes, at risk of losing sight due to a serious complication of diabetes--diabetes retinopathy. Diabetic retinopathy affects the retina--the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye that transmits visual messages, via the optic nerve, to the brain. When this delicate tissue is damaged by diabetic retinopathy, the result may be visual impairment or blindness. Diabetes awareness was adopted as a long-term commitment of the association in March 1984. The primary objective of the Lions program is to reduce the number of new cases of blindness caused by diabetic retinopathy through diabetes education, early detection and treatment, and support of research. Lions are especially encouraged to conduct awareness activities during the month of November--Lions Diabetes Education Month. Why is it important to know how diabetes affects the eyes? If you have diabetes--or if someone close to you has this disease--you should know that diabetes can affect the eyes and cause visual impairment. Fortunately, there are ways to prevent or lessen damage to the eyes caused by diabetes. That is why it is so important for people with this disease to have a professional eye examination as soon as their diabetes is diagnosed, and at least once a year thereafter. Annual eye examinations are especially important for people who stand a high risk of developing eye complications from diabetes. These include persons with diabetes who have had their disease 5 years or longer, and those who have difficulty controlling glucose levels in the blood. In addition, pregnancy is known to be a factor in the development or worsening of diabetic eye disease. And there is evidence to suggest that high blood pressure and smoking may cause diabetic eye disease to worsen. If you have internet access and want additional information go to the following link: http://ndep.nih.gov/ or you can use the contact number that follows: National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)
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